On July 23, 2012, one year ago tomorrow, my wife and I met our adopted daughter for the first time. To honor the anniversary, I want to celebrate my daughter by celebrating her birth mom. Most of us know the story of the Chinese orphan. A harsh government policy of only one child per family […]
Are you afraid of making mistakes? My wife and I have been having some discussions about where our lives are headed and where we want to go. We see aspects where changes need to be made. Some changes are desired due to a shift in perspective. Some are due to a realization that not everything […]
We place so much value on fitting in and feeling normal, we go to great lengths to be so. We spend money to fit in. We use certain language to fit in. We pursue hobbies to fit in. We dress to fit in. And it is hard for us to see how ordinary doesn’t always […]
Why do you believe what you believe? Are you able to see truth? Or do you believe what you are convinced you are supposed to believe in order to conform? Does your brain sometimes lie to you about what you actually see? The Power of Conformity I recently read about conformity and the perception of what […]
How honest are you about your story? Sometimes we choose fake stories because they are easier. And to live in such a fake story, we have to lie to ourselves. But lies are only a temporary solution. The Truth about a Dad I recently listened to a Father’s Day message about how much a false […]
Today we celebrate independence. We celebrate our freedom. We celebrate our identity. We celebrate the refusal to live under oppression. We celebrate the decision to say no to those that used us as a tool and viewed us as a land whose value was in serving the purpose of others. Today we celebrate the right to […]
I’ve never been skydiving. I’ve never gripped the sides of a plane. The side door open. Wind rushing past me, ready to take me with it. Backpack strapped to my back filled with life-giving silk. I’ve never experienced the sensation of falling outside the cheap thrills of an amusement park. I’ve never completely given myself […]
Why all this talk about living better stories? Why do we write and read and try for anything different at all? Because of possibility. The possibility that there is more you can do. The possibility that you have settled for less. The possibility that a better story is not just possible, but doable. Has anyone […]
We easily get caught up in the artificial. From bodies to food to experiences, we thrive on living out a story that isn’t real. Visit any amusement park and watch people soak up these types of experiences. We take pictures of buildings made to resemble something real, but are actually fabricated from concrete and styrofoam. […]
If it hasn’t happened to you yet, it will. At some point in your life, at some stage in your story, you will feel as everything is too much. Perhaps it is a hole you dug. Maybe it wasn’t your fault at all. Maybe someone led you there. Maybe it just happened. Either way you […]
