I was flipping through various musings, looking for what is worth saying and what is worth your attention. Instead, I wrote this for you: We live in interesting times. With good fortune, our challenges will become historic moments that will live far beyond any of us. And as history is written so often by the Read more about Tiles Together[…]

There is much I am thankful for: Potable Water Electricity Organic Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups The Interweb Roads and Transportation Freedom of Speech Mom and Dad You You know all those people you want to thank for being so amazing and for what they’ve given you? All the things you want to gush to Read more about Giving Thanks[…]

Life isn’t always easy, and it’s usually simple. Human beings often collapse simple and easy. Getting fit is simple: exercise often and be responsible for what you put in your body. Simple, but not always easy. Simply put, there are things you and I want. There always will be. We can create specific benchmarks to Read more about Simple[…]

Aliveness: in a state of action; in force or operation; active: full of energy and spirit; lively having the quality of life; vivid; vibrant: You know those moments of intensity when your hair stands on end, when you feel jumpy, or like you’re crawling out of your skin? The anxiety before a big presentation or Read more about Aliveness[…]

Here we are, in this moment when everyone is dealing with the same problem. And it’s wearing all of us down in whatever way it does. That’s the thing about being alive. It’s intense. In many ways, life is easier than it’s ever been. We have technology and tools that provide a stable food supply, Read more about Resilience[…]

Think about the things in your life that matter to you. Are you living life to the fullest? There’s a lot of “I don’t know” in the answer. Over here, in your meat suit where you are reading this, your life is not a concept. You are not a theory, or an insightful notion. You Read more about The Wonder of You[…]

The dastardly creature residing within all of us. Like a diamond, there are more facets, expressions, and ideas attached to the human condition that can be expressed in a post, a book, or even several volumes.  There are thousands of disciplines, from psychology to economics, that deal with elements of the human condition.  There are Read more about Oh, the humanity![…]

You don’t have to spend more than five minutes online to see we’re doing a terrible job of understanding where other people are coming from.  In today’s extremely charged and polarized political climate, many people are unwilling to even consider someone else’s worldview as valid. And then we wonder why there’s so much anger. I Read more about The Tides of Compassion[…]

Sales is such a funny thing.  In some ways, everything is sales.  If I want pizza and you agree to it, I sold you on it.  Obviously some things are easier to sell than others.  Visions and projects are some of the toughest.  From what I’ve seen, it kind of looks like this: When someone Read more about Don’t Bore Us. Get to the Chorus.[…]