All the Reasons Why You Can’t
No sane person wants to be involved in violence. If you did, all you’d have to do is run outside and punch the first person you saw in the neck as hard as you could. Getting involved in a violent act is easy—the fact that you don’t go looking for it is a testament to […]
The Terror of the Last Resort
“What should I do?” This is far and away the most frequent question I get when people find out what I do for a living, and what they really mean is, “What technique should I use?” My answer is always disappointing, because techniques are as useless as buying a gun and not training with it, […]
Make Peace
Note: Though I originally wrote this in 2012, it’s turned out to be a timeless reminder that is even more appropriate today. I was walking toward a store, thinking the everyday thoughts we immerse ourselves in when we tread familiar ground, blindly, when I suddenly became aware of the person in front of […]