Merry Christmas! I actually like the word “Christmas” – not for any religious reason, but because to me, growing up as a young boy in Western society in the West Virginia suburbs, Christmas meant a…
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Antisocial For Better Relationships
When you’re stuck on a ship, spending most of your days floating seemingly aimlessly on miles of sea, you start to notice some tendencies about yourself. In my case, I’ve noticed that I’ve been keeping…
New Age, New Attitude
It’s no mystery that we are living a New Age. Nearly every aspect of life, from social to financial to health, has been dramatically influenced by new trends, patterns, and behaviors, many of which didn’t…
True Balance Is Not Itself
Balance doesn’t always look like balance. It’s normal to get behind on some area of life, to have neglected our finances, our family, even our health – for reasons of time, overwhelm, or simply lack…
Getting To Everything
In my most recent post, A Critical Renaissance, I stated that in the wake of the new Renaissance (the one we’re living in now), individuals must cultivate and maintain each of the self-chosen most important areas…
A “Critical Renaissance”
We are in the middle of a modern Renaissance. People of all backgrounds and fields are becoming more aware of what it truly means to be successful. Of course, everyone has their own personal definition…
A Chat With Brian Charette
I went to see – well, to check out – a jam session in Studio City tonight. It was at one of the oldest clubs, and the oldest jazz club, in LA: The Baked Potato (I got…
Appreciation, or the Absurdity of Predestination
This started out as a journal entry, but I decided to post it as a blog post because I felt inspired to do so. This is my first blog post in a few months! It…
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…