Stories

Lesson 6
Celebrate the Miracles

The Cowardice of Why
And the Courage of How

Lesson 5
Be a First-Class Passenger

Lesson 4
Temper Imagination

Lesson 3
Be True to Yourself

Lesson 2
Don’t Ever Be Too Cool

Lesson 1
God’s Job Is Taken

A Fisherman’s Life

What the Hubble telescope has taught us about our universe

Cheating is the product of abandoned missions

On the Nature of Brotherly Love

Being Curious about Tribes Can Change the World

What I Learned in Little League

The two laws of friendship are reciprocity and empathic listening

On the gift of true friendship

The Pinch Theory Offers a Reasoned Approach to Managing Conflict

Our lives belong to the whole community

Love at the Office: A Whole-Heart Approach to Career Development

Vocabulary sleuths collect words just for fun

Blessed by “Yes” and Untroubled by “No”

Ignorance of systems foreshadows disaster

Educated minds entertain ideas without accepting or attacking them

Astute Businesspeople Know the Difference between Policy and Mission

Mindfulness separates fiction from reality

Lizard Brains and Human Brains Spawn Divergent Outcomes

December 24, 2021: Reflections on Christmas Eve

Leaders Understand the Subtleties of Content and Context

An open letter to high school graduates

Americans are the Victims of Their Own Fantasies

In Defense of Doubts: Part I: In Search of Bigfoot

In Defense of Doubts: Part II: In Search of God

Death in the Afternoon

In Search of Self

Allen’s Seven Truths: What Are Your Seven Truths?

Democracy is a Balance of Freedom and Equality

The Three Revolutions of Human Evolution

True Community is the Secret to Marital Longevity

Engaging the Four Human Endowments Heals Relationships

Celebrate Life Until the Last Flicker of Light

American Immigration is a Saga of the Human Spirit

The Lies I Have Told

I Am the Invisible Man

On Lessons Learned

In Search of Love

The Shapeshifting Nature of Love

Male Bonding Offers a Sanctuary for Truth

A Gift of Love: A Helen Marco Story

In Remembrance of Mom

The Tale of Two Neighbors

On the Power of Bouncing Sideways

We Are All Ambassadors for Our Country

Nothing to Prove, Everything to Lose

People Are Not So Strange, Just Calibrated Differently

How Today’s Language is Making Me Crazy

Humor Sells

The Joy of Playfulness and Good Humor

My Reincarnation Wish

Danger at Home

Authenticity is the Key to Peace, Happiness, and Well-Being

How Tapping Human Motivation Can Create a Healthy Organization

On the Meaning of Compassion

As Consistent as a Sunrise