In my youth, the most terrifying thing for me was to tell the truth. I knew in the face of hard questions, disappointment and confrontations that the result of truth would most likely be physical violence against myself and at best mental and emotional bullying. I tried my hardest as a small framed boy to […]
Monthly Archives: September 2024
An interesting study was done by Daniel Simons and Christopher Chabris on focus and what gets our attention. I wish I had seen this video before understanding how our vision and brain works together, but I think I’ll get just as much joy giving you the test as if I had taken it myself. In […]
This is a letter I wrote to a friend this week who feels at the end of their rope. Hopefully there is something in it that might resonate with your path as well: Dear friend, Over this past year I’ve watched as you have struggled with possibly the hardest of trials you have yet had […]
Hi friend, When I was 21 years old I fell in love with a girl named Sara. I say girl because she was just 18 and I was barely 21. After only a month of knowing each other, we eloped causing a lot of heartbreak for my parents and surprise from pretty much everyone I […]
Hello Friend, This week I’ve been thinking a lot about my behavior. For the most part I believe that overall contentment and joy comes from our behavior, usually as a result of what we view as right or wrong and how closely we align our behavior with them. Additionally, long term growth and somewhat guaranteed […]