by Phyllis Chubb | Apr 29, 2026
Risking new thoughts can be exciting. It doesn’t have to feel like strain. Thinking only becomes “hard” when we resist the discomfort of seeing from another angle. The moment we tense up, our mind narrows. The moment we ask why and sit with the answer, our thinking...
by Phyllis Chubb | Apr 23, 2026
You didn’t choose your name. You didn’t choose your gender. They decided before you had a voice. But you have one now. Does the identity they gave you still fit the person you’ve become? Contact me at [email protected]
by Phyllis Chubb | Apr 16, 2026
What makes another person’s opinion more valuable than yours? Often, we don’t even notice when we’ve handed that authority over. We assume someone else must know better: the expert, the teacher, the loudest voice in the room, the person who sounds certain. Certainty...
by Phyllis Chubb | Apr 9, 2026
When we pause and ask ourselves why we believe something, we’re not trying to dismantle anything. We’re simply turning on a light in a room we’ve been walking through in the dark. Sometimes the furniture is exactly where we thought it was. Sometimes it isn’t. The...
by Phyllis Chubb | Apr 2, 2026
When people are asked why they think something is true, it’s not uncommon to hear the reply, “Because. That’s the way it is.” It sounds like an answer, but it’s really a placeholder, a sign that we’ve reached the edge of what we’ve examined. Most of us carry around...
by Phyllis Chubb | Mar 26, 2026
Asking why about anything is a double-edged sword. When new ideas agree with what we already believe, we feel a sense of confirmation. But when they don’t, something in us tightens. We brace, as if the information itself were preparing to harm us. That reflex is...
