What if kindness?
/Polls show people believe kindness has deteriorated over the past 10 years. Who's to blame? What's getting in the way?
Read MorePolls show people believe kindness has deteriorated over the past 10 years. Who's to blame? What's getting in the way?
Read MoreCan you imagine the difference, especially a demographic, as large and, thus, powerful as millennials, could make? What if everyone did “something?” Picked a cause? No matter how small?
Read MoreThe millenials are the largest and thus most influential demographic. Don’t listen to those maligning you. You have the attributes that are most needed now.
Read MoreHow adaptive are you, a human, feeling at the moment?
Read MoreWhat if they (ages 18-37) don’t utilize the power—of being the largest demographic in US history —to change the direction of things that threaten the future?
Read MorePlease take the time to read this one. You can blow off the next ones if you so desire.
Read MoreWell, the Angel on top gets tossed out with the tree. It’s adios to “Angels and Assholes.” Thanks to those of you who were followers. Since I’ve been gifted a new granddaughter, I thought I’d start the new year with this person perplexity: WHAT IF?
Read MoreAngels and Angels at Christmastime. After all, who'd put an a-hole on top of their tree?
Read MoreOK. Maybe I’ve over-used the Razor. But I am impressed with Occam and his Razor philosophy…that the simplest solution is usually the best.
Read MoreAs I mentioned last time, education is out-moded, has stopped evolving to fit the needs of our current cultures, societies, countries. It’s difficult to prioritize the problems that need fixing in America and the world.
Read MoreBefore tackling peace around the world, let’s take a look at the war going on in our cities and around our country.
Read MoreOk, I am aware when the beauty queen is asked what she’d most like in her life and she answers “world peace” all us cynics think: “Right airhead. Let’s get real.” Well, I’m pretty far from a beauty queen, but honestly, world peace would be cool, no?
Read MoreFor this application of the Razor, I figured I’d pick an easy one: world peace.
Read MoreIn my next novel, Will, (coming out this fall) Will –the main character—feels scoundrels use complexity to confuse issues to their advantage. “Keep it simple,” he says.
Read MoreSome people had questions about what I meant last A&A by “Complexity is the harbor for scoundrels.”
Read More"Complexity is the harbor of scoundrels."
Read More"Only the narrow-minded are certain."
Read MoreSince there's so much dastardly A-hole crap going on right now, I thought I'd send my Facebook friends my summer newsletter for my clients. To me a ray of sunshine.
Read MoreDemocrat/Republican, liberal/conservative, rich/poor, capitalism/socialism, Black/White, Christian/Muslim, left/right, democracy/communism, EU/Brexit, man/woman, angel/a’hole. It’s an endless list. The world would seem to be becoming more and more polarized. We have to be on one side, one extreme or another.
Read MoreWhen I started with A and A it was intended, I hope you realize, as a tongue-in-cheek attempt to point out social injustices and to champion people and events that remind us we are all human.
Read MoreTimothy P. Munkeby is an author and speaker on financial and career literacy living in Minnesota. Look for his books Back to the Island and If I Had a Million Dollars.
I write to consider how we all might best shuffle through the world's waltz without stepping on each others' toes. Of course, I must also entertain or all is for naught. Poking at the systems that create injustices, my stories hopefully connect with emerging generations or, also hopefully, anyone who believes they can still make a difference.
Timothy P. Munkeby is an author and speaker on financial and career literacy living in Minnesota.
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