How would you define a clear mind? Our company CEO had a photographic memory and it was pretty intimidating. I made a presentation to him one day and he interrupted me: “Wait a minute Tim, six months ago, on slide 24 you indicated……”. Wait? What? I had no idea what was on slide 24! His …
This I Believe
“This I Believe” was originally a 1950’s radio talk show hosted by Edward R. Murrow. At the time, Americans would gather around the radio to hear essays written by famous people like Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Robinson, and Helen Keller as well as those from everyday people relating the core values that guided their lives. NPR …
Just Like Me
This past Father’s Day, I was thinking about my father who passed away nine years ago. Dad was the most influential person in my life. What occurred to me, for the first time, was that had he not been my Dad, I would likely have never met him. That sounds stupidly obvious, but there’s more …
The Space Between
Space intrigues me. I have never really understood it. What does the space between the earth and moon consist of? It must be something, otherwise that space wouldn’t exist. According to Einstein, space and time are related, a fabric if you will. Mass warps this fabric, like a bowling ball on a rubber sheet. Objects …
Energy In Motion
Breathe in.., breath out; we do it about twenty-thousand times per day, without thinking. Were it to stop, we would be unconscious in two minutes and dead in ten. It’s obviously important. Life is fueled by exchanges; breath, food, water, and innumerable others. These exchanges manage the flow of energy in the body. Theoretical physicist, …
The Evolution of We
Our country faces enormous issues: -A world pandemic that will not be short-lived. -Escalating government debt that is too large to be repaid. -Public pension funds that are insufficient to serve the flood of retiring baby boomers -Insufficient Jobs capable of supporting a family for the non-college educated majority -Income inequality at a 100-year high …
The Illusion of Separation
The illusion that we are separate and independent from each other and the world is a leading cause of social ills and unhappiness. This week’s post is about the origin of this dangerous notion and the importance of dispelling it. Awareness is fueled by our ability to distinguish between sights, sounds, taste, touches, scents and …
Mindfulness
This week’s post is about mindfulness. I don’t know about you, but I don’t resonate with “how to” articles or books. Even when it comes to cooking, I usually just look at the recipe to get a general idea and then do my own thing. Keeping that in mind, I will explain how I think …
Beginner’s Mind
We never see the world as it is, rather we see the world as we are. Discovering what that means is the starting point of a life well-lived. Nothing is more natural than the intuitive feeling of “me” inside, experiencing an “outside” world. This is awareness passed through the filter of “Self”, (to which Jack …
Never Better
I recently finished Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina. In one of the most famous opening sentences in literature, Tolstoy writes: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way”. I wonder if that is true? I believe there are two kinds of people in the world, those who are happy no matter …
Towards A Life Well-Lived 