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When It is Dark, Seek Out Beauty

June 17, 2020 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

These are really dark days. We are in midst of a global pandemic that shows no sign of weakening, while we simultaneously begin to reckon with centuries of racial violence and inequality. Emotions are running high. People are worn out. There is simply a pallor of exhaustion, hopelessness, overwhelm that pervades much of our world […]

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A Letter to Nonprofit Leaders

January 29, 2019 By Nell Edgington 4 Comments

Note: The last couple of years have been particularly trying for nonprofit leaders — those of you who are working tirelessly to build a better world. I know that it can sometimes seem that your work is a thankless, never-ending list of tasks, while you face increasing challenges from every corner. So I wanted to […]

What I Learned From My Time Off

July 6, 2017 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I am back from vacation, and as I suspected it would, the space has given me a new lease on life. I have returned with more energy, more hope, more perspective, and less worry. As I said before I left, I really encourage you also to take some time off this summer. Reject the pervasive […]

The Importance of Taking Time Off

July 21, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

There was a very disturbing report last week. An NPR poll found that half of Americans who work 50-plus hours a week don’t take all or most of the vacation they’ve earned. And among those who do take vacations, 30% say they do “a significant amount” of work while on vacation. Ugh! I cannot stress enough how important it is […]

Don’t Cheat Us Of Your Contribution

March 31, 2016 By Nell Edgington Leave a Comment

I’ve been thinking about creativity a lot lately. I don’t mean getting messy with paints and crayons, although that’s cool too. Rather, I’ve been thinking about the idea (which was new to me until the last few years) that each one of us was put on earth to create something unique and important. Creativity is not just […]

Moving Past Darkness Into Light

April 19, 2013 By Nell Edgington 2 Comments

This was a really hard week. The horror of the Boston Marathon and the explosion in West, Texas. I think we all feel horrified, vulnerable, shocked. But two things this week made me see the hope beyond the sometimes dark elements of life. First was comedian and actor Patton Oswalt’s beautiful Facebook post about the […]

A Friday Pep Talk

March 1, 2013 By Nell Edgington 1 Comment

Here’s something a little different for your Friday. Kid President — the super cute and insightful Robbie Novak, a 9-year-old star of his own YouTube show — has become a phenomenon. President Obama has even taken notice. As I’m often reminded as a mother of young boys, it is an undeniable fact that those little voices […]

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