A Hard Lesson in Humility

A Hard Lesson in Humility

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereI’ve had a lifetime love affair with the Indianapolis “500.” As a resident of central Indiana, it’s been relatively easy to make my way to the track on race day so I can join 300,000 of my closet...
Failure Isn’t Final

Failure Isn’t Final

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereIn an episode of the TV series Boston Legal, Tom Selleck’s fiancé struggles with fits of uncontrolled laughter.The only way to break the spell is to remind her of a tragedy. Selleck speaks just two words:...
Not About Me

Not About Me

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereMy life is not actually about me.In my head and in my heart, I know that’s true.The problem, of course, is that I really have a hard time choosing to live as if that were true.I am constantly thinking about...
More Than Mediocrity

More Than Mediocrity

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereWhen challenged to name an influential president, most Americans gravitate to those four granite heads on Mount Rushmore.Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Teddy Roosevelt, after all, were undeniably key...
No Spectators

No Spectators

To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click hereThere has never been a shortage of utopian dreamers – individuals who believe they hold the key to humanity’s ultimate happiness.One of them was Alexander Scriabin, a Russian musician who became convinced...