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Truths & Wonders

Reflections from a lifelong journey of learning

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Author: Steve Sampson

Writer, husband, father, drummer, and would-be wise old wizard--not necessarily in that order. Founder of Better Word Partners LLC.

10,000 Miles and One

On February 22, 2021February 23, 2021 By Steve SampsonIn Formative Memories5 Comments

Reflections on the journey of one man's best friend.

Love and Other Essentials

On January 30, 2021December 20, 2023 By Steve SampsonIn Fatherly AdviceLeave a comment

Love isn’t really all you need. But it’s right up there.

Check Your Lenses

On January 2, 2021January 1, 2021 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Different tools enable different types of seeing and thinking.

When You Catch Yourself Looking Down on Others, Look Up

On September 26, 2020October 7, 2023 By Steve SampsonIn Musings1 Comment

It’s only human to look down on others. But it’s hard to move onward or upward when you’re looking downward.

On Rewriting History

On July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 By Steve SampsonIn Musings1 Comment

It's crucial to distinguish between the actual facts of the past and the stories we tell about them in the present. It’s also crucial to recognize that both are driving forces of the future.

You Can Stand on Your Head that Long

On March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 By Steve SampsonIn Fatherly Advice, Musings2 Comments

We’re all feeling cooped up and anxious and, yes, already a little bored. So what would my mother say?

Love and Wisdom

On February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 By Steve SampsonIn Musings6 Comments

Love is wiser than wisdom. Wisdom knows more than knowledge. Knowledge counts more than data.

From the Inside Out and the Outside In

On January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 By Steve SampsonIn Musings4 Comments

We humans understand each other asymmetrically. But that's a good enough place to start.

The Convertible Time Hypothesis

On August 25, 2019 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

In any human life, there are basically three types of time: inherently good times, inherently bad times, and ...

Keep Bending Toward Justice and Truth

On August 4, 2019January 16, 2021 By Steve SampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Some simple things you can do to make the world better.

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