When I turned fifty, I declared to friends and family that my intention was to become even more earnest. That might sound simple, or even simplistic, but in a world of ever-escalating cynicism, it was the most courageous resolution I could imagine. As Ferris Bueller reminds us, life moves pretty fast. Before we know it, […]
“It takes courage… We have to choose between risk and risk.” – Brother David Steindl-Rast Whether in investing or life, we like to pretend that risk comes with a choice. And it does, kind of. But it’s not a choice of whether, it’s a choice of type. Brother David elaborates: […]
White space and gratitude – two themes that keep popping up this year, whether in this great article on downtime or this TED talk from Brother David Steindl-Rast. For me these concepts are also deeply, not-quite-consciously embedded in my own new year’s reflection process, which focuses on reinvesting in joy. I described this process in […]