Uncategorized – A little travel, a little tech, a splash of watercolor


I do not travel for escape, 
nor for the ticking of maps. 
I travel to be undone 
to meet the world without armor, 
to let it name me anew.

A border is not a barrier, 
but a beckoning. 
Each city a question, 
each stranger a mirror, 
each story a thread in the tapestry 
of what it means to be human.

I’ve walked into discomfort 
and found grace. 
I’ve listened without language 
and understood everything. 
I’ve stopped asking where you’re from 
and started asking who you love.

Governments fade. 
But the Jordanian woman who shared a hug, 
the Palestinian man who was my guide and protector, 
the Chinese friend who reaches out when it's needed most
the Lebanese woman who is my twin across the world- 
they remain.

These are the riches I carry: 
faces, names, laughter, 
the scent of tea and dumplings in a market in Shanghai, 
the hush of reverence in a cathedral in Barcelona, 
the ache of goodbye.

If you wish to change the world, 
do not start with speeches. 
Start with presence. 
Go. 
Be curious. 
Be genuine. 
Let your heart be the passport. 
Let your stories be the legacy.

Fourteen years ago, I took one of the most important steps in my life. I started blogging. I was working in the HR department of a large PR firm and was looking for a way to learn about blogging and how it could help in my workplace. What I didn’t anticipate was the love of writing that I would find.

Blogging held the key to so many important ways for me to connect to the world. The blog became my outlet to work through challenging work topics. It was where I shared my innermost thoughts on parenting while being a working mom. It is the place I connected to thousands of people who shared my ideas and many who challenged my ways of thinking. I am forever grateful for all those opportunities and conversations.

That blog evolved over time as I evolved. It changed and grew as I took different jobs, as I received promotions, and as I became an entrepreneur. It grew as I went from being a mother to young twins to a sports mom, a mom of high schoolers and now of college Sophomores. It was the place I wrote about starting as a podcaster a decade ago and how I’ve grown in that endeavor too. It’s also the place that comforted me as I went through personal challenges and struggles with relationships and loss.

I decided to start this new blog as a way to capture this next chapter of life. One where I have a new (old) last name. One where I dedicate time not only to work and children but to finding out who I am as a person beyond the title of “Mother” or “HR Pro”. I’ll still be sharing ideas about workplaces and technology but expanding that to include AI, supply chain, finance, industries, and more. I’ll be travel blogging using the #TravelsWithTrish tag. I’ll also be sharing my new love of watercolor painting. I’ll share some about my faith and of course, my wonderful twins as they continue their educations at the University of Nebraska and the University of Utah.

I hope you’ll join me on this new path of the journey. I look forward to connecting with each of you.

Trish Steed

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The Currency of Faces

Welcome to Chapter Two