Culture is built by givers and destroyed by takers. You choose.
Build it
If you are aware enough to notice that which needs to be built, then build it.
Meditations on façade and comparison
A peek behind the curtains of anyone's life would reveal a truth that most wouldn't care to admit; that pretty much no one has it all figured out. We, as humans, have a comparison problem. We are bombarded with comparisons from the minute we wake up to the minute we fall back into our regularly... Continue Reading →
Be Farm Strong
Wake up every day with discipline to do the work that needs doing. The work that most people won't do, or understand. The work that has to be done whether you want to do it or not. The work that makes a difference. The work that nourishes the world. Farm strong isn't about being a... Continue Reading →
One little change
One of the cool things about life is that you are always only one little mindset shift away from completely changing your life.
Free Range
We globally accept the importance of 'free range' for animals and their ideal health. For some reason the same isn't as accepted for us. We need 'free range' too.
Happiness and suffering
One of the greatest mistakes in life is the pursuit of happiness without suffering. To live is to suffer. Happiness and suffering are two sides of the same coin. So once suffering is accepted and embraced, life can show you it's beauty.
Still
The longer we are still, the more aware we become.
Firesides
A conversation around a fire can be as deep and as real as one can ever get. Something about the way that the dance of the flame lubricates the mind to flow freely. I got the chance to delve in to some of these recently as my Sister's beautiful wedding. As my cousin, my brother,... Continue Reading →
Space to struggle
Your job is not to save your children from struggle, it's to give them a space to struggle in relative safety. By trying to protect them you inadvertently have the opposite effect. Struggle, hurt, and failure don't belong solely in the bad category - they exist in the good as well. They are necessary for... Continue Reading →
Inspired Lion 