I’d never heard the word “liminal” when I started writing “Wisdom@Work,” and then it seemed that life couldn’t be defined as anything but liminal (outlined in this blog post from November). Since then, it looks like the world caught a case of liminality, with profound questions now staring us in the face. What radical changes is Destiny calling us to undertake? What does this mythic moment signify?

Many of us, today, are working and worried. Gone are the days when having a job meant “doing your job.” We are feeling anxious and worried because we can no longer expect our work to be the same as it was in the past. Staying ahead of the game is what it takes simply to be part of the game. We feel the pressure to renew our most important asset – ourselves.

Happy Father’s Day! In an ocean of data and podcasts, there are often purely puddles of insight. And when it comes to Wisdom, there are precious few well-regarded podcasts to be found. Of course, there are exceptions, and one of the best is called “On Wisdom.”

It’s Summer Solstice, a change of seasons. As such, we’re quoting Yoko Ono: Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance.

I’ve never met author Wendy Lustbader, but I liked this 2011 book so much we named one of the sections of our MEA library after the subtitle. She’s a specialist in aging and caregiving, teaches at the University of Washington and her past books include “What’s Worth Knowing” and “Counting on Kindness.”

In 1988, Daniel Goleman -- then a journalist for the New York Times, later the bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence -- sat down with Erik Erikson and his wife, Joan, for a chat. Erikson, then 87, was one of the world’s greatest theorists of human development. Joan, 86, was his collaborator.

We’re coming upon the ten-year anniversary of the “stay woke” revolution dedicated to addressing social and racial injustice, although the idea of being “woke” has been around in the African-American community since the 60s.

Have you ever had a serious case of “gen-ling gap?” This week, I was texting with a Millennial friend, and our conversation went something like this:

Back in October, I wrote this blog post on why lifelong learning was an abstract concept that needed a physical home. This kind of adult learning seemed to be a DIY thing: it’s your responsibility to figure out how to adopt a beginner’s mind to allow curiosity to become your elixir for life. But, it didn’t feel like it was taking hold as a foundational way of being in adulthood.

By now most of us have heard the term mindfulness and how it has been proven to help reduce stress, anxiety, depression and chronic pain. But what is “mindfulness” and how can we utilize it in our daily lives and still be productive in our fast paced culture?