Ideas are free, execution is priceless.

Contrary to what the comic books depict, your superpower doesn’t have to be something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world. There’s no rulebook that says you need this exaggerated, telekinetic or world class ability. It can simply be a gift that you possess, that nobody can take away from you, which contributes a disproportionate amount of meaning in yours and other people’s lives….

There’s a powerful movie about top secret government operatives who killed the most wanted terrorist on the planet. When the agency director finishes his interview with the top candidate to lead his strike team, he looks over to his second in command: What do you think of the girl? To which the subordinate replies: I think she’s really smart. Then director responds with a cinematic thousand yard stare. Jeremy,…

Depression is like an over eager party guest. It doesn’t need an invitation. Sometimes it just shows up. Even if we’ve done tons of inner work to keep meaninglessness at bay, it can never be entirely ruled out. Because the pilot light inside the human brain needs only the smallest spark to ignite. If those two metaphors weren’t enough for you, here’s another one from my favorite comedian. Carlin…

It’s difficult to set boundaries after somebody has repeatedly violated them for an extended period of time. Because at that point, you have no ground to stand on. You’ve already been giving the mice so many cookies for so long, that it’s too late to break the habit. Even if you do draw the line, the other person is likely to not take you seriously, or worse yet, become…

Rohr, my favorite modern monk, writes about how the church often does not really encourage an inner life. It substitutes belief systems and belonging systems and moral systems for interior journeys toward god. And religion is not alone, either. Most organizations and institutions in this world don’t have a vested interest in our population taking time for practices like reflection. The powers that be would love nothing more than for our…