True freedom is not freedom from work, but freedom in our work. ___ I write about things that interest me. Work is one of them because I, like most of the world, work a job that helps me make a living. I’ve met lots of entrepreneurs and remote workers — myself included — who are … More Choose Yourself: Freedom is Found in Hard Work
10 Reasons you should be afraid when your teenager becomes one with their computer. ___ My teenager has bonded with his technology. In computer-speak, this is called HCI: Human Computer Interaction, the study of how humans interact with computers. I don’t know why they need a new term for it. In my world, HCI is called Parenting. AKA: How loud do I have … More Terminator: Adolescent Day
This is how Google is redefining maleness. ___ Everyone knows Google. Google is the source of Gmail, and Google is also redefining what it means to be a man. It used to be that men were men because of their tools, their sports or their cars. Google is giving the vast group of “other men,” … More Gmail, eMale and What It Means to be A Man
There are two ways two view your life. Which one do you subscribe to? ___ Epic fail or Epic food? Think of an epic fail that you were a part of. Does that fail define you or is it only one small part of you? The difference in these two perspectives may be subtle, but it can make … More What You Can Do if you Are Not Failing Well
Americans, Canada is your best Candidate for the next election! ___ Okay American friends, this video made me crack up. It’s funny and makes us laugh at ourselves. I had to write about it and post it… just because it is so well done. We know that America is a great country. We just want … More Canada for President
Happy, outgoing and funny. But he was depressed, and no one knew. ___ Money, hockey and the NHL. Christ Burns faced a devastating injury and overnight he went from elite to bed ridden. His career was over, but he lost more than a job. His life was on the line. His friends thought he was the … More One Man’s Hidden Struggle With Depression
For someone in your life, you are indispensable. If you doubt it, just pick up the phone. ___ One telephone pole. Is one telephone pole really neccessary? Who cares about one lousy telephone pole. I can just whip out my cell phone and instantly make connections across the world. Who needs landlines to connect the dots? … More 16 Men and a Telephone Pole
Maybe it’s time to give recovery the finger? ___ We have gotten the idea of recovery wrong. Wrong! Recovery is sometimes thought of the absence of an addiction and the replacement with something more healthy. But life is more than addition and absence, plus and minus. Your body is continually adding new cells and removing old, decaying … More Give Recovery the Finger
Life is hard. It just is. But waking up is more fun than dreaming. ___ Being a person is difficult. It is a triumph of engineering that we can become as mature and put together as we appear most days. True, most of us are a combination of flesh and bone, cloth, hair gel, make … More The 8 Stages of Becoming a Human Being
Love is open like a storefront, honest like recovery and messy like art. ___ This poem was the impetus for my article, The Six Loves that Create Lasting Love. I welcome you to enjoy both pieces and I hope they provide you with some inspiration and encouragement in your relationships. ◊♦◊ What is Love? Love … More Love is an e-Motion
Getting High on Recovery 