It astonishes me sometimes – no, often – how ever person I get to know – everyone, regardless of everything, by which I mean everything – lives with some profound … Read More

  In her memoir Why Religion? Elaine Pagels described noticing that she’s attracted to a female friend. A little background on her: Raised by atheist parents, she chose Christianity as … Read More

Twenty-four years later and it’s still a touch surreal to me to think that I was nearly murdered at 18. I’m not sure there are other words for it: My … Read More

  Since making my first entry in September of 2016, my five-year journal has paid dividends, both each evening as it cues me to ask myself, “What do I most … Read More

  A handful of years ago, I asked my mom to recount for me a bit of family lore. It was the kind of story that infuses most families, so … Read More

  …only the fool thinks he is wise; the wise man knows himself to be a fool. Perhaps to be educated is to be a fool. The wise man knows … Read More

  I share Shinzen Young’s equation for suffering – Pain x Resistance = Suffering – several times each week. That’s how powerful I find it: its presupposition of pain; its … Read More

For the sake of marketing, I’m supposed to tell you that coaching with me will relieve the discomfort you’re feeling… …about shifting your career or developing your life or understanding … Read More

I’m from Greensboro, North Carolina, originally. This past February 1 marked the 60th anniversary of when four young NC A&T students – David Richmond, Franklin McCain, Ezell A. Blair, Jr. … Read More

I read a theory the other day that one answer to the Fermi Paradox – If the math suggests so convincingly that there are other sentient being out there in … Read More