Learn what discipline at an individual level can do to break down the tensions at the national level if we all take it upon ourselves to do our part.
45. Becoming More Disciplined Through Abstinence And Action
43. Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
We often look at our ancestors as rubes or primitive, but they were far smarter than we give them credit for. Maybe they hadn't advanced technology to the point of self-driving cars or iPhones, but there is more to human intelligence and survival than technology that makes our lives more comfortable. Learn what they have to offer us in wisdom, and why we shouldn't discount their genius.
42. Everyday is a New Year
Learn how everyday is the start of a new year. With that in mind, I often find motivation for the year to come, and gratitude for the past year.
41. The News Makes You Stupid, So Ignore It
Listen to learn why I think there is a ripple from how the news makes us feel individually to the ills we see at a national level in America today.
QUOTE: Bill Gates
Bill Gates' quote on success rings true as people who find success often cannot imagine a world in which they lose.
34. Learn From Failure, Don’t Fear It
Learn how failure can be conquered from the micro level to the macro. Understand the process of taking failure as it is and incorporating it into your life.
31. Meditations of an Emperor and a Sage
This episode is a discussion on the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius and the lessons we can learn for our own mentality on life to how politicians should govern.
30. Marriage In Today’s World
After last week's show, I've decided to continue with the format that I tried last week as it seemed to go smoothly. I enjoyed hitting a topic from several angles, and I think it's an idea worth continuing, so this week I'll hit marriage from the spiritual, philosophical, political, and cultural level. "It is not... Continue Reading →
Objectivity of Truth
This is the second of my essays on Truth and its nature. This one focuses on what it means to be objective and why the Truth falls in that description.
28. Changing Hearts to Building Virtue
Virtue is created by starting to change hearts. From there, thoughts, actions, and habits are changed. Learn how we can lighten our world in this way.
26. Creating Good In Your Life And In Your World
In a time when fear and hatred seem to rule, we must find ways to love and grow the seed of goodness in ourselves to effect change in our society. We must learn ourselves, and with love, combined with wisdom, act in the world in a way that is inarguably good. By doing so, we may not be accepted at first, but it is what is right, and with time, people will come to realize that.
25. Corruption of Good
Power tends to corrupt, but what else does as well? This dive into corruption and its effects as well as it's causes should help anyone defeat it in their life
24. Is God Good?
The question of whether or not God is good came up recently in a debate on Twitter with Vin Armani and I, and it made me reevaluate my position on this. I was striving to reconcile the idea when a quote in Confessions by St. Augustine helped shed light on the idea. But then I would... Continue Reading →
What is Truth?
Do we have the ability to know the Truth? Are our biases and problems with our senses too much to overcome in our search for the Truth? Is there even A Truth, or is that simply something people invented in their minds as a survival tool? These are just some of the questions that will... Continue Reading →
A Few Bad Apples, Many Bad Laws
I think the system is broken around law enforcement. It's not just a few bad apples, but it's a system that doesn't allow people to peacefully live their lives.
Conversation of Our Generation 