The Struggle is Real, The Effort Worthwhile
It’s summertime up here in the Northern Hemisphere. Despite the countless joys that arrive with the season, for many ofContinue Reading
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So, ‘What do you do’, to Improve This Conversation?
It’s the time of year where obligation drags us to parties we could easily have blown off in April. It’sContinue Reading
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Those Little Hands
In my twenties I was extremely disparaging of children. I viewed them as loud, selfish, obnoxious, energy-draining parasites. I’d cast aspersionsContinue Reading
Remember These Open Arms As You Grow Old, My Sons
I was sitting in a coffee shop the other morning when I was swept away by the blissful energy ofContinue Reading
174 and 1/2 Steps To Be Thin, Happy, and an All-Around Amazing Human Being in Under Two Minutes
Okay, the title is a little dishonest. In reality, I’m not going to give you any finite number of simpleContinue Reading
Screw the Rod, Spoil Your Child
The world demands a change in human conduct, so be a mindful parent who is an agent in promoting beings who are emotionally capable of harmoniously cultivating such change. Start now by abandoning the temptation to be an unkind tormentor to your child on the pretense you’re raising a ‘respectful’ adult. Do not make a principle out of insensitivity towards your child, because it will perpetuate the same brand of pathological, unenlightened, self-serving adults who have put humanity in the sorry state it is today.
Trust Me, You Do Not Want to Know What is Going on In Here
Those four words. Like dogs to a high-pitched whistle and flies to mortally electrifying light, they render the same degreeContinue Reading
A Mountain of Evidence in the Gender Wars
The gender wars are a hot potato and I don’t tread into those waters lightly. But the other night IContinue Reading
Treading in the Deep
Originally written November 2012 The separation was almost a year ago, long enough to feel acceptance of where things haveContinue Reading
