12/05/2025
Thankful for humanity.
We all may be boiled down to a number and the world may be full of 1️⃣s and 0️⃣s and the constant search for the bottom line, but I still see humanity pop up in between the spaces of the letters R, O, and I (Return on Investment). It feels harder to show that you genuinely care about someone without coming off as soft and lacking backbone or the courage to say something in the moment but I do see examples of authentic humanity still shining through in what are otherwise cold and sometimes corporate feeling interactions. What that looks like in practice is maybe a senior leader taking a few moments to privately coach their subordinate or mentee on remembering that there is a human on the other side of their email, or in a larger leadership meeting giving just two sentences to the idea that as leaders we should be checking in with our employees . It can also look like the deeeeep breath a parent takes, allowing their whole world to be put on hold so their child may take the time they need to learn something new to them, or hold back from doing it for them, because it is better to learn in a safe space, with people in their corner, right around the corner, should they need them.
Zoom in not only on the toddler curls, but also the tell-tale sign of being a "girl dad" -- someone had a manicure before this hike.
Memory-making skirts still artfully designed by and this whole series, posted on , made possible by ⛰️