There Is a Reason for Every Season

"The transition from spring to summer reminds us, sometimes without asking, that new things are possible. The light comes back after long winter nights. The world gets louder with possibility. "Outside" gets new meaning. There's less permission to stay hidden and more invitation to grow."

"My grandma used to always say, "There's a time and place for everything": a time to plant, a time to grow, a time to prune, a time to let go. I've come back to this reminder lately because it feels like my life, and maybe yours, is moving through one of those sacred in-between seasons. Not buried in the still of winter, and not shedding in the falling apart that autumn can bring, but in the transition seasons where soil is watered, where one thing is completing, and something new is still budding."

"I stopped posting because I stepped into the role of Senior Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at the American Psychological Association (APA). It came with Conflict of Interest restrictions that I honored fully, because the work deserved my complete integrity and attention. That chapter has now ended, and while I'm still making meaning of it, the mission hasn't changed, and the work isn't finished. And like the seasons changing from spring to summer, this transition is less of an ending and more of an ellipsis."

"As I was thinking about what to write as a reentry into this space, the news broke that Spirit Airlines shut down all operations. Immediately. Overnight. A reported seventeen thousand employees were suddenly without jobs, without a warning that could have allowed them to prepare, and without any clean goodbyes. If you or someone you love is dealing with this or a similar sudden transition, I want to speak directly to you right now. You didn't fail. The season changed without yo"

Light returns after winter, and the world becomes louder with possibility. “Outside” gains new meaning as there is less permission to stay hidden and more invitation to grow. A reminder of “a time and place for everything” frames life as moving through sacred in-between seasons where one phase completes and another buds. Silence follows a shift in responsibilities, including conflict-of-interest restrictions honored with full integrity. A new chapter begins as an ellipsis rather than an ending, while ongoing mission work continues. Sudden organizational shutdowns leave thousands without warning, and the message emphasizes that affected people did not fail as the season changed without their choice.

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