Does your ego really need that graduate degree?

Does your ego really need that graduate degree?

I got my Master’s degree largely to feed my ego. At the time, I was not yet immersed in the work of personal development so I was still living entirely AS my ego instead of actively trying to kill it and free the real me. But without the right terminology, I still...
Let’s Talk Politics

Let’s Talk Politics

It’s all about perspective, right?  As my wise pre-teen philosopher pointed out to me the other day, the British don’t have us down as the heroes of the Revolutionary War in THEIR history books.  That’s just our side of the story. And speaking of sides, we sure do...
Inner Dreamer

Inner Dreamer

It doesn’t hurt to ask, right?  Or does it? My 11 year-old son will ask for anything. “Can I have chocolate chips for breakfast?”  “Can we buy that enormous stuffed turtle?”  “Can I ride in the boat on our way to the lake?” (Yes, he means on the highway.)    It...
Game Time

Game Time

Are you in the game?  Or are you on the sidelines? My thirteen-year-old son will have a new football coach in the fall.  Tonight I asked him, “What happens if he puts you on the bench?”   “Then I guess I sit the bench.”  “Wrong answer. You never accept the bench.” Now...