Are You Morally Opposed to Violence?
“Some men are morally opposed to violence. They are protected by men who are not.” -Nick Lavery This quote came
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Touching Another’s Soul
A long time ago a friend of mine told me that psychologists are just overpaid bartenders who don’t serve you
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What is Heaven?
As I write this, not that long ago a close friend of mine passed away. As part of everything that
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Master Your Control
Long time readers know that while I’m not much on structured religion, I am big on spirituality, and as such
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Perform Acts of Random Kindness
I always thought the phrase was “random acts of kindness,” but then I saw the movie, “Evan Almighty” and somehow
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The Warrior Scholar
I always thought it was ironic that people assume soldiers and police officers are somehow ignorant or less educated than
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental
Way back in the latter half of 2001, I had someone ask me this: “If you got on a plane
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The One Chewing Gum and Smiling
A few years back, almost 30 now I guess, I was a firearms instructor and was at the range with
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Celebrate Arrogance but Stay Humble
There was a time in my life, quite a number of years ago, when I was still aspiring to be
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Paralleling The Edge
Past experience has shown that all of us have times in our life where we feel like we’re “close to
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This Interesting Dream
I have always loved dreaming. No, not daydreaming, although I’ve done my fair share of that (and then some); I’ve
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Limiting vs. Empowering Yourself
A very wise man once said, although I argued with him about it for quite some time, “Everything is a
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The Social Media Bar Room
In today’s world, it’s near impossible to get through a day without feeling the impact of social media in some
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Are Your Virtues Balanced?
Throughout our childhood we are taught what’s good and what’s bad, or at least we’re taught what our parents teach
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This article may not apply equally to all generations who read it. It will not necessarily apply equally to military
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Resurrecting the United States
Author’s Note: This was originally written in June of 2007 – 15 years ago. It is still as applicable today
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Act Your Age
Fair warning: This is going to be a short rant about assumptions people make pertaining to age. Just recently I
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Our Warrior Culture
Author’s Note: Republished almost 16 years after I originally wrote it. Still just as applicable today as it was then.
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Reliance and Self-Reliance
This entry is a combination of an updated version of two blogs I wrote about 15 years ago. They have
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Teaching People To Be Helpless
Most recently I had a conversation with a gentleman who is a Marine, a veteran police psychologist and an avid
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