If you look out to the horizon, it looks flat. Which is interesting, because the earth is, of course, not flat. It’s round. But that’s our perception because we’re looking at a small enough stretch of a very large surface. The same is true with control. We think we have control over our lives. We […]
What Is The Motif In Your Life Trying To Tell You?
An intriguing historical story has popped up in not one, not two, but three different books that I read over the summer. When that kind of persistence happens in life, I tend to take notice. It often feels like those persistent motifs have a message that needs to be heard. The story goes like this: […]
When To Stop Chasing The Dream
There’s a lot of talk about going after your dreams and doing whatever it takes. Never accept no for an answer. Keep forging forward no matter what the cost. But can you take this too far? What if chasing after that dream has you running in circles and you are missing out on life […]
Trading Happiness for Meaning
A funny thing has happened since I left my corporate job. I had thought since I was leaving to pursue a calling closer to my heart that it would translate into feeling happier. I thought that spending more time with my kids, more time coaching, more time writing, would mean that I’d be easily blissed […]
The Folly of the Fearless Pursuit
Fearless Striving. Fearless Love. Fearless Callings. Fearless Living. Being Fearless is all the rage but is it even possible? You can’t banish fear to some far away place because what we resist will persist. And, like author Elizabeth Gilbert says, the only truly fearless people are psychopaths and toddlers. I have a two-and-a-half-year-old. Her […]
