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9 hours ago7 min read
Sleeping With Bread and Discerning Your Little "p" purpose
And so when we're doing things that light us up, we're being purposeful...Dr. Jordan Grumet On Sundays, I take six or so kids, including...
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Feb 287 min read
It's Never Too Late: Simple Ways for Making Meaning, Healing, and Changing the World
What do most people say on their deathbed? They don't say, "I wish I'd made more money." What they say is, I wish I'd spent more time...
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Feb 247 min read
What Drives Us? A Humorous (yet hopefully) Insightful Debate on Human Motivation
Life comes from physical survival; but the good life comes from what we care about. Rollo May Last night John and I caught up on the news...
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Nov 11, 20248 min read
Message from a Vet - Be a Hero: Stop the Fight and Start the Quest
There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth in his...
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Oct 8, 20246 min read
On the Brink of Everything: Hurricanes, Aging, Discovery, and Infinite Life
“Good Teacher, what shall I do so that I may inherit eternal life?” Mark 10:17, New Testament This morning and yesterday I’ve been...
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Oct 4, 20247 min read
The Powerful Process of Reconnecting With Your Values, Putting Your Values into Action, and Reaping Rewarding Life
Values provide perspective in the best of times and the worst. Charles Garfield . Here’s one early takeaway from this article. A simple...
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Aug 2, 20246 min read
Thoughts on “Bad Things”: A Hodgepodge for our Pockets?
"Adversity, in whatever form, can teach us valuable lessons and make us stronger if we have the courage to face it." Elizabeth Smart,...
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Apr 30, 20245 min read
"Life's Too Good Not to Be Happy": Voices of Resilience (and Hope)
"You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice." Bob Marley, singer Last week we were visiting with some...
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Jul 26, 20235 min read
Which Path to Happiness? Barbie or Oppenheimer? Or Barbenheimer?
I don’t know if we can be trusted with such a weapon. But I know the Nazis can’t. We have no choice. – Oppenheimer, the movie Yay space!...
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Nov 6, 20225 min read
What Is The Modern World Problem That Significantly Blocks Meaning and Happiness?
"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone," Blaise Pascal, French philosopher I was thinking...
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Jul 24, 20223 min read
Picking Pleasure Or Purpose
“…I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day.”...
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Jun 19, 20225 min read
How To Get Really Rich And Super Slim
“All any of us wanted, really, was to know that we counted. That someone else's life would not have been as rich without us here.” ― Jodi...
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Apr 14, 20224 min read
What the World Needs Now Is Love
I’ve been reading and thinking about this thing we call “love” (a close cousin to compassion) for many years. I’ve read various theories...
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Mar 31, 20224 min read
Dying Well
The art of living well and the art of dying well are one. Epicurus I know it's coming up - Mother's Day, but my mother is dead. Now I am...
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