[December 31, 2022] Since this year is coming to a close, and after more than eight years of blogging, I wondered what I should write about on this last day of 2022. As regular readers know, about six months ago, I shifted focus from senior leadership to pursuing truth. Wherever that led would be a true adventure and… Read More »
[December 29, 2022] Now, that is a good question. Why bother learning from any ancient book? The Bible, in particular, is one of those books – actually a combination of books – that has lasted longer than any civilization. Looking back at human history, we could say that the Bible is more powerful than any country or kingdom,… Read More »
[December 22, 2022] Many years ago, while I was struggling with the U.S. Army, an old, grizzled sergeant told me something I would never forget. He told me that being a real man was a serious business and that the Soldiers with me were essential to the world and that each of us had value and if we… Read More »
[December 17, 2022] Two days ago, at a program on a new VA program to reduce military veteran suicides, I was taken aside by Michael Merlino, who runs the Veterans Matter Livestream Broadcast. Mike is one of the good guys, the kind of person you would want in your foxhole during a fight. He told me that YouTube… Read More »
[December 15, 2022] If you are being required to do things that make you weak and ashamed … then stop, don’t do them. One of the critical messages from Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn and Victor E. Frankl was that things could go terribly out of control when people don’t stop them when they’re mildly out of control. Many of… Read More »
[December 13, 2022] Army Vet writes to us today as someone who is deeply patriotic but fears what the U.S. military has become; a shadow of its former self. His previous articles strike to the core of the failures of our military, especially the Army but all our once fine Armed Forces. Spoiler alert, it ain’t because they’re… Read More »
[December 9, 2022] If you desire to pursue something meaningful in your life, and you should, then you should also be afraid of taking risks associated with that difficult, meaningful pursuit. But you should be more afraid of staying where you are, especially if that makes you miserable. There is a price to pay for sitting where you… Read More »
[November 30, 2022] We are now entering what will be the Winter War phase of the Ukraine War. Both sides have made their mark and have settled down to the seriousness of their battles, while the early part of the war is concluded. I will propose there is another way to view this war; it is a Civil… Read More »
[November 26, 2022] John Stewart Mill, 19th century English philosopher, had an exciting view on truth. He believed that truth is a process by which imperfect or flawed people challenge each other’s biases and incomplete reasoning. In the process, they all become smarter and their ideas stronger and better focused. I’ve tried to do this with my blog,… Read More »
[November 22, 2022] The ancient sages of the past gave us some darn good advice, and that is, “find your own words.” And, if those are truthful words, then there is nothing that can stop you. The power of the truth rings throughout all cultures and at all times. Are you a sovereign individual? Or not? If you… Read More »