It’s homecoming season, the time when alumni gather to swap stories and reminisce about the good old days and maybe cringe at the not-so-glory-days of youth. I’ve been reflecting on my own education and decided to finally let go of my grudge and honor my...
Autumn is my favorite time of year in Colorado when the aspen leaves turn their brilliant gold and orange hues. The sky is so blue and the air so crisp; the mountains draped in rusty red grasses, the gray rocks dusted ever so slightly with a layer of snow, like...
“You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you...
I recently chose this as the subject for a short workshop to explore the possibility of using death, illness or other loss as a force for positive change. The participants were all professional coaches in the business of helping people maximize their potential. I...
I recently saw an article about True Cancer Bodies, a group of cancer patients whose photos proudly display the impacts of cancer on their bodies. The images were raw and powerful – stitches and scars, bald heads and a missing jaw – and I found myself looking...
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