Have you heard the joke where this guy walks into the doctors office and says, "Doc, it hurts everytime I do this," as he demonstrates bending his arm at elbow; to which the doctor replies "Well stop doing that." (Groucho Marx?) Taking things personally is just like that. It hurts when we do it and ...
One of the things we often hear about what makes human beings special and perhaps unique on the planet is that we have free will. But what does that mean exactly? Is it that we are self-directed and autonomous in a way that no other animal is? I think that's what we mean when we say ...
One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, there is a battle between 2 "wolves" inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, fear, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other is ...
Feel like typing this morning. Talking with my fingers. Usually I prefer to handwrite with my fountain pen in the mornings. Very therapeutic I find … a good way to corral “free radical” thoughts that could do damage if not captured and put away somewhere. This morning my computer seems the best place to do ...
How do you generate yourself to do what you know you ought to? How can you generate yourself to take the actions that are consistent with your declarations of who you say you are or what you say you are committed to? You know how it works. I just don't feel like going to ...