It can be all to easy to think that there is “something wrong” – with some circumstance in our lives, or even with us. We remember trips to the doctor for flu shots when we…
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Relationships: The New Currency
In the 2018 Cohen Brothers’ film The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a rugged pioneer (played by Tom Waits) enters an idyllic scene and pans for gold. I really enjoyed watching this vignette, not only because…
Your Greatest Asset
I’d like to take a moment and consider just what it is that is so crucial to the modern-day Renaissance Man (or Woman). Just to recap, a modern-day Renaissance Man (or Woman) is somebody who…
Becoming “Reborn”
I believe that everyone is inherently creative. In many religious texts, Man is created in God’s image. God is the ultimate creator, so it would make sense that we would be mini-creators. I find it…
Manic-Expressive
My dictionary defines Depression as: severe despondency and dejection, typically felt over a period of time and accompanied by feelings of hopelessness and inadequacy. I wish I could say I have no idea what this…
The Map Is Not The Road
Yesterday I was driving home from one of my all-time favorite places, Denny’s, and I was using my Garmin, as I am in the habit of doing when I go almost anywhere whose route I…
Practice is not always necessary.
If I am perfectly happy with my skills I already have, and am confident I can retain them without practicing, there is no need for me to practice. If I find more joy resonating in…
What Meaning Means
The difference between a meaningful life and a meaningless life is Action. Action being taken, specifically, towards a connection with something greater than ourselves. If, in the moment, no particular Action is being taken to experience…
The Cure For Negative Thinking
Anger is almost always a useless resort. It really has nothing to do with the person(s) or circumstance(s) to whom it’s directed, and much more to do with thoughts going on inside of the victim’s own…
Information vs. Innovation
Real innovation comes from having the courage to sound like yourself. There’s a catch, though. Part of sounding like yourself is knowing what “you” sounds like. And you can’t know that until you listen to…