When you’re living life a breakneck speed, with five different goals and 35 things to do to reach each one, it’s easy to freak out when something goes wrong. One plate starts wobbling, threatening to fall, and we immediately throw all the rest in the air because OHMYGODICAN’TKEEPTHISUPWITHTHISKINDOFFAILUREI’MJUSTGOINGTOQUIT.
Please Check More Than One Box: The danger of single-mindedness
Recently, I wrote an op-ed about emerging role of cities as economic drivers in the US. In it, among other points, I really tried to drive home the point that while “cities” certainly means elected officials, it also means business leaders, universities, associations and others. It’s about working together, locally and regionally, to make more powerful cities.
Now, because I am human, I always read the reader comments on stories I’ve posted, but because I am sane, I never internalize or react to them. One exchange below this story stood out to me though, as one reader balked that businesses, not cities were the true economic drivers.
It’s Love Song Day!
Today is my first anniversary. It’s also, not even coincidentally, the day my husband is releasing his new song, “Love Birds.” It’s about me! It’s my song! He wrote it for me a year ago and played it in a surprise performance at our wedding. Yes, he is the greatest person in all of human history.
Natalie Burg 