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Expanding Our Creative Being Awareness is essential to our creativity. https://tim-coats.com/2023/03/19/expanding-our-creative-being/
Should We Be Hopeful? The country is experiencing an anxiety epidemic. Should we be hopeful? https://tim-coats.com/2023/03/12/should-we-be-hopeful/
Art The future has arrived. We’ve entered an age where artificial intelligence is beginning to challenge the capabilities and roles of humans. https://tim-coats.com/2023/03/05/art/
The Superhero Within A memorable first swim. https://tim-coats.com/2023/02/26/the-superhero-within/
No Free Lunch A persistently inconvenient truth I learned as an economics student https://tim-coats.com/2023/02/12/no-free-lunch/
Finding Peace of Mind Here’s a clue, it’s not more screen time! https://tim-coats.com/2023/02/05/finding-peace-of-mind/
ChatGPT Reviews My Blog The future has caught up with Stanley Kubrick, Hal Lives. https://tim-coats.com/2023/01/29/chatgpt-reviews-my-blog/
A New Year’s Look On Life On New Year’s day, many of us reflect on where we are in our life’s journey and where we would like to be. I decided to share my reflections. https://tim-coats.com/2023/01/01/a-new-years-look-on-life/
Closing Thoughts For 2022, Part 3 https://tim-coats.com/2022/12/24/closing-thoughts-for-2022-part-3/
Closing Thoughts for 2022, Part 2 As we close 2022, I reflect on the meaning of Wisdom, Truth, and Love as preludes to offering a new approach to expanding joy and meaning in our lives. https://tim-coats.com/2022/12/18/closing-thoughts-for-2022-part-2/
Closing Thoughts for 2022, Part 1 As we close 2022, I reflect on the meaning of Wisdom, Truth, and Love as preludes to offering a new approach to expanding joy and meaning in our lives. https://tim-coats.com/2022/12/11/closing-thoughts-for-2022-part-1/
“Younger Than That Now” Bob Dylan’s lyrics come to life, fifty years later. https://tim-coats.com/2022/12/03/younger-than-that-now/
Reality: Recently my 2-year-old Granddaughter asked, “What is reality?” This post attempts an answer. https://tim-coats.com/2022/11/20/reality/
The Quickening: This post looks at “the quickening,” or life’s beginning from the intimacy of the experience. https://tim-coats.com/2022/11/13/the-quickening/
Out Of My Mind: Can you be free of your mind whenever you want? https://tim-coats.com/2022/11/05/out-of-my-mind/
Happiness and Hard Times: “Hard times, ain’t gonna rule my mind, no more!” https://tim-coats.com/2022/10/30/happiness-and-hard-times/
Better Together, Part 4: “We Can Work It Out” Practical exercises to increase the “We” in our lives. https://tim-coats.com/2022/10/02/better-together-part-4-we-can-work-it-out/
Better Together, Part 3: “Tell Me Why” Moving our perspective from me to we heals our dis-ease. https://tim-coats.com/2022/09/25/better-together-part-3-tell-me-why/
Better Together, Part 2: “To Our Children’s Children’s Children” https://tim-coats.com/2022/09/18/better-together-part-2-to-our-childrens-childrens-children/
Better Together, Part 1: “There’s Only You and Me and We Just Disagree” https://tim-coats.com/2022/09/11/better-together-part-1-theres-only-you-and-me-and-we-just-disagree/
Better Together, Introduction: We will need to see through “new eyes” in order to heal our growing political separation. https://tim-coats.com/2022/09/04/better-together-introduction/
“Smalls:” Sometimes children teach us more than we teach them. https://tim-coats.com/2022/07/31/smalls/
A Question Of Belief: The new James Web Telescope images provide context for life. https://tim-coats.com/2022/07/24/a-question-of-belief/
The True Measure Of A Life: There’s better ways to measure our life than comparison. https://tim-coats.com/2022/07/17/the-true-measure-of-a-life/
“THe Future Ain’t What IT Used To Be” https://tim-coats.com/2022/07/10/the-future-aint-what-it-used-to-be/
The Inner Journey: Our greatest battles are fought on the inside! https://tim-coats.com/2022/07/03/the-inner-journey-6-minute-read/
Good Bosses: Reflections on the best bosses I had over a 35-year career. https://tim-coats.com/2022/06/26/good-bosses/
Remembering Dad It’s hard to over-estimate the impact Dad had on my life. https://tim-coats.com/2022/06/19/remembering-dad/
Thoughts Matter: Each of us play a role in whether our differences (in the words of Amanda Gorman) “leave us bitter or better!” https://tim-coats.com/2022/06/12/thoughts-matter/
