Embrace the Chaos

One of the reasons we have a difficult time moving forward in life sometimes is this nagging voice of self-doubt in our head. Whispering nothing but debilitating thoughts into our subconscious, we get nervous about taking action and delay…and delay.  Until it’s too late. As I reflect at my own experience of trying to deal [...]

“In this economy?!” my wife and I thought to ourselves as we debated whether or not to open her new business in 2008. After having our second child, my wife wanted to go back to work.  But not to just another job.  She wanted work that allowed her to have time with our kids and [...]

I spent the last few years trying to learn and understand this life experiment called, Embrace the Chaos, where I am learning how to move forward. Although you can never be certain of anything, I have attempted to write down some core beliefs and ways I am learning to deal with uncertainty in life and [...]

Sometimes we try to go to sleep and we can’t.  We wonder if our day was a good one.  I’ve wondered it a number of times hours on end.  I looked back at the times when I thought I had a really good day and made a realization…just as a child wants to repeat a [...]

I had a revelation the other day.  Ok, maybe it was the Nyquil/Flu derived drible in the middle of the night. The root of so much of our stress lies in our attempt to have CONTROL over the uncontrollable! It started with a simple question posed by my 4 year old daughter:  ”Why can’t I [...]