I’ve been feeling a little bleh over the past couple months. Some days are really good, others are slightly subpar, most somewhere in between. Overall, a pretty uninspiring stretch. I understand that’s a lot of what life is; uninspiring stretches...
We take a bit of a different format today with a more free-flowing conversation. Chaz is about to become a DAD (!!) and we thought it might be interesting to document his state of mind before his world changes forever. We hope little Chaz Jr. enjoys...
Welcome to Episode 5! In this episode Chaz and Chris talk about having kids, how we perceive ourselves can change over time, and of course microbiology. In our Better in 60 seconds segment we have a YouTube Channel, a quote, and a blog post for you...
Welcome to episode 2! In this episode, we talk about the need to have better conversations, the challenge with news, and share with you some of the resources we’ve found that help us make sense of the world and not lose touch with the...
Day two of driving across the country. Looking out at the houses and silos that dot the sprawling, browned winter fields in Southern Illinois reminds me of just how different my life has always been from the people who live here. This cannot be...
In philosophy and rhetoric, the principle of charity requires interpreting a speaker’s statements in the most rational way possible and, in the case of any argument, considering its best, strongest possible interpretation Early in my...
I came across a powerful story the other day in Idries Shah’s Tales of Dervishes called When the Waters Were Changed. It’s short and in its entirety below. — ONCE UPON A time Khidr, the Teacher of Moses, called upon mankind with a...
I’m going to try and notice the little things during this weird holiday. The smell of the Christmas tree, making it’s way through my mask, as I sit across the room from my parents, a chilled breeze blowing through the open windows...
Every person you meet is fighting a battle you will never know about.
All the more reason to never act or speak with malice. All the more reason to act and speak with kindness and empathy.
Be the one who makes others’ battles a little easier to bear.