Like Unto God

A thought I had as I drove down the freeway… “To taste success, true success (in all areas of that moment) – and to have consciously earned it – is to glimpse, for that one simple moment, what divinity must be like.” —Josh...

Love Does Not Possess

I’ve always had a strong distaste for men who like "elbow jewelry". I’ve seen it too much firsthand, and it’s sick. I determined long ago to never objectify anyone I was in a relationship with.That can take on a lot of different meanings,...

Learning from the past but leaving the nostalgia

I had to scan and send some documents today proving that I’m the same person as that Josh Lamka guy used to be.Well, I’m not (thank God!), but as far as the government is concerned I am. My barcode is the same.Anyway, I realized, it’s only been a...

Hip-Hop and a suburban white guy

Or maybe I’m more accurately a "rural" white guy? Hey, easy now, I ain’t no hick. ;-)I’ve been on a hip-hop kick lately. I don’t know why. I tend to be a channel surfer when it comes to music, able to listen to any and all genre of...

Creating My Own Luck

I was about to post on this topic when I checked my email and the latest blog / email from Seth Godin was waiting for me to read. http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/07/joining-the-luc.htmlAs always, he’s brilliant. It’s a very Randian thought, in...