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September 9, 2026

Half a Chance: What Dolly and Gloria Taught Us About Claiming Our Own Power

The loss of Dolly Parton and Gloria Steinem presents an interesting contrast. Both were highly influential women who, in their own unique and very different ways, lived out their unique strengths to lift others

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August 18, 2026

The Magic and Messiness of Liminal Spaces

Liminality is the state of being between what was and what will be. A liminal space is a threshold—the physical, emotional, or psychological space we occupy as we move from one state, identity, role, or season into another. Liminality is the uncomfortable—and potentially creative—space of “not yet.”

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June 26, 2026

WE the People: Reflections on our 250th

Happy birthday, America. We made it to 250 years—with elegant ideals and imperfect execution. With bold dreams and broken promises. With remarkable progress and painful setbacks. Major milestones require reflection and a reckoning. For me, the concept of WE resonates most at this 250-year mark.

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June 19, 2026

The Space Between: Understanding Polarities, Paradoxes and other Puzzling Things

This musing was supposed to be a book. For nearly a year, I researched, read, sketched models, and filled notebooks with ideas about polarities, paradoxes, and the impact of dualistic thinking on women. Then something unexpected happened.

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May 26, 2026

What the River Taught Me: Reframing Emotion as Energy

It was a bright early-summer morning, the kind that awakens you to good things. I set out for an outdoor adventure. There were many lessons that day.Yet one lesson from the rapids did not become clear to me until thirty years later.

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May 26, 2026

Destination or Journey? Moving Past Either/Or Thinking Into Both/And

A purely destination-driven life becomes transactional: work hard, defer joy, stay focused. A purely meandering life risks stagnation or circular wandering. But together? You aim toward something while allowing yourself to evolve along the way.

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