Could You Survive Prosperity?
There’s an old Puritan adage that goes something like this: Ninety-nine percent of people can go through adversity and not lose their faith, but only one percent…
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Here We Go; Somewhat Reluctant Financial Idealism
What if we all decided to stop over-consuming? I’ve been thinking a lot about that lately. And for me to think about it, it must be pretty…
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The Two Kinds of Gifts
There are two kinds of gifts. The first is given without strings attached; no expectation of return, no mental ledger keeping. The second comes with more of…
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What If We Rewarded Making the World Better?
Here’s a bit of a thought experiment for you: What if we could build a society where people were rewarded for making the world a better place…
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If We All Wore Our Sins on Our Shirts
About six months ago I rewatched The Scarlet Letter. The Demi Moore one. And even as I was sitting there, halfway paying attention and halfway judging the costumes,…
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Why Small Gifts Matter More Than Big Systems
Given the focus of my work over the last two years, I’ve been thinking a lot about how people relate to each other through the exchange of…
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Why So Many of Us Feel Like We’re Performing Instead of Living
Some days I catch myself moving through the hours like I’m in somebody else’s body. Sort of like I’m borrowing a life because I misplaced my own;…
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What Life? I Ain’t Got No Life.
I was rewatching The Revenant today, mostly because sometimes you just need a little TOM HARDY. But there was a line I had forgotten about. One of…
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Why Buying Nothing Is Suddenly Cool Again
I’ve been watching this whole buy-nothing trend slip into the mainstream lately. It’s funny, in a way. We’ve somehow managed to make being broke fashionable. LOL. You…
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The Woman at the Well (Spoiler Alert; It’s You)
I just realized that I’m the Samaritan woman at the well. Or basically in a similar situation. If we use her as an archetype, her story becomes…