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January 2022

January 13, 2022

Avoiding Choices

I have seen a few social media posts recently that say, “No resolutions for me...

November 2021

November 23, 2021

Why Giving Up is Such a Popular Option

We like to give up. We don’t like to admit it, but the truth is...

November 18, 2021

How Vision Affects Movement

There is an intimate and often overlooked relationship between our eyes and our feet. We...

November 09, 2021

My Top Three (Unhealthy) Coping Strategies to Avoid Making A Decision

There are lots of decisions to be made every day. Lots. It is overwhelming if...

September 2021

September 14, 2021

The Character Piece

We are a competitive people. We like to win. The feeling of victory is unlike...

July 2021

July 22, 2021

Coping Mechanisms

In the course of the human journey, there is one significant fork in the road....

June 2021

June 22, 2021

The Consequences of Getting Away With It

When we are faced with negative consequences, one of our natural tendencies is to ask...

June 08, 2021

Analyzing My Ability to Analyze

Just about every choice we make is a cost/benefit analysis. Our brains look at the...

June 03, 2021

Zooming Away

We are currently on vacation. Life in New York City can be as full of...

May 2021

May 18, 2021

Whose Decision Is It?

One of the things that can quickly derail our ability to make decisions is the...

May 04, 2021

The Myth of Inaction

When faced with an overwhelming amount of choices (or a set of choices we don’t...

February 2021

February 18, 2021

How to Become the Chooser

There is a great tension in every human soul between what happens to us and...

January 2021

January 12, 2021

The Motivation of An Imagined Future

I don’t really like time travel movies. It feels like they don’t really work through...

December 2020

December 29, 2020

The Power and Place of Forgiveness

There is a subtle rhythm to the way we live. A pattern of ups and...

December 10, 2020

The Breakdown Between What We Profess to Value and What We Actually Do

Conventional wisdom goes something like this: if your actions don’t match what you profess to...

November 2020

November 03, 2020

The Process and Impact of Our Choices

Election day is one of the few days in American society where we truly feel...

October 2020

October 20, 2020

After The Crossroads

A decision has been made. You reached a crossroad and selected a choice. You have...

September 2020

September 22, 2020

Perspective is Something You Choose

It is hard to tell what is true in this crazy world. We see biased...

September 01, 2020

Creating Crisis

Why do we wait until the last minute to do things? Why do we travel...

August 2020

August 25, 2020

Reconciling Two Concepts of Time

My wife and I have spent a lot of time in a lot of foreign...

August 21, 2020

Take Your Rest With You

Life is such a difficult adventure. It is fun. It is infuriating. It is hard...

August 04, 2020

Every Day Crossroads

I grew up in a small West Texas town. Beginning in junior high, I was...

July 2020

July 16, 2020

How Baby Steps and Giant Leaps Transform Your Life

It is easy to focus on what is “wrong” around us. Our situations and circumstances,...

July 02, 2020

How Are You Spending Your Freedom?

With the celebrations of July 4th looming, many Americans are contemplating what it means to be...

April 2020

April 02, 2020

The Secret to Vibrant Living

Life is hard. All of us are doing our best to live a life of...

March 2020

March 19, 2020

Why You Hoard Excuses

On a recent trip home, my brother and I were reminiscing about this little creek...

March 10, 2020

Perseverance is a Shape-Shifter

When it comes to perseverance, my mindset is usually centered on how I can outrun...

January 2020

January 14, 2020

How To Weigh Your Options

All of life is about choice. We cannot control all of the consequences of our...

January 03, 2020

The Competing Ends of Man

At least once a week, I wake up and don’t want to go to whatever...

December 2019

December 30, 2019

End Well

As soon as Christmas is over, we start looking toward New Years. A new start....