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You left our hearts better than you found them. Thank you, Dolly. David Gahr 📸

Grateful for a mother who warned her daughters about the price she paid for trying to conform to nice girl culture in the 1950’s. We didn’t know all of the details of her wounds, but we fully understood the depth of her pain. When she died she had framed pictures of Gloria Steinem and Angela Davis over her desk.…

Celebrating Dolly has me thinking about the joy of reading books and how often I squander that real pleasure by putting myself under pressure to consume pages. We are all craving deep reading, deep thinking, and deep connection —which all require deep time. I went back this morning and re-read the interview we d…

You left our hearts better than you found them. Thank you, Dolly. David Gahr 📸

I'm a big fan of most paradoxes because they're honest. Right now, I'm thinking a lot about: 1. Freedom and discipline. 2. The "grace paradox" from Father Richard Rohr (our mistakes produce the most spiritual growth) 3. James March's leadership paradox: Leadership is plumbing and poetry! Your favorite paradox (…

A huge thank you to this community for supporting Strong Ground, for engaging in meaningful debate about what it means to lead in this difficult time, and for being thoughtful with your intentions and words in the comments. I'm thinking about doing a read-along series starting in January. We can go through the boo…