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July 14, 2026

Reflections on the Trip that Didn't Happen

This is a reflection on something universal: what happens when plans change, when life happens, when something you’ve looked forward to for the better part of a year doesn’t materialize.

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June 26, 2026

The Deer Was Not a Part of the Plan

Today I share a guest musing from Allison Gustin - who artfully describes one of "those days". It turns out there’s a limit to what a person can calmly handle before dinner time. One of those days where absolutely nothing goes according to plan? Not catastrophically wrong. Just… relentlessly off.

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March 7, 2026

Love Versus Hate: Why My Money is on Love

What if the only force strong enough to overcome hate is love? In this reflection on the Super Bowl halftime show and the movements unfolding around us, I explore why love is not passive or weak — but disciplined, courageous, and transformative. In a divided world, my money is on love.

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January 26, 2026

Cracks of Light: Why Joy Still Matters in Times of Despair

It’s Monday morning. 7 a.m. I sit at the kitchen table, gazing out at the dawn. It’s not quite light, but no longer dark. This in-between moment holds both the arrival of light and the retreat of night. And later, as the day dims into dusk, the cycle will reverse. This liminal time feels like a perfect metaphor for the emotions surrounding me lately. A reminder that opposites often co-exist — joy and despair, hope and fear, sadness and light. One woven into the other. One fades so the other may rise.

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November 13, 2025

Grace Amid the Gloom: How Gratitude and Gloom can Co-Exist

Discover how gratitude and grief can exist side by side. Learn how a simple daily gratitude practice can bring light, balance, and grace—even through life’s gloomiest days.

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November 13, 2025

Ambiguity Abounds: Learning to Live with Uncertainty is Critical

It’s been a hell of a day. I’m finally seventy miles in the air on a flight to D.C., then on to Indy — finally being the keyword.I’d spent the day in Savannah, Georgia, wrapping up a client’s strategic retreat. The plan was simple: finish by 4:30, get to the airport, and two-hop home to Indy by midnight. That was the plan — until it wasn’t.

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