When I was probably about 13 years old I was exposed to Emerson for the first time. It must have been in some school class. After reading the first page of Self-Reliance I became an instant Transcendentalist. The ideas struck me to the core. A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of …
I used to drive an amazing Jeep Cherokee. It had a manual transmission and a sweet Bayern sticker on the tailgate. That manual transmission allowed me to coast to stoplights or down hills. It was a way to save gas and just let gravity or friction get done what needed to get done. Coasting was …
Sometimes you wake up one day and suddenly realize 20 years has passed by. Your 18 year old self is long gone and your 38 year old self is not the person you were supposed to be. Dreams are still only dreams. The majority of your life has been lived out in your head and …