Do You Ever Feel Lost?

Lord knows, I do.  Not so much these days, but for a long stretch of seemingly endless time, I felt like Moses’ people lost in the desert. You know what that’s like.  You’re doing what you’re supposed to, handling your responsibilities, putting one foot in front of...

Are You Really Afraid Or Are You Just Lazy?

How could those two be connected?  I mean, you’re not lazy, right?  You work hard at what you do.  Give your job your all, take care of your family (sometimes multi-generations worth), apply yourself to school or learning any new task, work out hard, and any number of...

Do You Ever Think That Happiness Is Bullshit?

There is certainly enough woe in this world to support that idea. We all struggle.  As the Buddha said some time ago, “Life is suffering.”  And man, does evidence abound!  If nothing else, as Author M. Scott Peck summarized, “Life is difficult.” Yeah, buddy. And...

At The Risk Of Being Wrong

Encoded into our DNA is the desire to be right.  And oh, how we hold onto positions or dreams or relationships or jobs—even when we know they’re wrong.    And the more we bolster up a false truth, the longer before we accept reality. Denial of the real truth always...

7 Tips From My Time Dealing With Failure

Failing just sucks.  Doesn’t it?  No matter how you couch it, and all the positive (yes, to follow!) attributes that stem from it, failure just sucks eggs. We live in a world that worships success. Whether on the playing field, the art world, running a Fortune 500...

5 Ways To Stop Overthinking Your Life

Man, am I ever the Queen of this.  The World Champion.  Overthinking has been my nemesis for quite some time, and while thinking things through helps us to organize and plan, continuing to carry this out to infinity only serves to drive us batty. At least, it does...