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Seeking Connection: When surfing life’s hardships, duck dive right in
I watch my daughter battle the Pacific surf and lose, swallowed by a giant wave. The ocean here on ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: We’re all headless chickens
In 1945, a farmer in Colorado named Lloyd Olsen chopped the head off Mike, his prize chicken because ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Life is lumpy, so be mindful
My boarding zone said, “Basic,” which is Delta’s way of saying “dead last on the aircraft.” There were ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: All we can do is trust our guides, keep rowing
Sometime around 1000 AD, a group of seafaring Polynesians was exploring the isolated islands of the South Pacific. ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Cultivating a growth mindset to break barriers
I love the Newport Aquarium, and I go a few times a year. I am calmed by the jellyfish, ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Looking at your world as a canvas
“Mere color can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” — Oscar Wilde As children, my ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: ‘You needn’t close your eyes to pray’
There were once two fathers, one rich and one destitute. The wealthy man took his son to the ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Learning to love my body
Last week, I told the story of how I learned to hate my body. If you missed it, ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Learning to hate my body
I was sitting in freshman math class when I learned to hate my thighs. As a child, I thought ... Read more
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Seeking Connection: Follow your curiosities, find your flow
I accompanied Izzie last week to freshman orientation at the high school. It was an opportunity for the eighth-graders ... Read more