My kids are reaching an age where they’re trying to decide what their careers are going to be. We spend a good chunk of our children’s lives basically preparing them for nothing. We send them to school, and they get used to the automation of it all. You show up year after year, going from …
This is the Life You’ve Chosen: The Path to 100% Responsibility
I recently watched Wicked: For Good, and it sent me down a Wizard of Oz rabbit hole. I watched the first Wicked movie, Oz the Great and Powerful (the Sam Raimi/James Franco one), and then finally the original Wizard of Oz movie. Well, when I say “original,” I suppose I mean the most popular Wizard …
Do Something Today Your Future Self Will Thank You For
Last week, the local Alamo Drafthouse (and I think pretty much every movie theater, actually) was showing Back to the Future. Since it happens to be one of my favorite movies of all time, and I was too young to see it in theaters when it came out, I decided to go. If you’re not …
Becoming Who You Really are by Facing the Zombies That Haunt Your Life
Went to the coffee shop today, and an old song came through on my playlist. It’s an absolute banger by Breaking Benjamin, and I’m going to share it with you right now. Source: Breaking Benjamin YouTube Page How often do you hear a song that takes you back to a moment or a place in …
The Relentless Pursuit of Something Beyond Yourself
This past week, a former student reached out to me for some advice about a career path she was considering. I’ve been out of education for almost six years now, so this doesn’t happen very often anymore. It led to a short back-and-forth, and I offered her some words of encouragement to help her through …
How to Accept the Present Moment and Embrace the Ever Changing Nature of Life
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything, and that’s basically because I fell off the wagon a couple of months ago. But that’s the nature of addiction. Sometimes you stumble. Sometimes you fall. But somewhere in the falling, we learn things about ourselves if we’re willing to look. This post is about some insights …
What Severance Taught Me About the Power to Change
I recently finished watching the show Severance on Apple TV+. It’s been on my to-watch list for a while, but Apple TV+ is one of those streaming services I never really felt was worth spending money on. So I kept putting it off. However, the first season was available on my flight to Hawaii, so …
Five Lessons I Didn’t Expect to Learn in Hawaii
I just flew in from Hawaii and, boy, are my arms tired. Sorry, I couldn’t resist. It’s an old joke, but a classic. I, like the good dad that I am, have to make that joke every time I take a trip that involves flying (which has been a grand total of three times now …
How I Found My Way Through the Darkest Season of My Life
A while back, I faced an incredible existential crisis. You know, one of those things that gnaw at the holes inside you and make you question why you even bother to get out of bed in the morning. It started about a year before my mom died. I went to bed one night, and while …
How to Unlock the Prison You Created to Protect Yourself
Let me start this post by saying that Ted Danson is a national treasure. What I love most about him is that he stays in his lane. He knows exactly what he’s good at, and he sticks to it. He doesn’t pretend to be or do more. Simple. Elegant. Funny. So, when I discovered he …