Thought provoking

The hardest truth about happiness is that it's a choice.

Watch how people discuss their problems. They'll spend hours explaining why things are terrible, how unfair life is, and how others need to change. But suggest they might have the power to improve things and they suddenly have countless reasons why that's impossible.

Self-pity feels safer... See more

Confusing status with skill

The tenured philosophy professor at Princeton might not even be half as effective a teacher as the adjunct at the community college.

The head of surgery might be relatively better at meetings and politics than they are at actually helping patients.

Having a lot of social media followers doesn’t mean you’re really good at... See more

Work becomes great when curiosity drives it beyond obligation.

It’s really just you against the mirror. You vs you. No one else can win at a game of one. I know it’s hard not to get distracted, race horses wear blinders for a reason. Your lane you’re game. LFG.

The willingness to figure things out as you go is often the only difference between those who achieve difficult things and those who never begin.

As Picasso observed, "To know what you are going to draw, you have to begin drawing."

CONFESSION: God of peace and justice, we long

for the peace within, and without. We long to find

serenity of spirit in the midst of life’s struggles.

We long for harmony in our families and in all

our relationships. We long for the day when each

family everywhere might live in peace without fear,

enjoying the fruit of vine and tree. Yet we confess

that... See more

“The world is much better. The world is awful. The world can be much better.”