Author: Eric Lumpkins

Nothing is permanent. You are going to die. Everyone you know and love is going to die. Everything you’ve ever created or built will ultimately turn into dust. Eventually the sun is going to explode and the entire galaxy we live in will be destroyed. The way most people live life is as if they’re […]

Nowadays it’s become acceptable in mainstream culture to be someone who advocates for communism. This is especially true of college students and young adults. It’s “cool” or “edgy” to wear a Che Guevara shirt or to be a Leninist or some flavor of communist. The reason these people are communists is either because they are […]

We’ve all been there before, in the middle of some kind of conversation or social interaction, and then our mind goes blank, we’re unable to think of something to say, and we start to panic. For many, running out of things to say is a big fear they have leading up to and during social […]

Anarchy is understood by the mainstream to mean chaos and disorder, but that is not what anarchy actually means. All anarchy means is “no ruler,” not no rules. Anarchy is the absence of a central authority that wields a monopoly on violence. True societal order is not something that is created from the top down. […]

The idea behind United States foreign policy after World War II was for the US to be the upholders of liberty and justice throughout the world. Peace through strength. Being policeman of the world. This was certainly a noble goal. One that had good intentions. The only problem is that the results of US foreign […]

If you look around American society you’ll see that people are drowning in distraction. Hardly anyone is 100% focused and fully committed to living their purpose. Hardly anyone is thinking about the bigger long-term picture. Hardly anyone is preparing for their future by taking important action right now. The current state of the world and […]

Police are a hot topic right now. A lot of angry “debate” is taking place right now between pro-police and anti-police groups. Both groups have their valid reasons for believing the things they do, and both groups are right to some degree in their own way. Police issues are a subject I’ve followed for quite […]

In life when we are faced with the choices of staying in our comfort zone or going down the path of uncertainty in search of passion and fulfillment, many people will choose to stay in the comfort zones. Instead we should not settle for anything less than our best life possible. The reason people choose […]

We live in a society where self-medication and self-numbing is rampant. Everyone is attempting to escape themselves through distractions and escapism of all kinds. We become addicted to these distractions that take us away from the present moment, away from reality. These addictions can be towards literally anything – overthinking, negativity, sensory pleasures, mindlessness, television, […]

Most people think about their emotions in a very simple way. Things that make them feel good they embrace, while things that make them not feel good they avoid. This recipe will lead you towards fleeting short-term pleasure, but it will not lead you towards happiness and fulfillment. In order to reach fulfillment we must […]