As I took in the sight and reflected on the beauty, I understood that it was the light revealing the natural form of the cloud. If not for the sun's light, the clouds would have gone unnoticed as just another drab cotton ball tumbling across the sky. Then the insight struck: the clouds are like the people around us; in the right light, they are beautiful, and questions can be a means of light to draw out that beauty.
What Tempts You To Fear?
What tempts you to fear? In our brain, the amygdala controls the "fight or flight" response to the information our senses detect. However, humanity doesn't respond in unison to each sensory input.
A bump in the night wakes us out of a dead sleep, to reach for the nightstand gun. Some joker behind a keyboard spends two minutes to create a meme threatening to take something you hold dear, and…
What Blind Spots Does Your Dogma Create?
Chessmaster and martial arts champion, Josh Waitzkin, found the dogma of any particular martial arts form was a strength, but also revealed its weakness. This memory was triggered as I mindlessly scrolled through Facebook and came upon friends' political post. The post spelled out the tenets of the political bloc in succinct manifesto fashion, with the tone of complete disdain bestowed upon anyone deviating from this worldview. The comments were full of ardent agreement.
I have friends and family all over the political spectrum and work in DC…
What Is Your Encouragement To Correction Ratio?
As a young father, I was confident my children would be perfect. The little humans seemed to have a different vision for their future. Recounting my tales of woe, a friend inquired about my encouragement to correction ratio. After a quick review of the week, my numbers were dismal. My words had been heavily critical and…
Best Friends
The one crowned your best friend was once a stranger. Somehow the awkwardness of your initial meeting dissipated, and things changed for the better. However something sets this particular friend apart from others, and it is often time-based and infused with shared experiences.
I have known David for 18 years. We have raised our kids together, helped…