What’s Your Throughline? It Might Surprise People.
You know that moment when you see someone you haven't seen in 30-40 years, and you can't place their name? It's okay if you're at a reunion because at least you have name tags.
When Was the Last Time You Were Truly Touched?
One of our MEA alums, Liz Gebhardt, is in a class at UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, which was started by MEA guest faculty member Dacher Keltner. Dacher describes an experiment he and his colleagues did:
5 Signs Your EQ is Improving With Age.
UC Berkeley psychologist Robert Levenson is one of many academics who has demonstrated that while IQ stays relatively stable during one's adulthood, EQ rises with time.
“Wisdom from our Golden Retriever.”
In the spring of 2021, Molly and I enjoyed a three-week Sabbatical Session on the MEA campus in Baja along with our golden retriever. All three of us, including Jack, were fundamentally changed by the experience.
“Would My Ideal Character Have This Habit?”
When you hear the phrase “developing character,” you probably think of a fast-growing adolescent navigating their way through the emotional, hormonal, relational, and identity transitions of their teens. But, why can’t “middlescents” (those of us going through the adult corollary of adolescence: “middlescence”) be developing character as we journey through midlife?
The Secret to Aging Well? Contentment.
I loathed two verbs when I was younger: to be content and to be settled. Both of them felt like a compromise. They reminded me of something my radical 10th grade history class taught me: “Comfort breeds apathy.”
Comparison is the Recipe for Suffering.
Some of you have heard about my struggles with yoga and the ease of my meditation practice.
Living With Uncertainty.
What a complicated time we are living in. Just as we come out of two years of social distancing, it’s time to “duck and cover” with nuclear war being part of the public discourse. It’s certainly a reminder to enjoy each day and be in the moment, isn’t it?
The Question That Instantly Reframed My TED Talk.
I was sitting in the Green Room with filmmaker James Cameron ("The Terminator," "Titanic," "Aliens," etc.…), who was about to go on stage before me. He seemed calm and light-hearted. I was anything but.
How Can You Be Seen for Your Gifts?
The best present I received for my 55th birthday party extravaganza (six and half years ago) was when my friend Ben Davis called me a "social alchemist." To be seen and articulated for who I was sent a jolt of lightning through my body and created a raison d’etre (a reason for being) ever since.
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