A Wealth of Insight
Centered in movement, often grounded in humor, and always intelligent, these pieces are timeless bites of wisdom. Start anywhere. Or choose a category (below) and dive into it!
Don't Be Scared of the Life Inside You
You Can't Change the Truth
Are You Waiting for a Change of Heart?
5 Reasons Monday Is a Fantastic Day
The Importance of Seeing and Being Seen
Instantly, I was surrounded. A big noisy Harley to my left and another big noisy Harley to my right. I was almost afraid to look, but I felt I had to.
What to Do When the Barbell Won't Budge
What to do? What's the next step when you know your body is ready but your mind is not?
The Human in Front of You Is More Important Than Any Screen
Make this one change and improve every relationship you have.
How Did You Love?
But if you would move beyond survival and improve yourself, you must ask these questions: Am I loving well? Am I loving enough?
What Gets You Up in the Morning?
Still we get up. We persist, we resist, we exist. Why?
Are You Tired of Your Bullshit Life?
Maybe it’s time to make some changes, darling.
Why It's Okay Not to Have All the Answers
We find ourselves in the questions.
I Know This Much Is True
In those moments when I get caught up in the sturm und drang of everyday life, I realize that (like that old Spandau Ballet song), I know this much is true.
Barbell Therapy (Or Why It's Okay to Sweat Out Your Anger)
Sometimes, to push myself physically to the ends of myself is the only way to find anything close to what resembles peace in this confusing world.
What They Think Doesn't Matter
Love those people who don't understand why you like to lift weights. Hug them, and then ignore them.
The Painful But True First Step to How Life Gets Better
I think we all get lost a little.
It's You
Make yourself as strong and as kind and as educated and as loving as you possibly can because you are the one constant everywhere you go.
I Will Not Be Broken
It wasn’t that I couldn’t be broken—the world had proven me wrong on that—but rather that I could refuse to be a broken person.
The Getting of Wisdom
The getting of wisdom is often a costly and painful process, but it is a process and you'll live.
Ugh, Patience
I don't have the answers to life, but I have figured out this: your weakness is telling you something.
Fewer Choices, More Freedom?
Fewer choices, more freedom. It's ironic, but sometimes it's true.