The Vanishing 29th
Beth Downing Beth Downing

The Vanishing 29th

It’s a day that does exist consistently but intermittently; it comes along every four years only to go into hiding afterwards. Maybe that’s why it’s fresh enough to perform the re-alignment. To do Atlassian work but with a four-year breather.  

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Color in the Growth
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Color in the Growth

Before it seems possible, feasible, or wise, it’s sending out new growth. Those branches are smooth and shiny with a hint of optimism. They reach directly for what they want – the sky – and their path is straight.

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The Bell Curve and the Halfpipe
Beth Downing Beth Downing

The Bell Curve and the Halfpipe

But just like that part of the mountain, the remarkable stands so close to average. Incredible talent can sit alongside the so-so. It does this in me and in you and in each of the children out there that day.

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Morning Dynamite
Beth Downing Beth Downing

Morning Dynamite

“Look,” I said to my group-mates, while pointing up with my pole, “that’s where they bombed.”

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