1 minOutcomesRather than projecting the outcome, I have conditioned myself to focus on the matter in front of me. I'm not sure which way the matter...
1 minA Nation Gives BirthThe world ganged up on Germany after WWI and its people suffered economically. The hate of that people began to fester. Ultimately they...
1 minHiding Behind the CalmI once had a meditation guide. She was amazing. So calm. She taught a group of us every week in a peaceful setting. I came to...
2 minAlinsky's Rules for RadicalsUnderstand the negativity in the world and recognize the tactics. Vigilance is our only course of action. Like my meditation teacher...
2 minThe Future is Close to UsI think the best way to project the future is to take a good look at the generations that follow ours. We can forecast what our future...
2 minIt's Always Someone's Turn to Rule the WorldEach generation gets the opportunity to rule the world. Because it's always someone's turn to rule the world. If the generation begins...
1 minMoments of FreedomI think the mind needs to have moments of freedom – freedom from the stresses of life. It needs enough time to realize a thought, develop...
1 minActions Produce ThoughtsI have heard it said that thoughts produce actions. But I have found that actions produce thoughts, and thoughts produce niftier ways to...
2 minA Collective Yearning to Have LessThis past weekend my family and I held a garage sale to get rid of some stuff we would rather not take the time to move, which we will be...
2 minUnderstand YourselfLet’s say you are in a multi-decades long relationship and you feel your spouse still does not understand you. Well, maybe your spouse...
1 minMother EarthI’m sitting in a coffee shop having a brew made from beans grown in Mother Earth, looking out a window at mostly earth tone painted...
1 minReprogramming the PastI would like to go back in time and tell myself things I wish I had known. It’s not possible, but it would be nice, We each have the...
1 minDreams Shape the FutureIs the concept of future limited to those of developed nations? I heard a disturbing interview on a radio station the other day. The...
1 minRead MindsAfter fifty-one years on this planet I have yet to be able to fully read minds. Well, not all the way, as in every word someone is...
2 minIdeas Occupy ExistenceThe beautiful thing about being human is being able to turn an intangible idea into something that can occupy space and time for the...
2 minBrawl at the Post OfficeI went to the post office today with a giant box of car parts that I sold on Ebay. As I kicked it forward along the linoleum floor I...
2 minDestruction of the Middle ClassThere is ongoing chatter about the concept of the “destruction of the middle class,” usually followed up by disturbing stories of...
2 minOld Violin with a PastI bought my wife an old violin, a really old violin. It was handmade in 1779 by a Richard Duke. At one time it was owned by a member of...
1 minNot Becoming OneThere are people we come across in our lives whom we are better off not “becoming one” with. I can think of quite a few people I not only...
3 minReaching BackReaching back into the past fulfills a need to connect with the history that makes us who we are as we move forward into the future. We...
1 minPassing KnowledgeYouth have to interpret life with very little information to base their theories on. The knowledge they have most of is that which has...
2 minPost Deleted (yeah, it's the name of the post)I overheard two elderly women talking over a burger at In-N-Out during lunch today. They were talking about the weather, which is a big...
1 minMoving LifeMy wife and two boys and I attended a wedding this past weekend. Weddings, births, and funerals are the hyper reminders of how life moves...
1 minForgiving the PastIt’s easy to forgive and forget the acts of some people from our past. I find it easiest to forgive my childhood peers. I hope they find...