Dave Chapelle said, “I don’t get mad at a photograph, because it wasn’t taken today.” Something that has permeated our lives and is prevalent today is a concept called Presentism. It’s a hellish habit of interpreting past events in terms of today’s values, philosophies, and knowledge, while having an uncritical adherence to these “now” values, … Continue reading Guilt and Judgment are for the Dammed
Real quick before we get into this: I always write the article and then look for a photo to match. I picked this one and then, out of curiosity, I counted up the score and it happens to equal eight and the number 8 is associated with compassion, freedom, and self-reliance. Weird how that worked out. … Continue reading While Science Can Help Us to Stay Alive Longer, it’s Feelings and Emotions that Inspire Us to Want To
“The best laid plans of mice and men go often askew and leave us nothing but grief and pain”. In 1785, Scottish poet, Robert Burns wrote, “To a Mouse”, addressing the small creature as a fellow mortal. In the poem, a farmer’s plow ruins this mouse’s nest in December, at the crack of winter. He … Continue reading Guilt, Worry, and Our Best Laid Plans
I Am No Yogi 