Taking Risks

  • Personal Identity According to Tim Tebow in His Book, Shaken

    I have always had a fascination with the idea of personal identity. As a child, I gave a lot of thought (maybe too much) to my personal worldview and how I defined myself. I looked to others I could adopt as personal role models, incorporating their traits into my own life. That ambition to…

  • Milestone Moments and the Many Mini-Moments in Between

    Milestone Moments and the Many Mini-Moments in Between

    Today represents a couple events that might be called milestone moments. The most obvious one is Columbus Day. The other milestone moment is a little more personal. It’s my fortieth birthday. I don’t’ spend a lot of time talking about my birthdays, because I find that it’s often self-serving and really not all that…

  • Facing Fears… and Trying Not to Throw Up

    Facing Fears… and Trying Not to Throw Up

    Facing fears can come in various sizes. There can be enormous fears, like getting out of toxic relationships because a fear of being alone outweighs the alternatives. And we can also be facing fears that some may consider silly, like spiders, clowns or traveling too far from home. Yes, the latter group is silly to some, yet provoking of cold sweats…