You don’t need to look too closely to realize the truth — This will be brief… We’ve all been through a heavy bit of change. The whole world has. Just look around. Life has become a bit challenging, and expensive. On top of COVID-19, Russia in Ukraine has the entire world knotted with anxiety. But how has it affected you? The real…

The perception of intuition might be the problem. — We’ve all had those days where things just aren’t lining up at all. You might even believe that someone is out to get you, to sabotage your life in some ridiculous way. Maybe it’s a coworker. Maybe it’s your mom. Your best friend, your boss. You might even think it’s…

Even middle-aged students can learn from my mistakes — I’m sure you remember the first day. It was warm. You drove to campus early, or got roused from your tiny dorm bed by a frantic roommate. Then you made your way into a hallway, wandering like a lost deer into your first class. Then when the class was full…

You can live, and hustle. — As I sit pecking away at my keyboard throughout the day, my son plays diligently in the foreground. I pause to watch him as he zooms his cars around, crashing them violently, then taking care to make both cars apologize to one another for the collision. And the cycle continues. …

Life doesn’t hide from us, we hide from it. — “Listen to the wind, kiddo.” That’s the line I heard from my grandfather the day I left for Marine Corps bootcamp, long ago when I could barely grow hair on my chin. It wasn’t the first time I’d heard it. It was something he’d say from time to time. …

Sometimes, following a roadmap helps a lot. — One of the most powerful symbols in my life has been the wolf. I see it in odd places, in dreams — in the wild. And for me it represents protection, freedom, a kinship with wilderness. In dreams I often see the wolf standing across from me, opposite me across…

You never truly forget who you really are. — There’s an age-old question that pervades human existence. It’s a primeval question, one with an answer that has evaded us for millennia. And it’s this question that we’re all ultimately prompted to answer when we begin study in philosophy, religion, the arts and all humanities. It’s the question that many…

We all love peace, but there is a time for everything under the sun. If you look across America, if you look across the world, people everywhere are begging for peace. Stop the violence, they say. Stop the killing, they shout. End the wars. End the suffering. And as natural…

Not every thought about positivity is actually positive. “You need to surround yourself with positive energy.” “Eliminate the people in your life who don’t make you feel your best.” “Ghost anyone who crosses your line.” “Speak your truth, who cares how it makes anyone feel.” If you’ve heard any of…