Aug 12, 2021Two Purposes For MoneyHow are we supposed to use this stuff? Finances are an ongoing topic in our lives. How we approach money (earning and using it) says a lot about our worldview and priorities. Money permeates everything: It’s a driver for our work. We use it to purchase daily essentials. We save…Money4 min readMoney4 min read
Jul 29, 2021Go Do Hard Things!Volunteering For Challenges — After a recent family visit, my friend left my children with the following words, shouted from his porch as we loaded into the car to depart: “Go do hard things!” Reflecting on his appeal, I considered what assumptions and ideas went into those parting words: Life offers us hard things…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Jul 16, 2021Valuing Your Current JobDon’t Give Up On It Too Early Nationwide there’s a (seemingly) chronic labor shortage. This crunch is particularly acute in skilled trades and manufacturing. But it’s also showing up in the service industry, and even administrative positions are turning over as people move around. Our social and governmental response to…Work4 min readWork4 min read
Jul 1, 2021Stop LyingGuarding Against Deception — Dr. Jordan Peterson is a well-known speaker, author, and clinical psychologist. He’s polarizing, with strong views about social trends, politics, and the individual’s responsibility for their life. The book that launched Peterson into the mainstream conversation was his 2018 work, “12 Rules For Life: An Antidote To Chaos.” In that…Personal Growth4 min readPersonal Growth4 min read
Jun 24, 2021Remember 2019?Why We Shouldn’t Go Back — We’re halfway through 2021, and (at least in the US) the calls for getting life “back to normal” appear to both increasing and feasible. 2020 was a crazy year with a worldwide disease, civil unrest, increasing conflict overseas, a volatile economy, and an even zanier political arena. It’s small wonder…Covid-194 min readCovid-194 min read
Jun 17, 2021Seasons of SilenceThe Value Of Saying Nothing — For anyone who’s counting, you’ll notice that it’s been some months since I’ve posted much on Medium. There are a few reasons for this lapse; and a primary one was encountering a period where I thought I had little of value to say. So I elected to say nothing. Silence. …Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Apr 21, 2021Carrying The LoadWhat We Can Learn From Life’s Burdens — Our lives have challenges. Each day is often a mixed bag of successes and failures. Sometimes it feels like we are gaining, and other days it’s two steps forward, one step back. There’s always room for complaints. There’s constantly room for improvement. And there are the burdens that are present…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Mar 17, 2021Default SettingsWhat’s Your Lens For Seeing The World? — Each of us has a lens for seeing the world. We have a framework for how we view, interpret, and understand the events and individuals surrounding us. Sometimes this framework comes naturally as part of our personality; in others, it is instilled from a young age. These perspectives are our…Perspective4 min readPerspective4 min read
Mar 10, 2021Consider Your WaysLooking At Where We Are Headed — The temptation is to remain engaged and busy. Productivity feels so satisfying. There’s always more to do, and the world rewards us when we get stuff done with gain, praise, and pride. But that same productive impulse can also cause us to march blindly on, oblivious to where our path…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
Feb 17, 2021A Communal LifeWe Are Not Made For Individualism — We are created to living in communion; this means that we are made to live in a community. Our society speaks about the community in vague ideas and platitudes, but only as a means to organize, not for building relationships and fulfillment. Even as “community” is a rallying call for…Family4 min readFamily4 min read
