Why We Always Feel Behind (Especially This Time of Year) There’s a specific lie that gets louder this week. It doesn’t kick the door down or announce itself. It just kind of…settles in. It shows up while you’re driving, while you’re standing in line, while you’re half-listening to someone talk about their plans for the next year. It waits for a quiet moment and then slips in like it’s always belonged there. Everyone else has it figured out. It’s a convincing lie. Not because

Perspective Can Make You Feel Small The first time perspective ever really knocked the wind out of me wasn’t on a mountaintop or during some profound spiritual moment. It was the day I became a father, almost thirty years ago. I remember holding this tiny human and realizing, all at once, that my life was no longer just mine. Someone else’s survival, safety, and future were now partially in my hands. That moment didn’t make me feel powerful. It made me feel small. Not in a po