Resilience isn’t about perfection—it’s about protecting what matters when the world crowds in with comparison, distraction, and fear. Trail Marker #2 explores how guardrails—habits, boundaries, rhythms, and legacy moments—help us live our values with courage and clarity.
Momentum isn’t purpose. Trail Marker #1 is about naming what matters—three values that anchor you when life snaps hard.
After the checklist comes the pause. This post explores the sacred stillness between knowing and moving — and why it matters.
Page Two explores the emotional and practical aftermath of a major life disruption—like a layoff—through a five-part self-inventory. It guides readers to reflect on:
1. Tangible Losses (income, identity, routines)
2. Invisible Costs (confidence, control, future vision)
3. Residual Strengths (skills, values, resilience)
4. Emotional Landscape (grief, fear, conflicting emotions)
5. First Truths (honest realizations about where you are now)
If you are new, the Start Here page is the best place to get oriented. It explains the Trail Markers and the larger journey behind this work. The funny thing I am finding out about writing like this is that my ideas of the direction I will be taking shift fairly frequently. I think … Read more
If you are new, the Start Here page is the best place to get oriented. It explains the Trail Markers and the larger journey behind this work. I almost titled this post “I got laid off—now what?” But it’s bigger than that. A shakeup doesn’t have to be a layoff. It can be any … Read more
We talk about hustle like it’s heroic. But sometimes, the body has other plans. This poem is part of a series exploring the emotional chemistry of midlife changes, especially unexpected and unwelcome ones — where ambition meets biology, and healing begins with honesty. —————————- Cortisol – the thief of joy My ambition has wanedNo longer … Read more
If you are new, the Start Here page is the best place to get oriented. It explains the Trail Markers and the larger journey behind this work. We were in Myrtle Beach, on a trip to look at houses and maybe make an offer. We’d sold ours, but closing was still months away. I … Read more
Welcome to Legacy Lens If you are new, the Start Here page is the best place to get oriented. It explains the Trail Markers and the larger journey behind this work. I’m Eric Kaulfuss, and this space is part journal, part reckoning, part reinvention. After 25 years in corporate HR, a layoff cracked something … Read more
