It was the best of times, it was the worst of time but mostly, it was The Times. Grief is the cognitive, emotional and organic ability to accept what is. Suffering is the resistance to what is. Finding our way through is different than finding our way out. And resilience is our essence, our nature.…
People are either ACTING OUTFREAKING OUTSPEAKING OUTbut few are REACHING OUTThe basic narrative from politicians are either syrupy positive or apocalyptic negative,but the real global lament is “Are we going to be ok?”High Anxiety is the cultural motif- different times, different problems, technology alwaysushering in advancements and the negative consequence for those advancements.We are always being eaten…
I have never been known for my humility, more for my arrogance. Age and desire have been trying to temper that, at the same time I believe that I have a good heart. Can those two things coexist and live side by side aiding one another? Seemingly they have. The presumptions have allowed for discernment…
Everything starts as a concept. Some generic precepts that you have ideas about, interests in, desirea to explore. But those concepts don’t become real until you move to action-until you commit. Throw your hat over the wall and then follow it. I just landed from a 30 hour reentry from Zambia. Four planes ranging in…
Staying relevant is a full time job. So many subcultures, so many distractions, so many balls to keep in the air.As a baby boomer (that term is usually accompanied with a look of disgust) I am vilified as the violator of the planet.Hey, maybe warranted.Keeping up with language and behavior is daunting, and practicing terms so they…
There are all kinds of documented testimonials about how the Heart had to bypass all kinds of logic/geometry/physics in order to make something extraordinary happen…There is the science and the controversies about what is the physical controlling factor in the human body. Is it the brain? Is it the heart? Depends on how you are…
The presidential debates came as no surprise. The fact that so many political pundits were surprised, is in fact the most disturbing part of it all. I feel sorry for the candidates. I feel sad for them. I don’t think that’s the feeling you want in your presidential candidates. To put Joe Biden in that…
The world is full of contradictions, just as we are, as we are the creators of the world, it would follow suit that all forms and structures in the world are just an external expression of our internal challenges, passions and needs. We are given directives and mandates, instructions all day, every day and we…
IDENTITY is a way you want to be seen or r how you do not want to be seen. I want to be seen as Talented, not Lucky. I want to be seen as Smart, not Stupid. I want to be seen as THE MAN, not Limp. We all have multiple IDENTITIES- meaning ways we…
“We are determined by two very distinct properties. Shame and Love. These two qualities are parallel travelers that intersect, and change leads all the time throughout our lives.” “Surrender is the ability to relinquish your authority for another’s credibility.” You can try to hold on to an ideal, a lifestyle, a time, but the disruptive vortex…