Reflections on Parenting a Newborn

Dear friends,Our son is now two months old. As I reflect, the learnings seems to fall into three main areas: shifts in myself, in relation to my wife, in my relation to our son. Those who are already parents probably will recognize some of what...

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Nov 24, 2022
Last Call: Online Course Starts Wednesday

Dear friends,I'll keep this short: for those interested, this is a "last call" to register for my eight-week, live online communication course Say What You Mean, Part I, starting this Wednesday.Part I covers the essential foundations of my integrated...

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Oct 17, 2022
The One Skill that Changes Everything

As I begin to parent our newborn son, sleepless and wonder-struck, deep questions are stirring in my heart. How will we help this tender, beautiful being navigate our complex, struggling world? How will we explain to him the painful aspects of h...

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Oct 08, 2022
A personal note: Birth Announcement

Dear friends, Many of you have expressed interest in updates about our pregnancy, so I’m hopping online to send a short note of celebration and gratitude. It is with a full heart, immense joy, and sleepy eyes that I share the wonderful news...

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Oct 01, 2022
The Power of Reflection to Meet Life’s Changes

As we approach the birth of our first child, I’m at the precipice of a major transition, devoting most of my time and energy to supporting my wife and preparing to welcome our son into this complex world. (And yes, finishing the manuscript for my new...

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Sep 02, 2022
The Power of Patience to Transform our World

There's no shortage of opportunities to practice patience in life. Whether you're sitting in traffic, navigating a corporate phone maze, or dealing with a difficult co-worker, we each know something about the benefits of patience.Religions and cultur...

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Jul 30, 2022
Speak Your Truth with Love and Listen Deeply

Dear friends, I'm excited to share that I have a new audio program coming out next week, Speak your Truth with Love and Listen Deeply. Sponsored by Sounds True, the course draws on my twenty plus years of experience integrating mindfulness and N...

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Jul 09, 2022
How to Balance Relaxation and Inner Strength

Some days, it feels like we move from one atrocity to the next. Today, my heart is still breaking over the recent massacres in Ethiopia—all the while knowing that the war continues in Ukraine, and more chronic conditions fester—like the structural vi...

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Jun 21, 2022
How to Rest in a World Addicted to Busyness

Many of the folks I speak with these days share that they're tired. The past few years have been difficult for most of us—there seem to be too many hardships to even name them all. The latest spate of shootings here in the US have only added to the c...

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Jun 05, 2022
Why we need both grief and gratitude

I cry when I read the news periodically.Graphic details of the war in Ukraine, disturbing reports of climate chaos, the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, NY here in the USA all remind me of the ignorance, hate and violence in our world. It’s a lot to...

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May 19, 2022