The still, quiet place where peace and insight reside is always available to us, like the sun that continually shines whether or not it is covered by clouds.

In Germany, they call it a smorgasbord. In Hawaii, it’s a pu pu platter. In your career, it’s a portfolio life. If you believe “variety is the spice of life,” then this may be how you design your work life after age 50. It works like this:

No, this is not about your waistline. MEA is not WeightWatchers for Elders. Instead, this is about your soul-line, lineage, and legacy.

When I was growing up, my grandmother instructed me that I should welcome Porpoises (Purpose) in my life and be cautious of Dolphins (Doctrines).

Deborah Szekely was born to Jewish immigrants 100 years ago today (May 3, 1922). I was lucky enough to meet her at the Esalen Institute, where I was a Board member for a decade. I could immediately tell that she epitomized the French expression “joie de vivre.”

For those of you who missed my animated interview with Arthur Brooks upon the launch of his #1 New York Times bestselling book “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life,” here’s the video.

It is difficult to describe how it felt last month when Ketanji Jackson Brown was sworn in as an Associate Justice to the highest court in the land. As a Black woman living in the U.S. for my entire life (interrupted with consistent forays to other countries).

From my late 30’s to around age 50 I was very focused on having “success”. What I did not see was that this script was not really my own but one I inherited along with a few sharp edges.

I said to friends long ago, "I know I'm on the right track with a new boutique hotel concept when the New York Times Travel section features an idea that's been locked in my head. Additionally, I know a wild business concept of mine is going mainstream when the Harvard Business Review (HBR) covers it."

One of my first Wisdom Well posts from two and a half years ago was called “WeWork, Uber, and Theranos.” The post touched a nerve and went crazy viral in the social media world.