How We Fail the Same Way. Twice. Again.
It’s not the magnitude of the situation that stops us. It’s whether we allow ignorance to strip us of the will to stand back up — and how we keep choosing not to look.
What We Run From Chases
Our feelings are omnipresent helpers trying to save us from something far more dangerous than discomfort. The dogs are always circling. It’s the running that makes them ferocious.
Staying the Same Has Consequences
Nothing makes us feel quite as comfortable as staying right where we are. We become masters of our quarter acre, loyal to identities we have outgrown. Yet another life keeps knocking.
Why We Stop Trying
Possibility is a universe we all inhabit. This is true even when we’re pretending to live in a universe of helplessness. Both are filters that determine whether we see…
Too Much Self
Self-consciousness and self-absorption consume the attention required to make a life. When all we do is monitor ourselves, we stop participating in reality and miss what life is trying to offer.
The Wrong Culture Will Convince You It’s You
Some cultures protect possibility. Others slowly convince us to reduce ourselves to what they can tolerate. Isolation is not always personal. Sometimes it’s environmental.