Small Stories about Big Things

Sometimes life nicks below the surface - and maybe that’s a gift. An insight gleaned from the day I showed up to a Zoom call with a cut from my recent shaving. Enjoy!

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Sometimes the story is the one unfolding in your head. Recently, I had one of those unfold - and it evolved into a fundamental, timely question for all of us: what makes you come alive? Enjoy!

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A few moments at a skate park pretending to live the early 90’s good life quickly shifted into a few days of pain - and an important reminder about the things that break and the things that don’t. Enjoy!

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Moving forward is essential. It’s just that some movements are better than others, and the very best forward movement is always born of deep-rooted stillness. Root-to-rise as they say in yoga, no?

Enjoy the latest Small Story born of a few moments from a recent car-honking, lavender-scented yoga class!

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One moment you're touring through a magical escape, the next you’re holding a postcard - and the one person you most want to send that postcard to is… not here anymore. Grief sneaks up on us at the strangest times… and it illuminates our understanding of hope and how we want to navigate the days we are given.

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

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Oftentimes the frustrating pace, presence, principles, or personality of others is, in fact, our best teacher. I recently rediscovered that truth - and a timely insight for us all - through my youngest son’s excruciatingly slow pace.

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

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"There are a lot of rests in music," our eight-year-old's violin teacher recently said. Turns out it’s the same in life. The most impactful, creative, and inspiring lives have a rhythm of rest - though perhaps some of us are struggling to believe that in a society where it often feels that playing note-after-note-after-note is the only way to press forward.

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

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Rocket Fuel elixir to get us to our Next Big Thing is on sale everywhere. Usually, though, it’s fear masquerading as promise. Far more powerful is another potent, revolutionary, albeit quiet fuel - one I received afresh at the recent National Speaker’s Association annual conference. It’s also one that is readily available to you right this very moment.

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

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My three-year-old caught me - I had not really apologized to him. In the process of fixing my mistake, I also gained fresh insights about the power and importance of forgiveness - especially in our time, and perhaps especially for where things are in your life vis-a-vie another?

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

A one-minute wait for my coffee turned into an internal rage around my unmet (and ridiculous) expectations - and then it morphed into a few unexpected surprises, including a central reminder in life: we are not victims, we are creators. Always, somehow and someway - we have agency.

It’s the latest Small Story - enjoy!

The Small Stories about Big Things Podcast is also on Apple, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.