Predicting the Future

Predicting the Future

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Who Are You Becoming?

Think about who you were ten years ago. What mattered to you? What did you believe about yourself? And how much of that still feels true today? Dora invites us to look at the versions of ourselves we've already outgrown, not with judgment, but with gratitude. What did that person ...  Show more

You Don't Have To Solve The Unknown

Not every question has an answer you can find right now. And yet when we're uncomfortable with uncertainty, how often do we treat the unknown like a problem that needs to be solved? Dora reflects on what happens when we stop trying to think our way out of the moment and come back ...  Show more

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