I recorded a new message while skiing for the first time this winter in Colorado, finally surrounded by fresh snow again. With Sun Mountain (Pikes Peak) rising quietly behind me, I was reminded of something that continues to return in my work, in my body, and in lived experience: harmony is not optional. When systems fall out of balance, they stop thriving. Eventually, they stop working altogether. This was true when I began my career in environmental restoration, long bef

There is a place I know intimately. A terrain I have walked for most of my life without realizing it had a name. It is the land of being composed. Of being capable. Of being the one who keeps moving forward no matter what is happening underneath. I come from Swiss German ancestral lines where stoicism was not just a personality trait, but a survival strategy. Feelings were handled quietly, privately, or not at all. Strength meant endurance. Love meant not burdening others wi