Sometimes you have to wonder why we so easily miss it. You know, the obvious stuff that, once we see it, we wonder how we missed it in the first place! My girls like those puzzles where you are suppose to find the hidden pictures in a larger picture, but invariably I hear this little…
A quote from Virgil's Aeneid says "the descent to hell is easy." And no one ever expects their good intentions to turn out bad. That's the "law of unintended consequences." It seems we humans are better at coming up with witty quotes than we are at avoiding the mistakes of our "good intentions" gone bad.
But…
As a former police officer, I remember well having to memorize the rules of the road so that I could ENFORCE the rules. Of course all these laws were on the books for people's safety, but I can't tell you how tempting it was to reduce that central purpose to the mere enforcing the rules…
Why is it we humans struggle with understanding certain things about life, technology, relationships, politics, and the list goes on and on? Well, it's got everything to do with different experiences, different upbringing, different priorities, and so on.
But what if there was a basic understanding that was fundamentally common to all humans, something meant…
It was a bit of a surprise to me. In fact, it was such an unexpected revelation about myself that I am still processing this information to this day. I was embarrassed. You see, I have never had a hard time being in front of a lot of people. It was just never much of…
"I don't believe in God." "OK" I told him. "Tell me about this god you don't believe in." This young man began describing Zeus. You know, a god who is vindictive and angry; who punishes the mortals with the lightning bolts of pain and sorrow. This god tries to control humans through threats and rewards.…
“Did you hear…” That’s the beginning of a moment that rarely turns out good! And that’s because this is usually the beginning of a conversation that is more gossip than true. But we do love to gossip, don’t we? Unfortunately, there are real consequences to spreading stories, especially when those stories are either untrue or,…
"Well, to be fair..." I cringed when I heard these words, because I knew what followed was an attempt by the speaker to shut down the discussion. After all, everyone wants "to be fair," don't we?
Of course we want to be "fair." It seems to be an ingrained and foundational "sense" we humans all share.…
Ever heard someone say "I'm hoping for the best, but expecting the worst?" Yeah, me too. In fact, I've said it! And the truth is it's never happened, the worst I mean. That thing that I've feared the most has never happened. And yet, isn't it amazing how our minds can conjure up these "worst…
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to “eat crow” over some idea I had or position I held that turned out to be, oh not necessarily “wrong” but “too small” or “too narrow” for the subject at hand. It’s made me a bit gun shy at times to make a definitive statement…
