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I spent the summer of 2015 “playing with creation” as I called it. It was one of the lightest, freest summers of my life.  Let’s back up a decade from there – I was just starting college. A goofy, free spirit determined to have fun despite the mountain of challenges ahead of me. I wanted […]

I still remember what it felt like when my solid foundation shook with my new realization — classical physics sits on a bedrock of faulty assumptions. The shaker? Quantum mechanics. For some of you this statement might not mean much, but for me, it shook my world. I love physics — to me, it’s the

One of the most mind-blowing things that I realized recently that sounds super silly as it leaves my head, is that my brain isn’t special. My brain is just like everybody else’s. Just a human brain thinking human brain thoughts.  What does that mean? It means we’re not alone. We’re not alone in fear and

A belief that is woven into the fabric of my personality is that a healthy individual is always challenging his own and others’ assumptions with kindness and curiosity.  The world is an incredibly complex place – simple in nature, but complex in the way the mind has constructed it. The world is perceived through the

Mindfulness is all the talk today. It seems like if you’re anyone in the spiritual world, you’re talking about mindfulness.  And there’s good reason. It’s really important. If you think about it, if mindfulness is awareness of the present moment, then really it’s everything. Because all there ever is is the present moment.  If this

Given the name of my website, it’s appropriate that I introduce the concept of freedom of thought. Per Wikipedia, “Freedom of thought (also called freedom of conscience or ideas) is the freedom of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of others’ viewpoints.” Love it. Benjamin Franklin loves it. Without

The Universe is the way it is. Scientists seek to explain it; they do not define it. Mystics seek to interpret it; they do not manipulate it. The Universe remains what it is. Belief precedes results. One of my favorite examples of this is Thomas Edison. Edison believed in the light bulb before he could

Many of us have heard of the idea of the “comfort zone” as it relates to performance management. As creatures of habit and comfort, the idea here is that humans trend towards an equilibrium steady-state in which our habits become routine, we know what to expect, and we’re very good at what we do. Things

It’s dawn. Your body begins to wake up naturally, with the sun. It doesn’t matter that it’s early; you’re rested because you gave your body enough sleep. You slowly open your eyes and orient to a new day. You head to the bathroom, turn on the light, and look in the mirror. A quick sweep

I made a big decision this week. I’m so proud of myself for making this decision because I made it for me, and that wasn’t an easy thing to do. Partly because it took some time to figure out what “for me” actually meant. This decision has major cost, time, and life trajectory implications. The