by Jeremy Ostler | Sep 3, 2018 | Culture, Personal Development, Relationships
I was recently accused of being judgmental for my belief in the traditional definition of marriage. In other words, rather than debating the merits of my position, it was easier for her to name-call. This trend seems ubiquitous nowadays. Interestingly, it’s not even...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jun 25, 2018 | Culture, Personal Development
Drew Barrymore, among countless others, once remarked, “I have no regrets in my life whatsoever.” Such a statement is almost breathtaking in its naiveté. Because unless you are pathological, it isn’t possible to live without some degree of regret. It would seem that...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jun 25, 2018 | Culture, How To, Personal Development
“You can be anything you set your mind to.” It’s a thought that tickles our ears, no doubt. However, it has no basis in reality, which is why anyone that subscribes to it inevitably ends up suffering devastating spiritual and psychological consequences. That is...
by Jeremy Ostler | Dec 2, 2017 | Personal Development
We underestimate the power of the mind and, more specifically, our thoughts in shaping our lives so frequently now that I’m not sure many of us are even trying anymore. We can think anything we want, relatively speaking, and yet how few of us actually try to think the...
by Jeremy Ostler | Dec 2, 2017 | Culture, Personal Development
We live in a society of low (and often twisted) expectations. And sadly, in many respects, it’s only getting worse. In our increasingly smug culture, most of our societal expectations are setting us up for personal and professional failure. And, other than our general...
by Jeremy Ostler | Oct 24, 2017 | Culture, Personal Development, Relationships
We have to be very careful living in a society in which the voices of reason are constantly being shouted down and drowned out – a society that values, almost overwhelmingly, vice at the expense of virtue. Because no one is immune to the influence of their...
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