Learning To Be Still: In absence of doing, we experience the simple feeling of being. https://tim-coats.com/2022/06/05/learning-to-be-still/
Not Even In Your Dreams: Envisioning the world our Granddaughter will grow into. https://tim-coats.com/2022/05/29/not-even-in-your-dreams/
A Little Soon To Say: Reflections on becoming our parents. https://tim-coats.com/2022/05/22/a-little-soon-to-say/
A Different Era: Remembering visits to Grandma. https://tim-coats.com/2022/05/15/a-different-era/
Remembering Mom: https://tim-coats.com/2022/05/08/remembering-mom/
The Better Angels of Our Nature: Restoring Goodness in our divisive times. https://tim-coats.com/2022/05/01/the-better-angels-of-our-nature/
Time: Time Flies when you’re having fun, and seems to fly the rest of the time as well! https://tim-coats.com/2022/04/24/time/
Reflections, Vol 5: How Might We Grow Young In Spirit? https://tim-coats.com/2022/04/10/reflections-vol-5-how-might-we-grow-younger-in-spirit/
Reflections, Vol 4: Is Spirit Relevant In Our Modern Age? https://tim-coats.com/2022/04/03/reflections-vol-4-is-spirit-relevant-in-our-modern-age/
Reflections, Vol 3: What Is The Secret To A Happy Life? https://tim-coats.com/2022/03/27/reflections-vol-3-what-is-the-secret-to-a-happy-life/
Reflections, Vol 2: How Can We Find Peace In A Troubled World? https://tim-coats.com/2022/03/20/reflections-vol-2-how-can-we-find-peace-in-a-troubled-world/
Reflections, Vol 1: Does life have meaning? https://tim-coats.com/2022/03/13/reflections-vol-1/
Reflections, Introduction Introducing a new series, posing important life-questions for reflection. https://tim-coats.com/2022/03/06/reflections-introduction/
Portals of Perception: Video Conversation with Aviv Shahar on principles behind creating this blog. https://tim-coats.com/portals-of-perception/
A Milestone Reached: My one-hundredth post. https://tim-coats.com/2022/02/13/a-milestone-reached/
A Father’s Advice: A letter written to our daughter as she left home for college. https://tim-coats.com/2022/02/06/a-fathers-advice/
The Story of Atom: Some things you know are hard to explain. https://tim-coats.com/2022/01/30/the-story-of-atom/
Connecting: How we connect with life determines the life we live. https://tim-coats.com/2022/01/23/connecting/
More: Everyone likes more. Just ask out granddaughter. https://tim-coats.com/2022/01/16/more/
Whose Dog Are You? It takes courage to be who we are. https://tim-coats.com/2022/01/09/whose-dog-are-you/
The Anatomy of Peace, Part 3: Energy, Connection, & “Being”: Meaningful change requires that we first see the world through “new eyes.” https://tim-coats.com/2022/01/02/the-anatomy-of-peace-part-3-energy-connection-being/
The Treasure Chest: As 2021 draws to a close, I would like to share some favorite verses I’ve collected over the years. https://tim-coats.com/2021/12/26/the-treasure-chest-8-minute-read/
Merry Christmas! Our Holiday greeting for 2021. https://tim-coats.com/2021/12/19/merry-christmas/
Half-Full: How we view life determines how we experience life. https://tim-coats.com/2021/12/12/half-full/
Photographs: The photographs we take provide an important lesson. https://tim-coats.com/2021/12/05/photographs/
Beyond the 4th Turning: A new positive era is just around the corner. I’m wondering how it might unfurl. https://tim-coats.com/2021/11/28/beyond-the-fourth-turning/
The Goat: The GOAT is a popular moniker, short for the Greatest of all Times. This post is about the Greatest of All Times in our lives. https://tim-coats.com/2021/11/21/the-goat/
Mistaken Identity: I am becoming more polarized in my views, and I decided to explore why. https://tim-coats.com/2021/11/14/mistaken-identity/
A Strange New World: The economic foundation of modern progress is utterly unsustainable. https://tim-coats.com/2021/11/07/a-strange-new-world/
Discipline: Discipline separates who we are from who we want to be. https://tim-coats.com/2021/10/31/discipline/
Choose Kindness: Sometimes this is easier said than done! https://tim-coats.com/2021/10/24/choose-kindness/
Little By Little: Persistence in taking small steps in the right direction is a deceptively successful strategy. https://tim-coats.com/2021/10/17/little-by-little/
The Anatomy of Peace: Part 2: Presence, The Doorway To Awareness This is part 1 of a five-part series on building the quality of awareness to live joyfully through life’s difficulties. https://tim-coats.com/2021/10/10/the-anatomy-of-peace-part-2/
