While generosity is certainly a virtue, it is not necessarily an action. The simply act of giving something doesn’t mean a person is being selfless or altruistic, it could be that they are hoping to get a return on another favor of their own. This is a quid pro quo, but when the agreement is […]
There is something particular to consecrating a union between to people who might otherwise be platonic friends. It is not an uncommon phenomena actually, for the bond between two people to be irreparably altered by a single phrase, “Can I borrow some money?” Even the strongest of marriages have fallen prey to financial issues, money […]
When we say the word “service” sometimes we think about the waitress who brings us our coffee, or the mechanic who fixes our car. A whole other world of “service” points us to the military, missionaries, and nonprofit volunteers who build houses for people who’ve lost them in natural disasters. But there are other jobs […]
In the late 80’s and early 90’s we saw a great swell in business towards affirmative action like policies that brought people together from different walks of life to work together. The idea was meant to open doors to people who had historically faced discrimination by favoring them in contemporary settings. For some, it was […]
There is a lot of talk about vulnerability and empathy these days. We are seeing calls for new kinds of leadership, and new kinds of relationships. Connections based on trust and openness are more equitable, more collaborative, and last longer this we know. But what we haven’t yet seemed to master is how to create […]
Life doesn’t always go as we planned, this is a fact we are all to familiar with. What I am particularly interested in though, is understanding how I can be better at making plans that fit with the way life is going. Planning is only valuable if we have certain assumptions we can rely on. […]
You’ll sometimes hear people say, “Marriage is hard work” and when you take a moment to think about it, you realize there is no truer statement. When two people come together and form a union for the rest of their lives it’s a huge deal, and almost strange that it has become the norm. How […]
After last month’s US Government shut down with another deadline soon approaching. We find that compromise is a not always possible with even the most accomplished negotiators and politicians. In some cases meeting in the middle is very easy, it comes in the form of haggling over vintage store threads, or deciding who among friends hosts a […]
I find ironic that we are so focused on New Year’s Resolution at the beginning of the year. When we think of resolve, it harkens ideas of closure. But in January of every year we are doing anything but settling things, we are rustling them up. It is time for us to make good on […]
Crash. Bang. Reality. As I woke up, a dark misty haze was swirling around my mind. The moment that I recognized that I was in a hospital bed, the events of the past 24 hours came flooding through my mind. I had tried to take my own life. At the age of 26 years old, […]
