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I saw yet another ad today about dogs being “man’s best friend”. We’ve been talking...

We are in a hurry to name villains. We want to call out bad behavior...

Almost everything about our world is fake. We are careful to make it so. The...

We humans have worked ourselves into a very specific narrative. When things are happening to...

We are all trying to lead. We want to be the boss. The one in...

There is nothing more challenging than the onslaught of pain. Healing is a difficult and...

I’ve heard my whole life that I need to be humble. I’ve read all of...

Have you ever spent a day just doing “nothing”. You know, the days where you...

We spend most of our lives avoiding pain. Anything we can do to sidestep suffering,...

Confidence is an elusive character trait. We either lack it altogether or we play at...

Our pasts are as complicated as our present. Maybe even more. What we have been...

There are two kinds of things we are talking about when we use the word...

There are few things humans do quite as well as distraction. We set out to...

There are only two options when a tragedy strikes; it can strengthen relationships or destroy...

There is nothing quite like traveling together. For most couples, it gives a focused time...

There are all kinds of things that slow our progress, halt our growth, and interrupt...

We were very lucky early in our marriage to be introduced to the value of goal...

There are few things we want more than vulnerability. We want to be consistent and true to...

Change is the best and worst thing about being human. Everything is so wonderfully unstable....

For the last three days, we’ve been in San Francisco with some friends. The first...

We have a pair of friends who have been together for a long time. They...

We live in a world of extremes. The middle ground is losing ground. Whether it...

We are always surprised when relationships don’t work out. It is a weird phenomena that...

We love to blame others. It is a favorite pastime, as much a part of...

We live in New York and walk by thousands of people every day. A group...

The Book of James talks about a man looking at his face in the mirror...

We have become experts at avoidance. Our ability to avoid is so thorough and so...

We recently went to the doctor for a yearly check up and found out my...

We often talk about how much we want to belong. There is a clear desire...

A couple days ago, we started a puzzle on the kitchen table. We’ve written before...