The Light That Travels
Our lives are not defined by a single moment, but by the small choices that, together, tell the story of who we are.
These are letters, not lectures. Read them in any order. Sit with the ones that find you. Come back to the ones that don’t.
Nov 30PrologueThe Light That Travels7 min
Dec 1Letter OneOn Friendship12 minDec 2Letter TwoOn Tired Hearts10 minDec 3Letter ThreeOn the North Star11 minDec 4Letter FourOn Discipline6 minDec 5Letter FiveOn Reflection11 minDec 6Letter SixOn Worth6 minDec 7Letter SevenOn Resilience9 minDec 8Letter EightOn Daily Habits6 min
Dec 9Letter NineOn Listening7 minDec 10Letter TenOn Responsibility6 minDec 11Letter ElevenOn Patience6 minDec 12Letter TwelveOn Imposter Syndrome8 minDec 13Letter ThirteenOn Optimism6 minDec 14Letter FourteenOn Strategy and Passion5 minDec 15Letter FifteenOn Insults5 minDec 16Letter SixteenOn Belonging11 min
Dec 17Letter SeventeenOn Home7 minDec 18Letter EighteenOn People and the System5 minDec 19Letter NineteenOn Trust8 minDec 20Letter TwentyOn the Formula for Success7 minDec 21Letter Twenty-OneOn Excellence7 minDec 22Letter Twenty-TwoOn Joy7 minDec 23Letter Twenty-ThreeOn Failing12 minDec 24Letter Twenty-FourOn Being Lonely10 min
Dec 25Letter Twenty-FiveOn Grief and Loss6 minDec 26Letter Twenty-SixOn Greed8 minDec 27Letter Twenty-SevenOn Work-Life Harmony8 minDec 28Letter Twenty-EightOn Time8 minDec 29Letter Twenty-NineOn Working Together7 minDec 30Letter ThirtyOn Accountability7 minDec 31Letter Thirty-OneFrom 0 to 223 minJan 1Letter Thirty-TwoOn Being an Everyday Humanitarian7 min
Jan 2Final LetterOn Dreams and Peace6 minJan 3EpilogueThe Candle Has Gone Out5 minJan 4AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements1 min
Beginnings
Where the light is first lit.
Inner Work
The quiet labor of becoming.
The World Around Us
Home, trust, and other people.
The Long Road
Grief, time, and staying human.
A Final Word
Keep the whole collection, even offline. Add this site to your home screen and the letters travel with you.
A small note before you begin. These letters are the short version. A longer one may, one day, come online for all to read.