Let’s start off with some radical honesty. I used to be a life coach — and many times I was “that” life coach. Some of you who have been following my blog for a while may even know that, and to you I sincerely apologize. I even had the phrase “you can have it all” […]

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Today as I was spending time with an article I wrote called 4 Relationship Lessons From 4 Years of Marriage and I had a scary and exciting thought. I would totally do that again. That’s not to say I would fall in love with Paula (my ex-wife) again, but if the circumstances were right, I’d happily […]

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Gerald is a retired CPS worker in his late 50s — and yesterday he was also my Lyft driver. Gerald spent 28 years investigating thousands of child abuse claims and now drives for Lyft to make some extra cash. I asked him what he learned working that job for so many years — hoping to […]

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I never knew how luxurious my childhood home was until I met Paula. Paula was raised in a one-room apartment in Poland during communism, I was raised in a four-bedroom house in the suburbs of Massachusetts. Here’s a picture of it. I still remember the look on Paula’s face when we she saw it for […]

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I’m sitting in the Amtrak lobby of Union Station in Los Angeles, about to board a 12-hour train to Oakland, California. There’s a man playing Billy Joel songs on the piano across the room, and I happily remove my headphones to enjoy his contribution. As I look to my left I see a young couple […]

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Let’s imagine for a moment that you’ve fallen in love. You’re out at your favorite health food store and out of the corner of your eye you spot Pat. You and Pat lock eyes — and it’s on. That night you’re sharing your favorite Kombucha and telling Pat how you feel like your whole life […]

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I’ve been wanderin’From coast to coast.I’ve been sleeping under the starsAnd tryin’ to make the most. Just a few possessionsI carry on my back.I’m in love with the simple lifeThere’s nothing that I lack. Still I do too much thinkin,From my point of view,I got too many tee-shirts that I know I’ll never use.I got […]

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I used to think being in the military caused couples to break up. Between 2005 and 2010 I was a Navy Officer stationed on two different ships in San Diego and one of the things that initially shocked me about the Navy was how common divorce was. It seemed as though meeting a sailor who hadn’t been divorced […]

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I am a religious man. My body is my temple,My soul is my altar. My thoughts are my prayers,My mind is my humble priest. My intuition is my bible,My conviction is my faith. My devotion is my salvation,My life is my offering. I am a religion of one.

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Hey bro — check this out. I’m gonna tell you how totally awesome feminism is. Okay so maybe you’re like me and your initial reaction to feminism was an eye roll and a “who gives a fuck” — I get it. Some of the ways feminism is presented can be annoying. Some feminists hate men and some […]

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