the soul of your work

Hello, you.

This is your invitation to live life full-on. 

It's messy, but so good.

Living life fully means expanding your emotional range—if you want the peak experiences, you’ve got to learn to hang in through the valleys. It’s less trying hard,...

In our output-obsessed culture, we measure by the end result: the book, the title, the money, the attainment. 

The bigger task, the daunting task, the deeply spiritual task, is becoming the person that does the thing. 

The becoming is the massive u...

This is for the recovering high-achievers and the good kids who have tried so hard. This is for the black sheep, secret dilettantes, meanderers, and closet creatives. This is for people facing their third act of life: you’ve climbed the ladder, raise...

I’ve always been quick to say, “I’m fine,” or “No worries, I’ve got it,” when someone offered me some act of service, love, or comfort. 

I came by my trouble receiving honestly. I had to grow up quickly, going from a teenager living at home to an ad...