I don't expect to inspire my readers with words of encouragement today. However, I intend to tell a story about what it's like to exist in a world where no one understands you. A world in which you know everyone too well, so much so that you doubt your instincts and intellect and instead lead... Continue Reading →
If you had asked me when I was a teenager if I'd recognize the man I would be in 20 years, I would probably say yes. I don't look all that different, to be sure, but life has a way of humbling you despite yourself. Choices we make or don't make don't seem to affect... Continue Reading →
This 4th of July marks the 245th anniversary of the declaration of independence that forever sealed the fate of the United States as an independent sovereign nation. However, the past couple of decades have been a tumultuous time for the world. We’ve seen a drastic shift in geopolitics, climate change threatens our way of life,... Continue Reading →
Life is ephemeral, leaving us little time to find purpose and meaning. We live in fear of our inevitable demise at the hands of time itself. Because we have this innate fear in us born from the awareness of the fragility of life, fear is a tool used to influence our behavior and make us... Continue Reading →
No one wishes to have their wills subverted. We live our lives seeking a level of control we never really achieve despite every effort. We often settle for the illusion of control. People in positions of authority over us are not always there because they have a particular set of skills that set them apart... Continue Reading →
I live in a state with very minimal employment laws protecting its citizens from abuses perpetrated by employers. The operating rationale of this decision is that it is better for businesses to operate within the confines of that state. It is better for large companies at the expense of smaller employers that can't hope to... Continue Reading →
We plant seeds in fertile ground and watch the fruits of our labor spring into life. Sometimes they grow into magnificence, and at other times they wither and die, not having deep enough roots to propagate their existence. People are more prominent and exist with infinitely more complexities than simple plant life. However, the seeds... Continue Reading →
Society is meant to be a civilized form of living where each person has an opportunity to succeed or fail based on choice and merit. Instead, civilization is yet another word we mold into whatever meaning is convenient or fashionable in that particular moment in history. Words have become interchangeable with definitions so frequently that... Continue Reading →
At an early age, we experience the judgment of others. The unmitigated harshness of reality is painful and difficult to understand. The majority of us retreat within ourselves in hopes of shielding ourselves from the pain of further criticism from our fellow travelers upon this chaotic spinning ball that serves as a de facto prison.... Continue Reading →
 Life is tumultuous and often a cruel teacher of the humanities. We emerge as babes, and some us remain such somehow unafflicted by the chaos that living upon this Earth generates. Society instructs us to hide our true nature and intent from the world in hopes that somehow we will emerge from life unscathed... Continue Reading →
James Borden