What You and a Beluga Whale Have in Common
I’ll tell you the story of a moment that shook me in a good way. It didn’t last long, but it pierced the black that so often fills my interior life. Maybe you’ll relate. As I write this I’m in Atlanta for the Catalyst conference, and this took place in the preconference sessions, the “Labs,” as […]
What’s in Your Toy Hospital?
This is a picture of what I call our toy hospital. It’s a collection of things in our house that are broken–mainly toys, but also books, dishes, jewelry. Whenever something breaks at our place, we add it to the collection. And here and there, as we can, we pick up one of the items and […]
How One Little Thing Can Lead You to a Whole New Adventure
So what is that for you? When you look at your life, your work, your spirituality, your marriage, your parenting, your house, your neighborhood, your mission, your travel—what is one little thing you can do? What’s the one thing you’re going to do soon to move forward? Don’t choose one thing for all of those […]
Is This the Life You Want?
Recently my wife and I watched a movie called “I’m Fine, Thanks.” It’s a documentary about several people who reach a breaking point in life and respond by doing something unconventional. Several of the featured people achieve financial success but realize they’re miserable. One couple decides to pay cash for a 300-square-foot house and focus […]
What’s Your Side Project in Redemption?
My dad has a friend named Irv. Irv’s lifelong passion is working on cars, and I’m not talking about classic roadsters or sexy sports cars. The beater everyone else has given up on is more Irv’s speed. He relishes showing the world he can get another 30,000 miles out of that old Buick. I don’t […]
How Tension Can Lead You to Life
Take two breaths. I’m going to show you where one of them comes from. It all starts (and ends) with phytoplankton. Phytoplankton are single-cell organisms that float throughout our planet’s oceans. Billions of them. And they have a nemesis: viruses. Here’s what happens. Viruses try to batter their way through the outer shells of the […]