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The True Essence of Strength: Earning Virtues Through Adversity

It would be quite a challenge to try to find someone who is strong who hasn’t been through an incredibly difficult life. It would be quite a challenge to try to find someone who is wise or courageous or gentle or forthcoming…who hasn’t been through an incredibly difficult life. When I meet someone, or readContinue reading “The True Essence of Strength: Earning Virtues Through Adversity”

It’s not our Schools, Teachers, or Administrators that are Failing Us.

“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” ~ Buckminster Fuller The other night I had a nightmare in which I was literally screaming down a crowded corridor, “HEY! HEY! HELP! Please! Our kids are dying! Look at ’em! Wake ’em up!Continue reading “It’s not our Schools, Teachers, or Administrators that are Failing Us.”

Create Your Own Path to Happiness

The content emphasizes the importance of forging one’s unique path rather than following societal norms. It discusses how fear, laziness, and disconnect hinder personal growth and fulfillment. The author encourages self-awareness and the pursuit of passions, advocating for letting go of comfort to embrace risk and potential. By recognizing one’s worth and deserving nature, individuals can overcome barriers and live authentically. Ultimately, it’s about changing direction, engaging courage, and learning to navigate one’s unique journey toward happiness.

Be the Flowers.

“We need much less than we think we need.” ~ Maya Angelou Just a few nights ago, after a day filled with unusual and uncomfortable worries and other negative emotions, I found the ground again…or should I say that I was graciously but directly reintroduced to the ground. Grounded by someone’s thoughts, words, grace, andContinue reading “Be the Flowers.”

I Need This. I Want That.

With the exception of the staples: food, water, shelter, we don’t actually need much. Or do we? There’s a big difference between merely surviving and truly living. As an animal, we need to eat, drink, and be protected from disease, extreme climate, and predators. But as whole human-spiritual-social beings…what do we need in order toContinue reading “I Need This. I Want That.”

What’s Next? Wanna Help?

As I start my 20th year in Education, it’s never been more evident that our kids and our families…we’re hurting. We’re growing to distrust our government, our churches, our medical systems, our corporate structures, our educational leaders, our food sources, etc. At the same time, and I believe as a result of that trend, we’reContinue reading “What’s Next? Wanna Help?”

We Can’t All Be Winners. Or Can We?

Years ago, as so often happened, one of my boys said something that changed the way I see things. When one of my boys was maybe three or four years old he asked me what time it was, to which I responded, “Honey, it’s 7:05.” He then said, honestly and directly, “But dadda, ‘O’ isn’tContinue reading “We Can’t All Be Winners. Or Can We?”

What Does a Dog Know About Fiji?

What does a dog know…of the beauty of Fiji if the beautifully captured, glossy, full-color pictures of its clear blue waters and its white sandy beaches are rolled tightly into the travel magazine that its owner uses to smack her with? She learned that…”When dad has that thing…he’s gonna hit me with it again.” ThisContinue reading “What Does a Dog Know About Fiji?”

Running to the Comfort of Our Burning Barns

“The size of the gap between your passion and the amount of time you spend immersed in it is equal to the size of your unhappiness.“ Hey guys! It’s Dad. We tend to be creatures of habit; creatures of comfort. But sometimes comfort, security, and safety rob you of your riches; your best, happiest, mostContinue reading “Running to the Comfort of Our Burning Barns “

#itsdad ~ You’ve Never Made a Wrong Decision

Hey guys! It’s Dad. When I was in college I had the privilege of taking an economics class taught by Stanford University professor and Austrian economist Kurt Leube. He opened my mind to an amazing truth that took me a long time to really wrap my head around. Sometimes this idea can be the mostContinue reading “#itsdad ~ You’ve Never Made a Wrong Decision”