An honest person will not mind being questioned. Are you sure you're honest?
If I am taken aback by anything these days, it would be the lack of questioning and independent, intelligent thinking I see in the world. I'm not just talking about Covid, I'm talking about nearly everything, including what we accept within our own narratives.
If you were asked to "explain to me why you believe...", how would you answer that? Explain to me why you believe eating meat is better than a strictly vegetarian diet. Explain to me why you believe God does or does not exist. Explain to me why you see race or sex as the defining attribute by which we should view one another. Explain to me why you believe humans are or are not doing irreparable damage to the earth? Explain to me why you believe the new vaccine does or does not work.
The only rule is you cannot make your argument by means of pointing out why someone who believes differently than you is wrong.
Can you defend and justify your beliefs when questioned? I'm not asking for you to answer these questions here and now. But, I would encourage you to apply this principle before you tout your supposedly educated opinions. My guess is if you had to engage in a civil debate with someone who is considered an expert on a given topic, you would probably dig a little deeper into the subject, if for no other reason than to avoid humiliating yourself.
Before you convince yourself what you believe, ask yourself why you believe it? You should be able to make a sound argument to yourself before trying to persuade others to think the way you do. The trouble we encounter most these days is people trying to convince others they are correct, instead of actually knowing if what they believe is the truth.
Do you really know why you believe what you claim to believe? If you're honest, you won't mind being questioned.
Let the questioning begin!
Your happiness is not a gift given to you by others.
Create a mantra for your life. If you aren't writing your story, someone else is writing it for you.
Listen: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/eml-radio-talking-truth/id1498113483?i=1000558947971
Hello my friends!
I'm finishing up the transition away from Locals onto Substack and wanted to be sure each of you have made the necessary adjustments to your accounts. For those of you who have remaining months left on your paid support here, I have comped you the balance over at Substack.
This will be the final week I post content here.
I will resume the live recordings over there, starting with our first call on Friday, March 3rd at 9am/12pm. Invitations to join the Zoom calls will go out on Substack. Mark your calendars!
Also, be sure to download the Substack App! I love the app and find it so helpful in organizing content I want to read later by keeping it on my dashboard.
See you on the other side!
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One of the biggest challenges in writing my book is not being able to share any of it along the way. Given my narcissistic need for constant approval and attention, not having any feedback is killing me. Even negative attention is better than no attention at all (which explains a lot of my behavior in life), so not only am I missing the praise but I also miss my haters.
I need to break out of this cave. Thanks to Chuck Palahniuk who writes Spoiler Alert on Substack, but you would know as the author of Fight Club, I got the idea to share some excerpts and things that won’t make the final edit. This will give us both what we need. I get some attention and you get some thought provoking words to make you think (and possibly laugh, cry or both.)
Today’s snippet is from the first draft of a chapter titled, Remove Your Kindergarten Name Tag. I am currently on my third revision and we can all be thankful for this. As I walk my readers through the dark hallways of my earliest years, and attempt ...
Wanted to pass this short video along. We think of health in very limited ways. Faith, nature, love, communality, shared human experience…all prove to be just as necessary, if not more so, than going to the gym.
I’ve always viewed and taught health from this perspective. It is my belief the lack of these essential elements is as big an issue in our culture as poor diet and lack of movement.
The takeaway-we can do better🙏🏼
