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.
Destruction Is a Hell of a Drug
It’s easier than we think to create experiences that are bad for us, addictively bad, but that feel good. The nervous system does not morally distinguish between expansion and depravity.
Shrink The World
Every day, there is something at stake. We can use this awareness, not to scare us, but to keep us from squandering our lives.