ALL EPISODES

What in life deserves our time and attention, and what things don't? I hope that as we consider that question, along with other topics...

I don't like the word vulnerability. To me, it strikes a tone of weakness. I think I understand what people are getting at when they say that we need to be vulnerable. The problem with vulnerability is that the word actually means that you are susceptible in some way to an attack from someone or something.

Sometimes things happen to us that are so terrible, that in a moment, everything in our world changes. There may be well-wishers and concerned friends and family, but as time moves forward, things will slip back into their normal pattern while you are left standing still. When you lose someone in your life that you loved.

.When I was younger, I used to watch a popular Japanese anime movie called "Spirited Away." I'm not generally a fan of that genre, but this particular film is a standout for me. It's steeped in Japanese cultural references from the past and has themes of childhood, modernization, gluttony, and more. The artwork alone is really quite striking.

My kids like to tell me what they can't do a lot. And sometimes it's trying a new food or doing some little thing that they're afraid of. As a parent, it can get frustrating when you know how easy it would be for them if they'd just do it. Usually when my kids are with me, I'll let them have a small dessert, like a little popsicle or something, if I can tell that they've made an effort to eat their food.

As I've gotten a little older, I've begun to notice all the small signs of aging beginning to show. I see the faint wrinkles starting to form and the rough skin that has seen way too much sun. When I began to notice these imperfections, I think it bothered me at first because I wasn't ready to accept that I was becoming middle aged.

In spite of what it may seem like sometimes, the cost of food for the average person, relative to the last several thousand years, has never been more affordable than it is now. Farming has become such an incredible science that our crop yields have never been higher. And we only seem to be getting better

 I really dislike the word should. It's this incredible word that we use to describe not what a person is going to do, but what they are...

If you ever want a good conversation starter. Ask a person what their dream home would be like. You could ask them where the...