About Me
I'm a small town mama's boy.
I like to learn things, and I like to teach things.
I like to read, cook, play music and play outdoors.
I enjoy yoga, guns, music, tea, dancing, hiking, and an enriching conversation.
Category Archives: TrûSelf
Seven Things That Aren’t Romantic About Everyday Love
We all want our love stories to be romantic and passionate, incredible reproductions of hollywood tales of danger, commitment, and triumph. We want to believe that our love is unlike any love that has ever been felt by any of … Continue reading
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Sometimes You Don’t Know How Heavy It Is
Today, I got some good news I’ve been anxiously anticipating for the past several months. And, in that moment, I realized how much stress, worry, and anxiety was attached to this news only because it was no longer there. I … Continue reading
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A Servant Leadership Tale
The Monkeys & Their Great Work An Allegory About the Origins of Servant Leadership And of Its Evolution into Tyranny Once upon a time, there were two monkeys. These two monkeys liked to do great work and great work was … Continue reading
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Tagged Boss, Leadership, monkeys, parable, servant leadership, three monkeys
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Self Esteem is Like A Pyramid
Once, a little girl asked her grandfather, “What is self esteem?” He replied “Self esteem is like a pyramid. It’s something that takes a long time to build, but will stand up to just about anything if you build it right.” “What … Continue reading
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Tagged self development, self esteem, self love
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Are Equal & Identical the Same Thing?
I often think that one of the most frequent manifestations of pain & ego in our world is in the comparison of one with another. You to me. Me to him. Her to her. It is a behavior bred into … Continue reading
Redefining “Perfect”
Perfect is one of those words that is thrown around carelessly, misapplied liberally, and understood vaguely, with the result that most don’t have a good grasp of what it means. In our hyper-sexualized society, obsessed with perceived infallibility as we … Continue reading
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Why Self-Centered Might Not Be So Bad
“He’s so self-centered.” “She’s a thoughtless snob.” Ever hear something like this? Ever say something like this? I have. In doing so, we subscribe to a cultural philosophy that throws not caring for others and caring for ourselves both into the same … Continue reading
Slaying Mr. Cool
Who is Mr. Cool? (Naturally, Mrs. Cool exists too, but this post is about the typical masculine persona that we men so frequently quest after.) Mr. Cool is smart. He’s funny. Unreasonably handsome. Chiseled bod. He’s good at everything. Everyone … Continue reading
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Tagged enough, hollywood, masculinity, Mr. Cool, perfect, self love
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5 Universal Practices That Will Help You Stay Awake
Let me start off by defining “awake”. I don’t mean it to be the opposite of sleeping. In a nutshell, I use it as a term to describe a state of consciousness where a person is aware of their inner … Continue reading
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Tagged awake, conscious, eckhart tolle, enlightentment, gratitude, rules
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One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp
1,000 Gifts by Ann Voskamp What a beautifully written book. That’s the first thought that came to mind upon finishing Ann Voskamp’s One Thousand Gifts. Not just the poetic style of her writing, but the insightful nature of her message. … Continue reading
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Tagged ann voskamp, blessings, book, gratitude, review
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