Ra's Spiral Path

Tag: risk

  • Falling in Autumn

    Falling in Autumn

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    Sarah
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    Lately I feel as if I have been metaphorically falling in all kinds of ways. I fell into life on the North Fork of Long Island. I’ve been working at Stony Brook (and hating the commute). I’ve been both marveling at how some things have come together quite nicely, while others are still needing to…

  • Reframing Mondays: It’s the Economy, Stupid

    Reframing Mondays: It’s the Economy, Stupid

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    Sarah
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    Monday morning againAnd I’m wonderingWhat if all the working womenWe’re honest with their familiesAnd stopped trying to do it allOr even half of itMaybe it’s just me…But I doubt itMy son tells me repeatedly How muchHe doesn’t want to go to schoolHe doesn’t want to listen To reason or think aboutAnyone else’s perspective.And after a…

  • On Failure

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    So I’ve been thinking a lot about failure lately. About how it builds resilience and how good it is for human growth. And how most adults try to avoid it like the plague. I’ve read articles oriented toward business leaders, listened to people who have worked at Stanford’s d school, and have tried to embrace…