Jan RybeckDec 1, 20202 minThanksGettingf there is one thing a pandemic is good for... it's new perspectives. I love how I can show up in my grungiest sweats, perhaps not shower...
Jan RybeckNov 1, 20203 minSolid GroundWe were not 100% sure…yet. That is how we opened the family discussion about a potential move from Boston to DC. Our kids spanned high sc...
Jan RybeckNov 1, 20204 minHeronWingsI had not really slept for over a year. If only I could have slept, the not knowing would have been that much easier to bear. During the...
Jan RybeckNov 1, 20203 minVestigial(note this post was written in March, 2018) I lost my appendix this week. Good riddance I say! Such a scrawny, useless, worm of an organ,...
Jan RybeckJul 27, 20204 minNot YetWhen our youngest daughter was in middle school, she, like many girls that age, experimented with make-up. With two other teens to deal w...
Jan RybeckJul 12, 20202 minLook Who's Not TalkingThose who say don’t know, and those who know don’t say. Ancient words by Lao Tsu and the Tao T’ching. Perfect for tweeting. I have found ...
Jan RybeckJul 12, 20203 minSowing SeedsI am a rebellious gardener. Every spring I plan my vegetable plot with total disregard for how far apart the instructions said to space t...
Jan RybeckJul 11, 20203 minBalancing at the EdgeI am told that balance is important at my age. So far, aging has been mostly an enlightening process of letting go and picking up. Lettin...
Jan RybeckMay 11, 20204 minHitting BottomI don’t know about you, but I am exhausted. Yesterday, though I started my day as always with a long meditation, I proceeded to undo all ...
Jan RybeckApr 25, 20202 minContagionI am noticing how, in those moments when I stop doing, thinking, or planning, I am struck, sometimes flooded by a wave of awareness of g...
Jan RybeckMar 18, 20204 minMining the GapsYou don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone. That should be the bumper sticker for what it’s like when you suddenly have to telework. ...
Jan RybeckMar 14, 20202 minSquirrelsBefore Covid-19, there were the squirrels. Three times since the start of the year, squirrels have chewed through the wires in our car en...
Jan RybeckDec 18, 20193 minIts Only Hard If You Expect It To Be EasyI know a bit about complexity. As government contractors it’s the water we swim in. What this means is that my colleagues and I jump thro...
Jan RybeckDec 15, 20193 minBecoming the OceanI am a land lover. Given a choice between vacationing at the beach or heading to the mountains, I’ll pick the high dry ground all the tim...
Jan RybeckDec 15, 20193 minFGOsAs a child, our son was not a natural athlete. But he was an enthusiastic one. When he was in fifth grade, he played on three basketball ...
Jan RybeckDec 15, 20193 minImprovAnxiety is a sign I am getting ahead of myself. That was my mantra for many years. It helped me to slow down and to pay attention to when...
Jan RybeckDec 15, 20194 minMud WrestlingSometimes you just need to get down and dirty to find out what matters most. I ran smack into this realization while on “retreat” in Broo...
Jan RybeckDec 7, 20194 minWhat If It's Not a What?It was 11 pm when the call came in. Our 16 yr old daughter was away in the Poconos, blissfully, we imagined, enjoying the mountains, frie...
Jan RybeckDec 7, 20193 minDisappearing ActMarch is the month for losing things. Two years ago, I lost my voice. All of it, totally gone, for 8 full weeks. The next year, almost e...
Jan RybeckDec 7, 20194 minPole Dancing Now that I have your attention…Can we talk politics? Specifically, I want to tell you about one of my favorite experiences moderating Bet...