Leaning Toward Wisdom

  Let me fall on my sword. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  After investing in a backyard transformation, building a new deck, and buying my 2026 Yamaha XMAX 300 scooter, I realized it’s time to hit the pause button on discretionary spending. In this episode of Leaning Toward Wisdom, I explain why I’m beginning a financial fast on August 1 – not because of financial hardship, but because intentional restraint can restore perspective. Sometimes the best purchase we can make is deciding not to buy anything at all. Let me share the thinking behind this experiment and why spending less (and getting rid of some things) may lead to greater contentment, clarity, and freedom. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  What’s your relationship with your own money? Happy July 4, 2026 – 250 years of American freedom. And I’m thankful. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  Watch. Listen. I think you’ll get it. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  There comes a point in life when too many people decide improvement is behind them. But growth, wisdom, curiosity, and meaningful change are still available — no matter your age. In this episode of Leaning Toward Wisdom, I explore why staying teachable, engaged, and willing to improve may be one of the greatest advantages of growing older. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  People. They’re the problem. 😉 Not all people, but most people. Then there’s ME. Maybe the biggest problem of all. Forever, my wife has urged me to lower my expectations, accusing me of expecting too much. Most often, the context is somebody’s behavior or performance. I’ll remark, “I think he could have done better.” To which she’ll reply, “I’m not sure he could have.” She’s likely right. I expect too much because I always believe people, including me, can do better. It sounds like I’m being critical (which is sometimes true), but in my head, it’s not so much that. It’s more my innate belief that improvement and growth are always possible. The deeper issue for me is the belief that everybody deserves the opportunity to get better. To be better! But I could be wrong. Maybe most people are as good as they’ll ever be. Relationships are hard. Worth it, but difficult. Okay, some are worth it. Others? Not so much. We get to decide. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me  

  I’d have written some show notes, but I didn’t want to. 😉 Enjoy! Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  Thank you. For watching. For listening. For being part of the small band of folks who give their time and attention. It’s not a small thing to me. I hope it serves you in some way, too! Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  Nuff said. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me

  Sacrifice. Self-control. Self-discipline. Temperance. Repentance. They’re all part of a life devoted to deprivation – a life devoted to not serving self, but a life devoted to improving self. Please tell a friend about the podcast! • Join our private Facebook group • Email me