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January 2022

January 25, 2022

Victorious Living Does Not Always Feel Like a Win

One of the great difficulties of my adult life is reconciling the reality of success...

January 18, 2022

Listening to Others

I used to think the primary goal for my life was to be heard. To...

January 06, 2022

Starting Anew

Statistics suggest that most New Year's resolutions are already in trouble, just a week into...

December 2021

December 30, 2021

A Rare Case for Gratitude for 2021

You certainly are not going to read this in a lot of places, but I...

December 23, 2021

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

So, Christmas is a couple days away, but I doubt you need me to remind...

December 21, 2021

Getting Used to Four Seasons

I grew up in West Texas, where it is warm most of the year. Although...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

The Home Stretch

With Thanksgiving in the rear view mirror, the holiday season is officially underway. So is...

November 25, 2021

The Subtlety of Thanksgiving

I have always thought of Thanksgiving as the most subtle of holidays. As a kid,...

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 16, 2021

Good Guys and Bad Guys

There are a lot of ways a good guy, bad guy narrative can be beneficial....

November 11, 2021

Integrating Celebration and Recognition into Daily Rhythm

Recently, I have noticed how our work meetings tend to focus on the negative. People...

October 2021

October 28, 2021

How We Wait

When I was a kid, there was nothing worse than waiting. I would whine, cry,...

October 26, 2021

What Is This Really About?

I read an interesting article today about the various angles of hypocrisy (spoiler: there are...

October 12, 2021

When Enough is Enough

If you are anything like me, there is a great tyranny that threatens your ability...

September 2021

September 21, 2021

Choosing Your Base: How Foundation Affects Perspective, Attitude, Action

There is a lot to unpack in our modern world when it comes to perspective....

September 09, 2021

The Light in the Tunnel

We often talk about the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel”, the hope...

September 02, 2021

The Purposes of Celebrating Work

When I was a kid, I had no idea what Labor Day was about. It...

August 2021

August 26, 2021

More to Say

Today marks the 500th Victorious Living blog and it has me reflecting on all of...

June 2021

June 29, 2021

Hypocrisy and Blind Spots

There is a lot of partisan squabbling and finger pointing going on in the world...

June 24, 2021

A Vacation From Fear and Anxiety

We recently went on a vacation to Wyoming. The timing was perfect; we flew out...

June 15, 2021

Abundant Metaphors: Lakes and Rivers

On our recent vacation to Wyoming, we spent some time in Grand Teton National Park...

April 2021

April 29, 2021

The Easy Life: How Work, Rest, and Meaning Intertwine

We went on vacation recently and it was wonderful. Work has been pretty busy and...

April 27, 2021

My Agency in My Own Safety

There are few things as hotly contested in today’s world than the idea of personal...

April 22, 2021

Man and Nature (Earth Day Musings)

Every year, one of our staff members sends me the important dates of the year...

April 08, 2021

The World is Taking a Dive

I was quite the soccer player when I was a teenager, but never got into...

April 06, 2021

Self-Assessment (How Are You Doing?)

The counselor at the school we work at often encourage staff, faculty, and students to...

March 2021

March 25, 2021

The Redeeming Road (A Step Toward Easter)

As we are heading into the Easter season, we celebrate Passover and Palm Sunday. An...

March 23, 2021

An In-Between Life

I have been working recently on a science fiction novel–the White Whale of my writing...

March 18, 2021

Reflections on The Happenings of a Year

It has been a full year since the Coronavirus pandemic manifested in full and a...

March 11, 2021

Losing Our Ability to Perceive

It is no real secret that the world is going bonkers. Not exactly a hot...