#21 The World Is Inherently Unfair

“You know, I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, wouldn’t it be…

#31 Yield to Temptation

Yield to temptation … it may not pass your way again! — Robert Heinlein…

#14 Perfection is flaw disguised as control

When I sigh and say, “That’s perfect”, I’m usually intending to express a compliment…

#34 Every Lie We Tell

Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid…

#28 Comfort in the General Hostility of the Universe

I used to think it was awful that life was so…

#15 Reputation isn’t Character

Reputation is people talking — is gossip, Niska, Firefly.

#1 Strong Enough to Be Gentle

This week’s #BeTheChange challenge is to work to notice when you feel yourself acting from a place of fear.

#22 When We Are Being Unlovable

This reminds me most of being a parent to small children. When they were the most angry and frustrated…

#33 The Places We Don’t Respect

Life has a way of putting us into the places we don’t respect. —…

#8 The Path is the Goal

This one has been harder to write about than any of the others. Partially because, right now, I don’t love being on…