🌸 The Flower and Flame of Memorial Day
Honoring sacrifice with service, one wilting flower, one spreading flame at a time.
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⇒ (Moving) Forward
Hi!
I've been gone for a bit. The reasons are both simple and complex.
I'm coming back here in really the only way I know how: a post reflecting on major life events that eschews best practices for search engine optimization in favor of organically sharing
🤞 A Skeptic's Hope
It's Fourth of July in the year 2025, and I'm conflicted.
On Skepticism
I am, by nature, a skeptic. At times, I've leaned too deeply into that skepticism, allowing it to poison the possibilities of better outcomes. In other cases, it has served me
📣 Out Loud
Yesterday, I got to teach. It got me thinking of the unique power of the spoken word, and what that means about how we learn and process information.
On Teaching and Listening
I love teaching, especially when it's a group of fired up veterans who have actually done
🔋 Finding Weird, Part 2 - Strength
Let's keep getting weird, eh?
We all bring something different to the table. My contention is that the sooner we identify and lean into those differentiators, the sooner we can move towards fulfillment. Our weirdness is, to use a phrase I’m fond of, the good stuff.
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