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...
Dichotomy is a division or contrast between two things represented as completely opposite. We humans can be pulled into thinking things are either black or white. Comparing opposites can lead to having a rigid perspective on life. I observed this type of thinking while having a discussion with my...
This word, adventure, can be defined in many ways. The traditional definition is an unusual, exciting, and typically hazardous experience or activity. What really defines adventure to me is uncertainty in motion. The most significant moments in my life are never predictable or safely contained. We push the limits...
While mowing the front yard, I miscalculated and slammed the mower into the gas light pole. It’s a remnant of days gone by, long since abandoned. When I hit the pole with a bang, time stood still. I was transported back to a moment in my childhood. Not more...
This last Sunday was the feast day for one of the most influential people in my life. It has been 15 years since Danny passed, but he is never far from my thoughts. I had the honor of speaking at his funeral with over 1100 people in attendance. The...
We use words to express our thoughts and feelings. Many become our keywords for life! (tee hee) When those words become overused, they lose their meaning. A friend pointed this out recently, using the word trauma as an example. After overusing the word as the source of a problem,...
We had our 12-year-old grandson over this week, so we put him to work in the garden. A teenage friend was with him, so they went as instructed to pick up soil from the garden center. I was working at the time, but I heard that our grandson stumbled...
Everyone has their own unique human design features. One specific to me seems more like a rule! (tee hee). In essence, inserting myself into situations can lead to a negative outcome. Things don’t go that smoothly unless I am first invited. The question of what is an invitation has...
