When was the last time your expectations fell short? Whether it was a movie you were excited to see (that fell flat), an awesome-looking gadget bought for $3 on Amazon (that fell apart when it arrived), a restaurant you heard was amazing but … turns out it was...
“Is Cody alright?” The look on her face was genuinely concerned. A friend of my wife lightly touched her arm as she leaned in and said, “He seems… so quiet. Is he OK?” OK?!?! I was great, in fact! I had just completed the gauntlet of...
Have you ever gained access to something for free? Maybe you shared a login to a course that a friend bought… Or hacked the login to a membership site that you weren’t a part of… Or, more legitimately, you signed up for a free beta group or...
“I don’t…. remember” he muttered, eyes darting around nervously. “It’s pretty straightforward,” I replied. “Did you brush your teeth or not?” My son, [anonymous – you’ll have to guess which one] shifted...
I was reading a book last week and it talked about the avoidance of pain… We often think that life would be better if we could just avoid pain. On the surface it sounds good, but it’s completely the wrong way to look at it. Let me explain…...
When was the last time you tried something new? A few years back I was with my wife in a Wal-mart in a tiny Texas town. We were in the checkout line when I overheard a man chastise his son for trying to sneak a pack of sushi into the cart. “Do you even know what...