Love — Blog

I’m trying to be a good guy in a stressed out world.

I think (a lot) about marriage, fatherhood, character, and leadership. I write for people who strive to be good and want to contribute at home, work, and in their communities.

Coming to you with love from Detroit, Michigan.

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Sep 26
Sep 26 Dreaming new dreams

At some point in the past 10 years, I stopped dreaming. Everything became goals and ROI and avoiding waste. I didn’t realize it at the time, and even in retrospect it was hard to see.

I don’t want that. I want to dream again.

But I’ve lost, for good reason, the youthful swagger and ignorance that propelled me to dream. The new question has become, how do we dream from a posture of humility?

Jan 17
Jan 17 The One-way Door

At some point in the past five years, I accepted that the door Papa went through went one way.

Jan 10
Jan 10 Radical Questions, Radical Diversity

By asking questions on facebook, I’ve learned the value of radical diversity and radical questions.

Oct 18
Oct 18 We get to watch things grow

We are lucky, my love, because even though we have to grapple with uncertainty we get to watch things grow.

Jun 7
Jun 7 Racism, Reform, and the Second Commandment

Citizenship and Community, Reflections

Can we reform our way out of racism?

May 31
May 31 The Hate Vaccine - A Reflection Exercise

Building Character, Citizenship and Community

This exercise is how I am trying to vaccinate myself so I don’t continue to be a carrier of hate, disrespect, and fear.