The Drinks are 6 years behind me this month, but their pull shows up in other ways. I considered buying a 14,000 square foot church yesterday for instance Of course our community needs a This Epic Life Temple. I mean, of course we do! I would go! It’s that pull of abandoning our becoming to pursue the bigger, newer, shinier thing. I’ve been noticing the quality of things I say no to this … [Read more...]

In a week of hurricanes, rampaging wildfires, and nuclear rhetoric, do we need one-more thing to be freaked out about? Apparently not, which could be the reason adults are checking out, and drinking more than ever before. This new research creeped me out: While underage drinking has declined in recent years, adult consumption increased across all demographics. The jump was also especially … [Read more...]

Vulnerability Friday. Excited, and oddly nervous to share this with you. I wrote a song to reflect on 5 years beyond the drinks. 5 years ago today I polished off my last beers. Thousands of polite declines since. Somehow all of it made into this song, "Autopilot". While on our family's sabbatical in December 2015 I attended an all-day Christmas meditation. That experience of floating out of … [Read more...]

  I blinked (not drink'd), and my 5-years of#SOBRIETY is coming up in a few weeks. There have been many raging parties before, and since. Last weekend we threw my wife a fairly wild birthday bash. I love partying more than ever. Not-drinking has only amped my love of parties. Ask our guests. LOLz. Was drinking less any part of your resolutions in 2017? (It was always part of mine … [Read more...]

The real and sunken costs of The Drinks. Have you noticed a trend of sales professionals taking January off from drinking? More and more, friends and colleagues are taking conscious breaks from alcohol. Too often these breaks make us feel better short-term, when we're really looking to feel better longterm. Whenever I took breaks, I'd eventually return by drinking in greater volume, … [Read more...]