What Is Really Going On

There are several reasons why I shouldn’t tell you, but here it is anyway. We are allowing others to screw up the only life we will have on this earth. Not sometimes and lightly, but all the time and big time.

Those supposedly in-the-know pundits keep advising, urging, demanding, or warning us about the house we are about to buy, the vacation we are about take, the job we are about to accept, the restaurant we are about to visit, the new car we are thinking of buying, the book we are about to read, the doctor we use, the … Read the rest “What Is Really Going On”

The Future Is Our New Past

As you likely have noticed, over the nearly five years I have been writing this column, I’ve made frequent mentions of the past. That’s because the past yields considerable facts, wisdom, and logic that weighs into all important decision making.

The past reveals what we have done right or wrong and is often able to point a finger at the reasons. That’s how, and after the fact, we learn what not to do or even try because we already know the likely result. 

That, however, is possible only if we are willing to realize that as much as we would … Read the rest “The Future Is Our New Past”