What ‘midlife crisis’ names — and what success without meaning is actually pointing to The phrase “midlife crisis” — to those who have heard it applied to themselves, or have started to suspect it applies — names something real. But what it names is rarely what is actually happening. The label arrives with all its […]
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What “Forerunner” names — and what kind of spiritual teacher this is For a long time I did not have a word for what I do. Teacher was wrong — it had more than what I could honestly hold. Coach was wrong — it pointed at a domain I am not in. Mentor was closer
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What I notice about the teachers, coaches, and mentors who actually move me. After many years of reading, sitting, listening — I have come to notice one thing about the teachers, coaches, and mentors whose words actually move me. Not the ones I admire. Not the ones I cite. The ones whose sentences, days or
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