Some weeks are full of wows, and this one was jam-packed.

There was the embodied wow of Christmas carol harmonies, newly resonant when performed by our next generation.

There was the philosophical wow of a game of Risk, which led to a surprisingly deep discussion about power and purpose.

There was the nature-based wow of seeing 14000-foot summits appear as if by magic, when the sun finally cleared the clouds.

There was the tender wow of realizing that a family recipe can invoke decades of memories in just one bite.

And there was the awestruck wow of a bright pink facade that enclosed a whole faux Mexican world inside, complete with indoor cliff divers.

Dear ones, may our days be full of wows, the tiny and the profound – and sometimes both at once.

May we notice them.

May we cherish them. 

This year’s book list is not yet complete, but here are a few favorites recently shared with my team. With more to follow!

The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Mad Farmer Poems, Wendell Berry

Co-Intelligence, Ethan Mollick

The Maniac, Benjamin Labatut

The Corporate Life Cycle, Aswath Damodaran