What do we really want?

Do Americans even know what they want any longer? Most of the knee jerk answers people offer when asked what they really want seem to offer up something that, realistically, they aren't ever going to have. Some say they want to be wealthy, but that's a profoundly subjective goal. Others want to be happy, but…

Sticky, Messy Emotions

I used to joke that my family's northern European heritage meant that we greeted each other with a crisp salute at family gatherings. If we got really carried away, we would click our heels as we saluted, just as was depicted in those World War II movies about the German army. If only things had…

The “Potential” Movement

Whenever I receive an email that asks, "do you want to grow, to flourish, to be the best possible version of yourself?" I do two things. First, I check to see that my wallet is still in my pocket. The second is that I delete the email. Why delete the email? I delete the email…