What Is the Ego?

What It’s Made Of, How It Forms, How It Evolves, and How We Outgrow Needing It “Fed”-to help us understand our inner processes and support our personal growth journey.

Hope Is Not a Strategy:

Why Optimism Without Action Fails (and What to Do Instead): A Better Approach-Hope + Strategy + Action:

The Car Repair Estimate Moment — From the Kid’s View

The car makes a sound it’s not supposed to make.

Financial Stress: Living on the Edge of Insolvency, With Nowhere to Turn.

The Car Repair Estimate Moment

California Benefit Cliffs for Low-Earning Workers When Earnings Rise:

What to Watch and Where They Hit While Attempting To Live on a Subsistence Income

Financial Stress: When There Is Too Much Month Left at the End of the Money

This isn’t financial advice—just a clear-eyed look and compassionate look at why so many households feel squeezed, what “financial stress” is, and what helps most when the margin of safety disappears, when a Flat tire needing replacement becomes a crisis.

Powwow Meaning, Origin, and How the Word—and the Gathering—Evolved

What Does “Powwow” Mean Today?

Powwow: Meaning, Origins, and Why the Word Matters

The word you’ve heard—maybe even used—without knowing its weight

Low Wages: Getting By on $20 per Hour or Less (U.S. & California, mid 2025)

The wage floor, frozen in time and space.

Motivation (Intrinsic vs. Extrinsic):

Why Similar Effort Produces Different Outcomes

The Quality of Intelligence Intersects with Philosophy, Motivation, Psychology, and Economics.

The Quality of Skepticism Is a Valuable Trait

Are We Dumbing Down the U.S.A.?

A Data-Driven Look at Declining Achievement and Racial Gaps in American Education

How to live a spiritually based life without flaunting it

Living a spiritually based life without flaunting it is all about authenticity, humility, and quiet consistency.

Quiet Faith in Action:

Real Stories of Spiritual Humility

The Role of Grace in Jesus’ Teaching:

From Spiritual Law to Daily Life

The Ten Commandments:

Meaning, History, and Jesus’ Fulfillment

Open-End vs Closed-End Car Leases:

Key Differences, Pros & Cons with Real-World Examples and Tax Insights

Residual Automobile Value Explained: The Hidden Factor in Car Leasing

Leasing a car often feels like a smart financial move—low monthly payments, little or no money down, and the ability to drive a new vehicle every few years. But behind the attractive numbers lies a critical concept that can significantly affect your total lease costs: residual value.

The Architecture of Institutional Control of the Masses: