It could be said that I’m a people-watcher, which means I’m content to sit back and watch my surroundings. I love to observe human nature. One thing I have noticed is that people are very serious. (tee hee) I can be a serious guy myself, but not to the...
While at the car wash this weekend, I stopped for a moment to observe my surroundings. It was Veterans Day, and I was reminded of my father’s passing 14 years earlier. As I looked around, it occurred to me how much the world he knew had changed. The woman...
The other day, I jumped to a conclusion and immediately took action. Under most circumstances my approach might have been admirable. But in the end, I was dead wrong. Since I had already fired off an email telling the head honcho all the mistakes I had made, I found...
I was having an exchange with one of my most favorite human beings on the planet. Our discussions revolve around business and his unique talent as one of the greatest lapidary artists in the world. They often start around some business-related issue, then lead us out into the Cosmos...
Despite the predictable scenes shown on the 24-hour news cycle, many are compelled to continue watching. Any form of hyper-vigilance indicates the challenge of switching the negativity off. Rumination is another sign of being pulled toward the negative. Trouble sleeping, anxiety, and heightened stress are signs of the hypo-arousal...
Aristotle gave us a lot to think about (tee hee)! He must have considered that cultivating virtues was a big part of our life mission. To achieve greater alignment with our core means being guided toward certain behaviors. Courage, honor, generosity, kindness, and other virtues could not be followed...
Aspirations define our hopes and dreams. They are part of my life goals as seen from 30,000 feet. Aspirations provide the motivation to live a meaningful life. Like love itself, aspirations lead to living with a sense of purpose and direction. Aspirations are usually focused on the future. Unlike...
This word has been coming to my awareness a lot lately. People, events, and circumstances can activate the impulsive mind. Without an impulse, the mind generally takes into account some considerations prior to acting. When you’re acting without thought to the consequences, an impulse creates sudden action. Then you...
We make predictions frequently, sometimes with our unconscious minds. Our assessment of the future can be an assumption or an educated guess based on the data we have collected. This is called quantitative. Predictability describes the likelihood something will occur. If we are guessing, this is called qualitative. Some...
The “Explanatory Gap” is a reference to the space that exists between the mind and consciousness. It is somewhat of a label placed on the idea we cannot explain consciousness, at least not purely through the science of brain activity. Some would argue that the only thing you would...
