Puzzling life's meaning. Or just puzzling. One day I ate a puzzle piece I thought was a Triscuit. Also, let’s talk about mindfulness. A group of friends and I were staying at a cabin in the mountains one winter. Large windows let the beautiful sunshine stream in. Outside we could glimpse snowcapped mountaintops, evergreen trees, and a bright blue sky. I was donning cozy clothes and doing one of my favorite wintertime activities: puzzling. Yes, putting together a jigsaw puzzle

I've worked in corporate America for more than a decade. In that time, I’ve taken many personality assessments as part of leadership development programs or team retreats. I like learning about myself and how I can grow into a better person. On the personal side, I don’t take every “What’s your Hogwarts House?” quiz available, but I see the appeal. I would like to get an A+ on a personality quiz, if that were an option. I’ve written about why the Enneagram is special to me, b

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There’s a Flaming Lips song called "The Yeah Yeah Yeah Song" and though you wouldn’t guess it from the title, the lyrics are quite thought-provoking. I recommend listening to it late-night with a group of friends, dancing in a kitchen on a Thanksgiving-Eve in your 20’s (just pure hypothetical). The chorus presents us with a key question: “With all your power…what would you do?” Years later, that question echoed again when I finally understood my Enneagram type and that