Control

       Control is a delusion of ego often driven by insecurity and fear. It’s also a limiting force. When we try to control our lives or the lives of other people, we’re trying to contain them, to make them fit into our narrow conception of what they should be....

Inadequate Assessments

       I talked with a paralyzed man covered in grime the other day as he smoked a cigarette and collected aluminum cans from his wheelchair. I was surprised by the tenacity in him, the fire burning through his eyes though he could barely speak and barely lift the...

Weakness

        What is the value of weakness? Why is it such a prevalent part of our existence? Why do we have to struggle so much? Some would say there is no reason, that weakness is just a genetic lottery or byproduct of social circumstances. I don’t think that...