An Inside Job: I fear Spirit has gone missing in our objectively rational world. https://tim-coats.com/2021/10/03/an-inside-job/
Change: Seasons change with the grace of acceptance. That’s a good example to follow. https://tim-coats.com/2021/09/26/change/
A Part Of Us: True beauty is found when we open our hearts. https://tim-coats.com/2021/09/19/a-part-of-us/
Zero-Sum Games: Zero-sum games are fun to watch, except when they are played by leaders of our country. https://tim-coats.com/2021/09/12/zero-sum-games/
Angels Get A Better View: A life well-lived balances body, mind, and Spirit. But what about people who don’t hold Spiritual beliefs? https://tim-coats.com/2021/09/05/angels-get-a-better-view/
The Mathematics of Life: Math makes more sense when applied to life. https://tim-coats.com/2021/08/29/the-mathematics-of-life/
“God Is Great, Beer Is Good, and People Are Crazy.” Strongly held opinions, even when backed with facts, are not universal truths! https://tim-coats.com/2021/08/22/god-is-great-beer-is-good-and-people-are-crazy/
Bad Self-Portraits: Joy requires a certain amount of personal vulnerability. https://tim-coats.com/2021/08/15/bad-self-portraits/
Are We Getting Soft? The risks presented by the Delta variant of Covid to vaccinated individuals are indeed confusing. https://tim-coats.com/2021/08/08/are-we-getting-soft/
The Best Time To Plant A Tree: Do you know when the best time to plant a tree is? https://tim-coats.com/2021/08/01/the-best-time-to-plant-a-tree/
Spirit Already Knows: Spirit means different things to different people. It is sacred to the religious-minded and often ignored by the secular. https://tim-coats.com/2021/07/25/spirit-already-knows/
The Changes We Need Most: Our “flat-sides” are usually apparent to others but invisible to us. https://tim-coats.com/2021/07/18/the-changes-we-need-most/
Grace: Living with grace isn’t easy, but it’s a worthwhile objective. https://tim-coats.com/2021/07/11/grace/
The Anatomy of Peace, Part 1: Mindfulness, the Doorway To Presence. This is part 1 of a five-part series on building the quality of awareness to live joyfully through life’s difficulties. https://tim-coats.com/2021/07/04/the-anatomy-of-peace-part-1/
The Pull To Union: Energy is released in chemical reactions. It’s fundamental nature however is a mystery. I attempt to describe it here. https://tim-coats.com/2021/06/27/the-pull-to-union/
The Anatomy of Peace: This is the introduction to a five-part series on building the quality of awareness to live joyfully through life’s difficulties. https://tim-coats.com/2021/06/20/the-anatomy-of-peace/
Self-Improvement: It’s usually the largest section of most bookstores and a complete waste of time. https://tim-coats.com/2021/06/13/self-improvement/
Into the Great Wide Open: We are part of a whole that’s impossible to comprehend. https://tim-coats.com/2021/06/06/into-the-great-wide-open/
The Shape Of Time: I believe the arrow of time points towards progress. My friend disagrees. https://tim-coats.com/2021/05/30/the-shape-of-time/
Dog-Sitting: I am not the biggest fan of dogs, but I sure learned a lot during our recent two-month dog-sitting experience. https://tim-coats.com/2021/05/23/dog-sitting/
Being Present: When things don’t interest us, we often “check out.” That’s a good strategy for a boring meeting, but not for life. https://tim-coats.com/2021/05/16/being-present/
How Was Heaven? Forty years ago, a work colleague made a comment that I have never forgotten. It was about appreciating life, even in our most troubling moments. https://tim-coats.com/2021/05/09/how-was-heaven/
The Downside of Debate: Seeking to understand someone with an opposing view is always better than trying to change their mind. https://tim-coats.com/2021/05/02/the-downside-of-debate/
Transitions: The present is something we often subordinate to the past or future. Lately, I am rethinking that! https://tim-coats.com/2021/04/25/transitions/
Just Nine Words: Before retirement, I used to work with young people just starting off in their careers. Perhaps this advice is still relevant https://tim-coats.com/2021/04/18/just-nine-words/
Cats and Dogs: Have you ever tried to change the behaviors of a lived one? It’s far easier to change our self! https://tim-coats.com/2021/04/11/cats-and-dogs/
