issue 03: the origins of creation

Welcome to the wonders of May, friends.
I trust you've been gently tending to your dreams—and perhaps, like the flowers around us, some are preparing to bloom.

In recent weeks, I’ve been soaking in the sacred expression of life—through presentations, podcasts, and poems. And what continues to echo across them all is this: the wisdom of the heart.

At Vision Lab, I listened to a biospiritual presentation on metabolism in animals. One might assume a dramatic contrast between the lifespan of a mouse and an elephant. And yet, both hearts beat roughly 1.5 billion times over their lifetime. Different rhythms. Same measure of life.

On Founders podcast episode 386, the host highlights Michael Dell who holds a passion for building not one, but two businesses before the age of 17. He leaves behind a “destined” path in medicine to pursue his love of tech. But the most memorable part of his story? His deep friendship with his son. You can hear the love in the way his son speaks of him.

Dr. Thema offered a poem on rewriting the scripts that no longer serve us—scripts handed down, or ones we’ve written in survival. Her words call us to honor our becoming.

And so, as the honeysuckle climbs and the world around us reaches toward the sun, I offer you these inquiries:

• Are we living well enough to be known to ourselves?

• Is our rest rich enough to invite a richly satisfying life?

• How might we evolve from the wonders inside of us?

The origins of creation are awaiting.
I invite you to pause with me and watch the talk I shared at Harvard Divinity School on rest as the prelude to art, spirit, and societal change. It is the pause before the bloom.

Let’s not miss the moment to notice what’s blooming—both within and beyond us.

Credits: Joe Minor, Phile Samuels, Rituparna Das