The Creative Pragmatist

The Creative Pragmatist

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Do you know my mom?

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Amy Smilovic
May 10, 2026
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My son called the other day. He shared with me his thoughts on what he wanted to do next, and by any form of measurement, it felt like the unsafe route. But then I thought, as I’ve been preaching, as my parent’s taught me, there’s not any general form of measurement. There’s only our own. And my job, just as it was my mom’s, is to make sure that I’m …

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