by Bud Megargee | Nov 15, 2025 | Articles
AHA: “The sudden, electric clarity that slices through confusion like lightning through a darken sky.” (unknown) There are times when life speaks not with thunder, but in whispers. They are the moments when something clicks; not in our minds but in our soul. We call...
by Bud Megargee | Nov 1, 2025 | Articles
In our relationships, whether romantic, familial, or professional, we often find ourselves standing at the crossroads between “judgement” and understanding. How they intersect is key. “Judgement” is quick, reactive, and often rooted in fear or assumptions....
by Bud Megargee | Oct 20, 2025 | Articles
I have spent years wrestling with the hardest questions life can throw at us. “Can you forgive me?” stands above all others. This question demands more than just a yes or no. We are asked to not only face our deepest flaws, but bare our mistakes with the risk of...
by Bud Megargee | Oct 14, 2025 | Articles
I used to think that “betrayal” was something that others did to me. Each instance truly felt like a sharp, external wound inflected by a person(s) I trusted. And for years, I carried those scars like proof of my violated innocence. But as time passed, I began to...
by Bud Megargee | Oct 1, 2025 | Articles
We often treat “normal” as a gold standard. It is the invisible rulebook that defines how people should talk, behave, and look. However, I believe that the idea of normal is a myth born from societal statistical averages and conformity rather than from truth....
by Bud Megargee | Sep 25, 2025 | Articles
There is a quiet epidemic among us. It is not one of illness, but of emotional retreat. Many of us live behind walls built from consistent concern. Our emotions are trapped in a consuming state of fear. These include the fear of failure, the fear of rejection, and the...
Bud Megargee is a former senior behavioral healthcare executive; a Washington, DC., healthcare lobbyist; and an independently published, best-selling and award-winning author. He began writing after exploring Eastern philosophy and alternative medicine techniques in the professional treatment of emotional challenges at a Taiwanese Buddhist monastery.