Stop Negotiating Your Reality
You’re worth more than you think. As I stare into the infinite ocean horizon, the stillness is a lightning rod for the noisy mind to ground itself. Gazing at the
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Reflections on 20 years of military service.
Life’s highest purpose is selfless service to others. Finding the right words that do justice to my time in service is a mentally laborious endeavor. The emotional chasm that separates
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Yet, Still, Here I Am.
Life’s pain is the pathway to freedom. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. For I have been to the darkest places on earth.Yet, here I am.
My Journey from GED to PhD Student at UC Berkeley
It was anything but a straight line. The outlook was extremely grim for me in 1998, and few would have predicted any success for this unemployed, teenaged immigrant and high
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The search
I have long wondered if mankind’s perpetual state of desire was an evolutionary necessity. For even the wealthiest among us have their arms forever outstretched for that “one more thing” just beyond
Beyond what it seems
This flower in my hand represents every atom in the universe that, only when working together in harmony, allows for its existence. We too are a product of the universe
Keep planting your apple trees of hope
During my tenure as Monterey Chapter president of NNOA at the Naval Postgraduate School in 2012, I helped organize and host the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast at the
The Only Difference (that matters) Between a Yogi and a Military Officer
This may sound unlikely, but there’s actually only one fundamental difference between a yogi and an experienced military officer. After completing two decades of military service that has taken me
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Stop confusing protection with imprisonment.
Remember that traumatic experience that ripped your heart to shreds 5, 10, 15 years ago? Well I’ve got some bad news — you’re still not over it. How can I tell? It’s
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This isn’t the end. Keep going.
One day you’re going have a rude awakening that will completely shatter your reality. As part of the human experience, it’s not a matter of IF … it’s a matter
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