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Negative Waves
It’s popular today to assume we’re swirling the drain. Climate change, mass extinctions, political divisiveness, inequality, debt, and mass shootings support that assumption. Todays’s news feeds remind me of Pvt. Moriarty in the 1970 WW2 comedy film Kelly’s Heroes. Donald Sutherland played a long-haired Zen-minded Sgt. Oddball. Pvt. Moriarty is “Debbie Downer,” always pointing …
The Perils of Public Education
Over the past few months, one could hardly miss the hoopla generated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT4. Developers claim the technology will have an impact similar to the discovery of fire. Others claim it could destroy the human species. Those are pretty strong shouts! You probably read that over a thousand industry experts recently signed an open …
Mom
Special note: Happy Mother’s Day, and thanks to everyone who purchased a copy of my book. Sales have exceeded expectations! If you’ve read it, please consider leaving a review on Amazon. You can do that from your Amazon order history page. If you haven’t bought a copy yet, you really should! It makes a great …
The Voice
Recently, I decided to renew my mindfulness practice. Along with physical exercise it’s the best way I’ve found to restore personal balance. I first began mindfulness practice about twenty years ago. I’ve never adhered to a rigid schedule, instead prefering to practice in stretches with intermissions. Strangely, an inner voice always tells me when to …
“Put the Lime In the Coconut”
The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible… -Bertrand Russell Bertrand Russell was a British philosopher and mathematician. Most of the things he’s famous for are over my head. However, I like the above quote. It pairs nicely with one from French writer and philosopher Simone de Beauvoir, “In …
Beauty, Goodness, and Truth
Plato believed in universal forms. These “transcendentals” were thought by Plato to be fundamental properties of being. Beauty, Goodness, and Truth are examples. Here are some definitions: Beauty is the universal aesthetic represented in art. Goodness is the universal form represented in justice, moral codes, and laws. Truth is universal objective reality, which …
What the Heck Is Going On?
Did you see the following? According to a recent Wall Street Journal Survey conducted with NORC, an independent, non-partisan research affiliate of the University of Chicago, higher purpose in the United States is in steep decline: According to the survey: “tolerance for others, deemed very important by 80% of Americans as recently as four years …
Special Announcement: Correction
(My apologies but the first post had a bad link) This week, I’m interrupting my normal posts to make a special announcement! What is the secret to living a joyful life? Most of us don’t think about such things until life throws us a curve ball, which ultimately, it always does. The pursuit of joy …
Artificial Intelligence is About to Redefine the Human Experience
Until recently, I haven’t been interested in artificial intelligence (AI). It seemed too far off, too technical, and not particularly relevant to my life. It’s becoming clear I’ve had my head in the sand! Prior to his 2018 death, theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking, commented: "With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon…AI is a fundamental …
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Towards A Life Well-Lived 