07 Apr Bouncing Forward
I learned a new word recently: “resilin.” It’s a rubber-like protein that allows insects to efficiently flap their wings, stretch or jump up to 40 times their length. Over an...
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31 Mar The Space Between
In many ways, the pandemic feels like a space between things. A confusing and ambiguous gap. A pause in time. It’s a time defined by the absence of normal. We...
24 Mar Yes, You Can!
“The best thing that has happened to me in my life has come from handling the worst that has happened to me in my life.” - Dick Hoyt, 1940-2021 1,130 endurance...
17 Mar Small Steps
My phone just showed me a picture from one year ago today. In it I’m on a colorful boat in Mexico City with my family. I reminisce about how different...
10 Mar Let the Question Do the Work
My daughter Emma is delighted by riddles. A benefit of distance learning is that the two of us share a special little routine during the day: we send each other riddles...
03 Mar I Quit!
Quitting has a bad reputation. Even when things seem extra crummy or we have lots of reasons for giving up – whether it’s a course we are taking or a...