Field Notes

The Plan Was Wrong. The Lesson Was Right.

The Plan Was Wrong. The Lesson Was Right.

A family vacation plan went sideways, but the mistake became a reminder that the real lesson is often found in how we react. From travel plans to soil health, growth...

The Plan Was Wrong. The Lesson Was Right.

A family vacation plan went sideways, but the mistake became a reminder that the real lesson is often found in how we react. From travel plans to soil health, growth...

Three smaller IMO collection boxes.

Don’t Bet on One Box

My first IMO collection of the year failed. The second one succeeded—even after a raccoon tried to break into one of the boxes. The lesson was simple: don’t bet everything...

Don’t Bet on One Box

My first IMO collection of the year failed. The second one succeeded—even after a raccoon tried to break into one of the boxes. The lesson was simple: don’t bet everything...

What Are We Voting For?

What Are We Voting For?

Every purchase is a vote, even when we do not realize we are casting it. A reflection on convenience, weed killers, fast food, personal habits, and the harder question underneath...

What Are We Voting For?

Every purchase is a vote, even when we do not realize we are casting it. A reflection on convenience, weed killers, fast food, personal habits, and the harder question underneath...

Education Costs Money

Education Costs Money

Education costs money. Sometimes the cost is time, sometimes it is comfort, and sometimes it is the certainty we thought we had. This week’s reflection is about learning to see...

Education Costs Money

Education costs money. Sometimes the cost is time, sometimes it is comfort, and sometimes it is the certainty we thought we had. This week’s reflection is about learning to see...

No One Is Watching Us Dance

No One Is Watching Us Dance

A reflection on doing the right thing, staying open to being wrong, and learning to live with a little more freedom. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t knowing what we believe....

No One Is Watching Us Dance

A reflection on doing the right thing, staying open to being wrong, and learning to live with a little more freedom. Sometimes the hardest part isn’t knowing what we believe....

The Part I Play

The Part I Play

Real change starts when we stop only naming the problems around us and begin noticing the part we play in keeping them alive. In this reflection, I look at waste,...

The Part I Play

Real change starts when we stop only naming the problems around us and begin noticing the part we play in keeping them alive. In this reflection, I look at waste,...