Voting is not exclusive to a political election. You vote every day with your dollar, time and resources. Every purchase, or lack thereof, is a vote. Who you choose as your dentist, where you shop for groceries, compete for your vote. How often do we forget we carry this powerful ballet? How different would your…

I love to work. This isn’t because I have the best job ever. Nor do I have ridiculous benefits or work minimal hours (although my office does have on-tap kombucha and cold brew, which I consider a significant plus). I love to work because I find my work to be meaningful. I also consciously show up…

Fredric Bastiat is a timeless philosopher and author of “The Law.” “The Law” is one of my favorite books of all time and one of the three books I read every year. This book is full of profound truths regarding philosophy, government, and human nature. As I was reading through the book this morning, a…

I recently picked up “The Fourth Turning” by William Strauss and Neil Howe. This book fascinates me because of the underlying thesis that: without some notion of historical patterns, no one can meaningfully discuss the past at all. To support this claim, the authors provide an argument for three different views of time: Cyclical time:…

There’s nothing like being ill or having a stubbed toe to make you realize how nice it is to carry through life without those physical ailments. Last Saturday I encountered a bit of poison oak while exploring Coyote Hill. While adventuring I had completely unsuspectingly sat in a bush of poison oak. This was brought…