by Jeremy Ostler | Jul 6, 2019 | Culture, How To, Personal Development, Relationships
We misunderstand love at our own peril. Indeed, our misunderstanding of what it means to love wreaks havoc on individual lives as well as society at large. Intuitively, we recognize the supremacy of love over all other principles. This is why hearing, “You don’t love...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jun 29, 2019 | Culture, How To, Personal Development
We’re terrified to learn of our badness. That isn’t to say we aren’t also good. In most cases, we most certainly are. However, “bad” and “good” are relative terms. Bad according to whom? Good according to whom? Further complicating matters, we’re conditioned,...
by Jeremy Ostler | Jun 11, 2019 | How To, Personal Development, Relationships
All of us intuitively understand that for relationships to survive and thrive character matters. What is less understood, however, is why character matters so absolutely. The short answer: because we love imperfectly. In other words, if being in love means that we are...
by Jeremy Ostler | May 22, 2019 | Personal Development
Unless we are disciplined, freedom can actually weaken us. Indeed, it can make us less free. That is because freedom, at least for the undisciplined, manages only to create the space necessary to indulge their impulsivity. For this reason, undisciplined people cannot...
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