Home Alive

Home Alive

I didn’t set out to write an essay about our house. At first, this was just about a remodel—a practical project to shape our living space around how we wanted to feel, move, and gather as a family. But as with many things that matter, the process revealed more...
Money

Money

My meditation on the meaning of money moves between my profession as an investment fund manager and my memories of my father, a dairyman. As a fund manager, I am immersed in the structured, rule-bound world of money—the “grammared” perspective. This is where money...
Alignment

Alignment

Alignment   “how do we close the gap between who we are on the inside and what we’re doing on the outside — and what does it cost to leave that gap open?”   This summer, I had the pleasure of taking some extended time with my family down by...
Presence

Presence

Presence   “what does it mean to actually be somewhere — and how much of life are we spending somewhere else entirely?”   Ah, the second half of life. It’s a curious phase, one where you start realizing that you’re the next in line —...
Balance

Balance

Balance   “what does it feel like to be centered — and how do we find our way back when we’re not?”   Writing, for me, is like sketching life’s dance. It captures the fleeting moments and gives them a melody that might otherwise be...
Energy

Energy

Energy   “what if the goal isn’t to fix what’s broken but to invest in what’s possible — and what would it look like to optimize rather than just maintain?”   For most of my life I suffered from horrendous allergies. In the...