Many times in my life, I have navigated situations with the grace of an elephant in a candy store. I have felt the need to prove myself with all the subtlety of a brass band in a library, afraid to be silent or still long enough to learn from others. I have shrunk from the risk of failure rather than embrace its power as a catalyst for change, and have then found myself shrunken.
Recently, however, I’ve found myself breathing a bit more deeply, giving myself a bit more space and looking for something other than all the answers or the magic pill or an authoritative nod of approval.
What I seek now are pearls of wisdom, as small as grains of sand and as valuable in their natural, accidental state as in a well-packaged strand.
Have you discovered any recently that you treasure?



















