by Jeremy Ostler | Mar 20, 2020 | Culture, How To, Personal Development, Relationships, Uncategorized
Love may be the greatest force for good in the world. But trust makes the world go round. In fact, without trust, love would be little more than an afterthought. We wouldn’t have the emotional bandwidth to concern ourselves with such a luxury. Our first order of...
by Jeremy Ostler | Mar 17, 2020 | Culture, Personal Development
Writing in the National Review, Kevin D. Williamson describes certain technical difficulties that result from abandoning moral language for clinical language: Some terms, such as “narcissist,” straddle the line between medicine and pop culture. We love to engage in...
by Jeremy Ostler | Feb 14, 2020 | Personal Development, Religion
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee” (Jeremiah 1:5). I have to imagine that in our pre-mortal life the idea of coming to Earth, although no doubt exhilarating, must have sent chills down our spirit spines. Not only would we have to face...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jan 23, 2020 | How To, Personal Development
“Who are you?” I believe it’s a question we should ask ourselves regularly. Importantly, we should follow it up with “Who were you yesterday?” I like this little exercise because it impresses on the mind the fact that if you are the same person today that you were...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jan 23, 2020 | Culture, How To, Personal Development, Religion
Time is merciless. It passes regardless of what we want or need. And the fact that there are no pauses—not even to catch our breath when we are figuratively (sometimes literally) drowning—can make us feel like life is specifically designed to kill us. And it is. None...
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