Better Left Undone?We fancy ourselves facing the world like a swashbuckler standing on the ship’s bow with our saber upraised, captaining our ship to a faraway land. In reality, the fear of failure often confines us to our safe harbor, and we never test the waters.  How do we move forward when we stand on the precipice before a great

It is a dirty word, and we avoid it like the plague. JFK famously said, “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” However, failure is superior to the opposite, hastily decided, inevitable, and the fertilizer of success.     The Alternative?An evil man died and found himself in a luxurious casino, where he won every game of chance and

OK, we can hold our tongues no longer; it is time to speak our minds. You may be like me. I let them know that their deeds or beliefs are wrong and, as a result, that they are bad. An unspoken, and certainly intended, benefit is expressing that I am better than they are. Opportunity LostOur heartfelt expressions often come

Last week’s message featuring a heartwarming personal interaction was nice, but you probably still feel an overwhelming urge to give a piece of your mind. Before doing so, let’s consider a few things. No One Above ReproachYou have heard the expression, “Never meet your heroes, they will disappoint you.” Peaceful changemaker Ghandi was racist and slept naked with his teenage

Lies In-betweenAfter last week’s story about the protesters, the algorithm took over, and I began seeing too many examples of religious intolerance, and wondered if it is the prevailing attitude. Fortunately, only three people conducted the protest described last week. Just a few days earlier, the Texas Governor hosted a Diwali celebration at his official residence. Far less reported are

I really want to vent and criticize, and I will, but more importantly, I want to encourage being a better example.  A self-described “Christian” organization1 confronted devout worshippers outside a local mandir after celebrating Diwali, one of Hinduism’s major festivals. The group was allegedly promoting Christianity and condemning Hinduism, going so far as to defile an image of Ganesh, a