The pursuit of balance is the theme of the year for me. Now that we’re out of the COVID dog house and at the halfway point of 2021, I can look back a bit on the things I’ve learned about how to live with better equilibrium. Balance exploration is leading me inward to a place of...
I struggle with saying ‘no’. This struggle doesn’t always present itself. I find it much easier to institute the ‘no’ boundary when I clearly see a transgression or injustice. However, for me, it can be much more difficult to be direct in saying ‘no’ in the gray areas. There are several reasons this is the case. First,...
I know of no sport that exists where the championship happens at the top of the season. It would make some sense. At the beginning of the season your roster is usually at its healthiest. You’re usually missing the least number of players to injury. The team is fresh and rested. As with the beginning...
I think it’s safe to say that we all experiment with doing what our hearts desire against the instruction of conventional wisdom. For some, this desire-based approach to living marks an entire season of life. A subset of these people string together enough seasons to make this approach to living the theme of their lives. These...
Each year, I collaborate with God to choose an orienting word on which to focus. As I wrote about in my final blog post of 2020, I went on a major Karate Kid and Cobra Kai binge to cap off the year. There were so many unexpected gems of wisdom in this series, but one concept...
I have a nearly obsessive fixation with eradicating ignorance from my life. Simply stated, I love to learn. Sometimes I wonder if I enjoy knowing as much as I enjoy learning. It’s sort of like the feeling of watching a TV show for the first time vs. having watched it already. If I could erase...
There’s this thing I do. From time to time, I notice myself drifting towards things that are the opposite of what I value. I get distracted. There are a number of factors that cause this. First, humanity is dynamic. I drift because I am constantly changing and evolving as a being. I’ve noticed that when I...
Perhaps some people really don’t know any better. Or maybe it’s more nuanced than that. Perhaps there is a large subsection of the population that never got a chance to see it up close. Maybe for these people it is just a concept. Maybe it’s like the abominable snowman. I could see how it could...
In order to properly launch into the hit series “Cobra Kai” (season three comes out tomorrow… wooo!), I decided to go back and watch all of the original Karate Kid movies. It took me a few days to get through the series but I thoroughly enjoyed them. I gained much inspiration from the late Pat Morita’s...
There’s one extremely easy way to experience “the Christmas miss” this year. What is “the Christmas miss”? It is when you neglect to give your “presence” to the people who matter most to you. This year I’m extremely blessed to have family coming to my new home. I’ve been waiting for this with anticipation for months....