Perhaps the answer isn’t Batman, nor the Joker, but just irrational and flawed human beings like you and I trying their best to understand the world around us. It’s sitting with the fear but not letting it control us. It’s leaning into the chaos without becoming it, embracing uncertainty, and learning to listen to the other side.
We’re not two-dimensional comic book characters, so let’s start acting like it.
Chameleons literally change their color to fit in better with their background. They’re masters of being indistinguishable for their surroundings. They’re quiet, unassuming, and just hang out most of the day. Honey Badgers do not give a f___. They will attack venomous snakes head on, and are tenacious monsters that […]
I have some friends who have a three year old daughter. When we Zoom, this little kid sometimes wants to take over, and her parents are teaching her to share – her mom, dad, and younger sister all need to get some screen time as well. I’m not convinced many […]
I’m a dog person. You might be a cat person. However, you might instead be an iguana person. Or a skunk person. Or a snake person. Or perhaps, you might be a dog AND cat person. Or maybe even an animal person. When we focus on binaries, on either-or choices, […]
It’s tempting to dismiss television and film and video games and books and art as “just” entertainment. As things that don’t influence us, make us feel powerful emotions, or affect society at large. As much as we’d like to think we’re above advertising and marketing, we’re not. Especially with repeated […]
On the surface, this title looks like an invitation. The words seem like an invitation to you to punch me in the face. Do you think I honestly mean it? If you’re a formal leader, are you creating spaces for people to tell you what they really think, or are […]
You can respond in one of three ways when you receive a compliment. You can play the “humble” card and pass off the credit to someone else, or deflect back a compliment to the giver. You can respond negatively with cynicism and pessimism and just be a jerk about it. […]
