Be Wild Blog
All that we carry
Pick one. The options, surely, are plentiful. Pick something that troubles your heart, your mind. It could be global, national, closer to home, or deeply personal. Now, hold it out with a little distance between you and this chosen source of distress. Examine it with just enough reserve to be [...]
Holistic Efficiency
We have been taught to glorify speed and efficiency. As if they were the same thing. As if getting more done faster is the pinnacle, other perspectives, different work styles, creativity, and connection be damned. This approach leaves no room for reflection, it speeds past the opportunity to collaborate or [...]
Already Enough
Maybe it’s been like this for a very long time, but it feels as if I am running across writing, workshops, podcasts, and all manner of yearning by many of us to feel and believe we are enough. The surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, has identified this as a component [...]
Low Battery Alarms and Hard No’s
Dogs and smoke detectors do not mix. Even a little bit. At least not for Summit. He will chase anything in his yard, brave long walks in 20 below zero conditions, and go most anywhere with me, but smoke detector low battery alerts bring him to his quivering knees. It [...]
Curiosity Muscles
Unless you live very near the equator, you have surely noticed the lengthening of light and longer days. With equinox upon us, we are near even, in terms of light and darkness. This time of year declares spring is en route, no matter how many feet of snow may yet [...]
Tell People What You’re Made Of
If you own a business, then you’ll understand my relief and excitement when I tell you that my new website is live. Having just traveled that well-worn path of trying to express what is unique about what I do and who I really am, it got me thinking about what [...]
