What will you be when you grow up?

I know, it’s a trite phrase.  But when you are looking for your life purpose, it’s valid.  I understand that none of us wants to grow up, meaning that we don’t want to stop having fun, enjoying life, or to be responsible for the not so fun stuff.  Lord knows I don’t want to either.…

Fear of Success

Sounds crazy, right?  Who would be afraid of changing their life for the better? Of being successful in what they want to do? But its the truth and the old adage is correct.  Most people prefer ‘the Devil you know’ to whatever is out there that they don’t know.  Because what they don’t know could…

Trust yourself

I know, I know.  Sounds like all the self-help books out there.  Well, sometimes the self-help books have the right idea.  Here’s the thing, though.  Trusting yourself really means trusting Yourself.  Not all the things that your family and your friends have told you, not the things that social media teaches you, not the things…

Are you lost?

I love my android not only for the fun apps and the good sound quality I get, but mostly I love it for the GPS.  I just got back from a road trip to California where I had to use the back roads to get from Hwy 101 to I-5.  I had instructions from friends…

It’s all small stuff

Know that saying ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s all small stuff.’  Well, yes.  In the end, unless you’re a Marvel comic’s super hero or a brain surgeon or a rocket scientist, it’s all small stuff.  So don’t sweat it.  But do pay attention to it.  Because who you are is spelled out in the…

So where do you go from here?

So what do you do once you’ve tried something and it didn’t turn out the way you thought?  You have a college degree but there is no job out there for you and you’re back living at home with your parents…your marriage is trashed and he’s gone and now you have a baby to take care…

What kind of warrior are you?

So there is very much a difference between a soldier and a warrior.  A soldier is someone who, either by draft or by choice, is part of a structured army or fighting force with a leader that sends them to fight for a cause, theoretical or practical.   A warrior is someone who is willing to…

It’s not about wars.

This is Memorial Day.  With all its odd mixture of Nationalist rhetoric, pro/anti-war sentiment, sadness for he fallen, vague guilt that we should feel/do/be something we aren’t, anger that we are something we never wanted to be, and the need to stop the hurting.  No wonder people run away from home this weekend. Being Native American I’m not interested…