The world has always been a dangerous place. That’s not new. What is new is the extent of the disconnect. I’m sure you see it too. It’s loud. It’s obvious…. read more

A pool is not something you can just fill with water and then jump into anytime you want. You can’t, for instance, wait a week or two and then expect to step into nice, clear, blue, refreshing water.
No – what you will find in this instance is a green, slimy, bug-infested swamp.

Let’s start here: Life is not fair. And the sooner we stop expecting it to be, the clearer everything gets. I don’t say that lightly. I’m not telling you to… read more

The Pain We Create Let me say something that may not land softly: Most of the pain we experience… we make up. Not because it’s fake. Not because it doesn’t… read more

The illusory truth effect Certainty doesn’t always come out of truth; sometimes, it just comes from repetition. It’s a quirky thing our brains do— we hear something enough times, and… read more

Shared Foundations Jews, Christians, and Muslims all speak of the same G-d. They call him different names – Hashem, El, Elohim, Adonai, Allah, Father — But all point back to… read more