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Freedom of Choice

A good friend told me about a big check he is about to deposit. He’s a pro. He is a professional mercenary. He plays the game for money. He’s repeatedly […]

Let the World Know You Are There

I opened a letter my late grandparents wrote me August 6th, 1994 it read, “Congratulations: School may be over, but you never stop learning so go and let the world […]

Breathing Life Into Your Dreams

“These toys are REAL. They are alive!” John Lasseter, Co-Founder and Visionary of Pixar Animation Studios I believe that dreams impregnate reality. I love living inside the dreams that other’s […]

What Sucks the Life Out of You?

Fists were banging on the table while expletives were being used as verbs. It was late and everyone could feel the stress, worry, and anxiety in the room. I left […]

What Fills Your Emotional Energy Tank?

Do you know what fills your emotional energy tank? I’m not talking about food and your stomach. I’m talking about your soul’s very being. You see there is only one […]

The Science of Happiness

When I worked in advertising. I learned that cover titles are created to sells the most magazines. It’s not the compelling new content that drives the title. It’s the consumer […]

Building a Map For Your Life

Two years ago, we started building a map for our life. As I write this, we’re back in the same 500 square foot apartment at 9,000 feet below Mt Princeton […]

Gratitude For How Long It Took To Get Here

I spoke today at a church in Spokane, Branches. I noticed how at ease I felt. I remembered when I was twenty-five I worked at a radio station selling sixty-second […]

Living Life vs. Managing Life

Being away from my real life, I realize how difficult it is to intentionally live my life vs. managing my life. We’re on a two-week vacation making dedicated efforts to […]

Trip Report: 1,000 Mile Desert Southwest Road Trip in Our 1974 VW Joy Bus

I’m grateful for that unseat-belted, late 1970s family journey across the Mojave Desert for getting me hooked. Ever since, the drone of late-shift driving, the redolence of possibility and the […]