Over the last five days of July, the media shouted “breaking news” that Paul Sorvino (83), Tony Dow (77), Pat Carroll (95), Nichelle Nichols (89), and Bill Russell (88) had passed away. These sad news breaks came in one-a-day between July 26-31.

What if we could add 45 billion years of higher-quality life globally, or six years per person, by just taking a few public health steps? That is the premise of a new McKinsey study that I highly recommend our Wisdom Well geeks devour sooner rather than later.

After a week on the MEA campus here in Baja, I can say, without a doubt, that Sabbatical Sessions is one of the best ways to start, end or spend one’s sabbatical.

I mentioned “The Soul of Money” author Lynne Twist in a recent Wisdom Well. I was writing about her in the context of how we serve the world. When Lynne taught at MEA last December, she spoke of money or currency being like water.

I just got back from a weeklong workshop called “You Are NOT Your Title: Finding Joy in a Career Swerve.”

After I’d sold my boutique hotel company Joie de Vivre, a wise older man said to me, “Create space and see what emerges.” While sage advice, embracing the void has always been scary for me. Silence and an empty calendar used to freak me out!

I love my father, and it’s been a joy seeing him, at nearly 85, be such a foundational part of our MEA community in Baja when he visits me twice a year.

I've spent much of my life as an Exclamation Point! However, recently, I've seen myself sliding into my Comma era.

With a twinkle in my wrinkle, I told Ingrid Summerfield I would remember this day for the rest of my life. We were both in Baja just 17 days before she passed away. Ingrid was the one who taught me the hospitality biz. She was a pioneer in seeing the potential of San Francisco's Hayes Valley.

New purposes require new questions.