[Please note: This is the first in an installment series titled Sex Talks. These talks are meant to grow awareness and begin healthy conversations that we might otherwise not have had. Please be advised that content is naturally sexually explicit in nature. It is not meant to be a...
Last weekend I had the extreme honor and pleasure of witnessing my baby brother graduate from boot camp, officially becoming a United States Marine. I am still astonished. Four days later, I look at him barely recognizing his now chiseled jaw and nearly bald head. What has...
Walking your talk is hard. Claiming virtues and values over your life and then living them out is extremely challenging. I have a tattoo on my ankle that says, "Courageous One" Courage. Sometimes people see it and mistakenly believe that being courageous equates to being fearless. That's not true...
photo: henry hemming Mettā. It's a word that means loving kindness. I know that I am a yogi and that my world is supposed to revolv around "loving kindness," but sometimes I forget. Sometimes "the world spins madly on" and I forget about the loving kindness. [Don't tell...
source “The problem with being a person who values self-discovery and growth is that you lose your 'excuse' to behave childish and poorly with those in your life who are still childish and do not value growth as you do.” I heard myself say it and immediately recoiled with a humph,...
All great men are gifted with intuition. They know, without reasoning or analysis, what they need to know. {Alexis Carrel} A few weeks ago, I found myself in an interesting, new situation. It was an event that I knew was coming so, of course, I solicited feedback from my friends/mentor...
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do you find this confusing? Recently I sent out a huge stack of Andy Stanley's most recent book “The New Rules for Love Sex & Dating” to singles, marrieds, friends, leaders, & teenagers throughout the country. It was pretty awesome. In order to do so though, I had to stand...
I don't write well when my energy feels all bumfuzzled and conglomerated. In fact, I don't think well or feel very well either. Sometimes my brains turns on me. Have you ever felt that way? You know the true things. You know the facts, but your emotions (and the associated...
"There will always be good things vying for your attention, but choose wisely. Only the great things are deserving of it." I think this came from my brain. If it didn't and I owe someone credit, I apologize. I found this today as I was scrolling through the notes on my...