Life Lessons

First, let’s cut through the whitewashing. Whenever you hear anyone say they are “anti-woke” in the news or on social media, they are actually railing against whole other sets of circumstances that they do not welcome. It’s apparently good to stay asleep. Yet to misappropriate the term “woke” and make…

Churches Exist For the Worst Reasons — Our country is a mess here in 2023. And it’s not because we’ve “Turned our backs on God” as many conservative Christians like to spout off and say. It’s because organized religion is a scam. A fraud. …

Not just any woman — the RIGHT woman. — Fewer people are getting married these days, and of them, more are getting divorced. At first glance, it seems as though the concept of marriage, or even lifelong monogamy, is one fading into a relic. A shadow of what it once was. Perhaps, even, an outdated or obsolete proposition. My…

It’s easy to want the rippling rush of that next novelty. Like a tug at the chest from somewhere sweet and warm. But that only suits someone who derives happiness from externalities. More thrills. More cool new stuff. Having more and adventuring is not bad per sé, but you needn’t…

Listen to time then sip it nice and slow — I remember when my dad said, “I’m starting to fade away.” We all knew this was going to happen, including him. It would be his brain shutting down because of the lack of oxygen in his blood. It was a stunning statement to hear. It was one of the last…

When Taylor Swift famously sang the lyrics, “I knew you were trouble when you walked in, so shame on me,” she was dissecting her romance with the charismatic cad, Harry Styles. When my daughter, Lillian, and I scored two tickets to see her Eras Tour, I applied these lyrics to…

Mountain Dew’s mouse problem. — Business law was my favorite college course — primarily because we got to examine so many fascinating, strange legal cases. We learned the backstories of highly misunderstood cases, like the McDonald’s coffee spill lawsuit that resulted in millions of punitive damages for a woman (short version: it wasn’t a cheap…

The Archangels Tell Us How to Make It Easier — Higher consciousness awaits all of us, and it has never been easier or more available to bring into our lives. Although many of us have held onto third dimension emotions and ways of doing things, the old ways are no longer comfortable for us. I asked the Archangels about how…

Become unrealistic and learn how to make things happen. — When I interviewed victims of mass violence, I had to measure their self-beliefs in a post-war society. And then, to figure out how their beliefs affected their perceptions of justice. My research revealed that our level of self-belief affects our perceptions of the world around us and of ourselves. Your…