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What Can Wait—and What Cannot
"Let me just finish this." It is a reasonable thing to say. We have work to complete, messages to answer and responsibilities that do not disappear because someone wants our attention. Yet we can...
I’m Not Arguing. I’m Just Explaining Why I’m Right.
I recently came across a cocktail napkin bearing this wonderfully honest sentence: "I am not arguing. I am just explaining why I am right." It is funny because most of us recognize the character...
Waiting for the Next Finish Line
Most of us have become remarkably skilled at postponing our lives. We tell ourselves that things will settle down after this week, after the project is finished, after the kids get through this...
Pulling Back the Reins on a Racing Mind
For a few glorious weeks each summer, Saratoga celebrates horses bred to run. Speed is admired. Racing is encouraged. Thousands arrive hoping to watch something move very, very fast. Unfortunately,...
Choice Points: The Small Moments That Put Life Back on Track
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the Sacred Pause-the brief space we create so that we do not simply react. It is about stopping long enough to settle ourselves and respond intentionally. A choice...