The Wondrous Life

Although work can be profoundly meaningful and life-giving, we are not our work. This collection inspires you with ideas to foster wonder through writing and other means for your life outside of work.

Buzzing stories versus your Brave Story

And I wrote every day. Because I had to. Because it burned in me. Because we just don’t have much time. Because the Waiting Room is not a place to live. Because the Waiting Room is a place where something…
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Books That Matter to Mark Matousek

In this Books That Matter feature, Mark will share his love for Edgar Alan Poe from a young age, the book he imagines living inside, and the kind of books he’s seeking these days.
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Books That Matter to Lisa Phillips

In this Books That Matter feature, Lisa shares with us why The Woman Upstairs inspired her, the famous author that she can’t stand, and what she hopes readers take away from her new book, Unrequited: Women and Romantic Obsession.
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Stop Hiding and Write the Story You Must

When our ideas of what it means to be a writer come crashing into the reality of being a writer, we can get confused. When we have the audacity to stand on solid ground, looking inward with discernment and compassion,…
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Each week I offer tools and perspective to help you stay open to what’s possible, question how we could work better, and reclaim a life of meaning and possibility.