A Quality Life: What defines a life well-lived? It’s an important question that each of us must answer for ourselves. https://tim-coats.com/2021/04/04/the-quality-of-life/
The Lost Art of Listening: Really listening to each other might be one of the most positive actions we can take to improve our world. https://tim-coats.com/2021/03/28/the-lost-art-of-listening/
The Search For Meaning: Truth and meaning are not the same thing. https://tim-coats.com/2021/03/21/the-search-for-meaning/
Loneliness: This week marked the first anniversary of pandemic imposed social isolation. Loneliness in many ways has impacted us all. https://tim-coats.com/2021/03/14/loneliness/
Belonging: It’s good to belong. We should do what we can to extend this privilege. https://tim-coats.com/2021/03/07/belonging/
The Power of We: Everything seems more contentious these days. I think we may have forgotten about the power of we! https://tim-coats.com/2021/02/28/the-power-of-we/
Half-Way There: It can be hard to share personal things with others. It’s usually worth it though! https://tim-coats.com/2021/02/21/half-way-there/
Living In The Moment: This letter reminds us of something we know, but rarely do. https://tim-coats.com/2021/02/14/living-in-the-moment/
The Doors of Perception: What we experience is only a small slice of what is available to us. Mindfulness expands our doors of perception. https://tim-coats.com/2021/02/07/the-doors-of-perception/
A Quality Life: We all want to live a quality life. But what does that mean? https://tim-coats.com/2021/01/31/a-quality-life/
What Matters? The quality of our inner being determines how we experience life. https://tim-coats.com/2021/01/24/what-matters/
Learning the Two-Step: Everyone experiences tragedy in life, it’s how we move forward that counts. https://tim-coats.com/2021/01/17/learning-the-two-step/
Can Opposites Attract? United we stand. Divided, we will surely fall. https://tim-coats.com/2021/01/10/can-opposites-attract/
A New Year’s Resolution: It’s that time of year again! https://tim-coats.com/2021/01/03/a-new-years-resolution/
Spirit Running Wild: The spirit of those no longer with us illuminates our lives. https://tim-coats.com/2020/12/27/spirit-running-wild/
The Spirit of Christmas: A Christmas letter to my readers. https://tim-coats.com/2020/12/20/the-spirit-of-christmas/
What If God Is A Verb? Recently a work colleague asked if I believe in God. This post is my answer. https://tim-coats.com/2020/12/13/what-if-god-is-a-verb/
Silent Fitness: Silent fitness like physical fitness is critical to well-being. https://tim-coats.com/2020/12/06/silent-fitness/
This Person Is Now Called Adalyn: Spirit rather than labels, defines who we really are. https://tim-coats.com/2020/11/29/this-person-is-now-called-adalyn/
The Search For Union: Sometimes what we search for is like missing eye-glasses that were on top of our head all along. https://tim-coats.com/2020/11/22/the-search-for-union/
Spirit Part 2, The Symphony of Life: We are never truly alone, we are a part of the symphony of life. https://tim-coats.com/2020/11/15/spirit-part-2-the-symphony-of-life/
Spirit Part 1, Spirit In Action: Life balance requires the development of mind, body and spirit. This is the first post of a seven part series addressing development of spirit. https://tim-coats.com/2020/11/08/spirit-part-1-spirit-in-action/
Thoughts On the Election: Next week, one Presidential candidate will win and half the country will be angry. We have become too divisive, the country needs our help. https://tim-coats.com/2020/11/01/thoughts-on-the-election/
Resilience: Hard times seem to roll off some people like water from a duck, but we can all build more resilience in our life. https://tim-coats.com/2020/10/25/resilience/
Soul-Food: Something we could all use a little more of! https://tim-coats.com/2020/10/18/soul-food/
Big Rocks: Life-balance can be difficult. Most of us say we don’t have enough time in our day. This is usually true, and always wrong! https://tim-coats.com/2020/10/11/big-rocks/
Out To Pasture: Being “out to pasture” isn’t as bad as one might think! https://tim-coats.com/2020/10/04/out-to-pasture/
A Fish Out Of Water: A fishing story, kind of, about survival in a world not understood. https://tim-coats.com/2020/09/27/a-fish-out-of-water/
Wisdom From Grandma: My Grandmother was very wise. Here are a few things I learned from her. https://tim-coats.com/2020/09/20/wisdom-from-grandma/
