Writings
Essays & Reflections
Writings by Amy Shortt on human formation, beauty, wisdom, and the inner life of leadership.
- Essay
Attending Autumn
On attention, beauty, and what stays with us
A reflection on attention, beauty, and the things that quietly become part of who we are.
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- Essay
From Beauty to Wisdom
On Human Formation in the Pursuit of Wisdom
A reflection on how beauty, intentional practice, and human formation cultivate the capacities from which wise leadership emerges.
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- Essay
The Leadership of a Life
Dolly Parton · Wendell Berry · Gloria Steinem
On how we live becomes the way we lead. Amy Shortt | September 2026
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