Invisible Rust

When metal corrodes, it’s obvious. The tiny speckles of brownish-orange emerge, growing larger over time, and eventually prohibiting any movement. When habits or skills erode, the effect is the same, but the warning signs aren’t nearly as visible. As...

The Next Step

On our journeys, sometimes the paths are clear and lit for miles and miles. And sometimes it feels as if thick fog has rolled in, obscuring all but inches ahead. Uncertainty turns to anxiety, eventually to fear, and then an instinctual urge to turn back or hunker...

Drift happens.

In his recent podcast, Michael Hyatt recounts a harrowing memory of being caught in a riptide while snorkeling and drifting significantly away from the shore. He recalls how he and his wife collapsed on the beach after swimming with all their might to get back to...

Live Empty. Daily.

Annie Dillard succinctly said, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” And I love how Todd Henry expands the question to frame it up perfectly, “Imagine for a moment that you will have a guest accompanying you throughout your...

Excellence Is a Choice

Somewhere along the way, success became linked with comforts. Palatial houses, luxury cars, gourmet foods, the finest threads. All in the name of making us more happy or fulfilled. But they’re often simply modern-day salves, taking the sting out of an otherwise...