Awareness Part 8, Conclusion: This post concludes the series on awareness. https://tim-coats.com/2020/09/13/awareness-part-8-conclusion/
Awareness Part 7, We: This post looks at awareness centered on “the miracle of we.” https://tim-coats.com/2020/09/06/awareness-part-7-we/
Awareness Part 6, Radiance: This post is about those special people that light our life. https://tim-coats.com/2020/08/30/awareness-part-6-radiance/
Awareness Part 5, Resonance: We resonate with things we are “in-tune” with. But, how do we get “in-tune”? https://tim-coats.com/2020/08/23/awareness-part-5-resonance/
Awareness Part 4, Presence: Presence is the act of bringing one’s complete awareness to the fleeting moment. It’s extremely powerful. https://tim-coats.com/2020/08/16/awareness-part-4-presence/
Awareness Part 3, “Flow”: When awareness shifts from thinking to doing, conscious energy is brought back into balance. https://tim-coats.com/2020/08/09/awareness-part-3-flow/
Awareness Part 2, Ego: The voice in our head, commonly experienced as “Self” turns out to be our biggest problem. https://tim-coats.com/2020/08/02/awareness-part-two-ego/
Awareness: Part 1: Awareness is something we usually take for granted. It deserves a lot more attention. https://tim-coats.com/2020/07/26/awareness-part-1/
Inside-Out: Getting older is only inevitable in the mirror. https://tim-coats.com/2020/07/19/inside-out/
Clear Mind, Open Heart: True mental clarity goes beyond logic and memory. https://tim-coats.com/2020/07/12/clear-mind-open-heart/
This I Believe: Expressing the core beliefs that guide one’s life. https://tim-coats.com/2020/07/05/this-i-believe/
Just Like Me: Seeking out people who express ideas that differ from our own can be life changing. https://tim-coats.com/2020/06/28/just-like-me/
The Space Between: Relationships are the currency of life, yet we insist on distancing ourselves from one another. https://tim-coats.com/2020/06/21/the-space-between/
Energy In Motion: Actively managing personal energy flow is a critical component of well-being. https://tim-coats.com/2020/06/14/energy-in-motion/
The Evolution of We: Solidarity and collective action will be required to address the tremendous challenges our nation faces. https://tim-coats.com/2020/06/07/the-evolution-of-we/
The Illusion of Separation: The illusion that we are separate and independent from each other and the world and the ills that causes. https://tim-coats.com/2020/05/31/the-illusion-of-separation/
Mindfulness: An introduction to the practice of mindfulness and the beneficial contribution it can make to a life well-lived. https://tim-coats.com/2020/05/24/mindfulness/
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. https://tim-coats.com/2020/05/17/beginners-mind/
Never Better: Lasting happiness will not be found in the serendipity of circumstance. Happiness is found in the freedom to choose one’s response to life’s challenges. https://tim-coats.com/2020/05/10/never-better/
Purpose and Principles: The philosophy and organizing ideas for a life well-lived. https://tim-coats.com/2020/05/03/purpose-and-principles/
Thirty-Nine Thousand Ninety-Four,… and One: A little off subject but an obituary for Mike Hahn who died of Covid-19, when numbers are not simply numbers exemplifying the importance of awareness. https://tim-coats.com/2020/04/26/thirty-nine-thousand-ninety-four-and-one/
Who Am I?: Introducing the concept that You and I, at the most basic level, are simply awareness. The pathway to increased joy and meaning in life is through expanded awareness. https://tim-coats.com/2020/04/19/who-am-i/
The Miracle of We: Discovering the energy in relationships. To get more “we” one must let go of “me”. https://tim-coats.com/2020/04/19/the-miracle-of-we/
More than Molecules: Defining what I mean by spirit in the context of MBS. “Spirit” is “the living energy of relationship.” https://tim-coats.com/2020/04/12/more-than-molecules/
A Question of Balance: More references to balance and harmony of nature to weather extremes of circumstance providing a ready example for us to follow. https://tim-coats.com/2020/04/12/a-question-of-balance-2/
The Beginning: Introducing concept that we can’t control all the outcomes of our life and the importance of balance (MBS) to building resilience to face difficult circumstances. https://tim-coats.com/2020/04/09/the-beginning/
Towards A Life Well-Lived 