So Busy Doing, We Forget Being
Lately, I’ve been thinking about how much of my life is spent doing things. My work and responsibilities demand action. Decisions to make. Problems to solve. People to support. There is always something that...
Category: Weekly Postings
When Emotion Takes Control
When you get angry, you literally become less intelligent. “It’s biology” Psychologists call it an “amygdala hijack.” When the brain detects a threat, the emotional center takes control and temporarily suppresses the prefrontal cortex,...
No One Will Remember Your Productivity
We live in a world obsessed with productivity. We measure ourselves by accomplishments, efficiency, and how much we can fit into a day. Over time, productivity can become part of our identity. The problem...
The Price of Love
There are moments in life that remind us that love and grief are inseparable. The deeper we love, the deeper we grieve. Last week, my family and I said goodbye to Baloo, our beautiful...
The Things I Call Normal
Sometimes I wonder how many things I experience every day without noticing them. Was I grateful today for being able to walk?Probably not. Walking feels normal.Until I stop and think that somewhere, in this...
The Invisible Cost of Mental Noise
Most exhaustion does not come from what we are doing. It comes from what we keep carrying in our minds. A conversation replayed for the tenth time. A future problem rehearsed before it even...
The Strange Loneliness of Modern Life
There is something strange about modern life. We are living in the most connected moment in human history, yet many people feel profoundly alone. Young adults and teenagers especially have grown up surrounded by...
Complaining is a Trap
Sometimes I find myself complaining. It starts almost automatically, a reaction to something that feels off or unfair. In the moment, it feels justified. But when I step back, I see that it rarely...
My Life in 1080 Boxes
If I imagine my life as a grid of months, assuming I (hopefully) might live to 90 in (hopefully) good health, I can see how many have already passed and how many might still...
Living For Others
What if the meaning of life is simpler than we make it? Rainn Wilson suggests that it lies in serving others. Not in achieving more, accumulating more, or even becoming more, but in shifting...
