Natural Inclinations “Natural Inclinations” may have provided a survival advantage in paleolithic times (at least they didn’t appear to interfere with survival of the species [or, come to think of it, maybe they DID!]), but they don’t serve us very well in the 21st Century. Besides all the usual vices that came along undiminished, and,…
What if the main reason we become unhappy is that we have unrealistic expectations? While mowing the lawn last weekend, I became aware of a neighbor’s child crying – actually on the verge of a tantrum. I couldn’t help thinking how unfortunate it is that children can’t and don’t yet understand how life works and…
HARD TRUTH #18 (From the book “Hard Truths” – a pre-publication extraction) Myths Abound “The lessons in my life have come from failures, my own shortcomings, naiveté and buying into some of the biggest myths modern society has to sell.” Joe Gibbs, Football Coach Some of the best-intentioned people give out some of the poorest…
Last Fall, we cut down a struggling crabapple tree. [It allowed me to acquire a new tool … a really cool battery powered chain saw!] This Spring we noticed some vibrant, shiny, new red-leafed sprouts coming out of the ground in odd places around the extended perimeter of what had been the crabapple tree. They…
“It’s like brains get wired differently over time.” – Elizabeth Warren [Commenting on the evolving and often contradictory regulations for major financial institutions] In fact, life is nothing if it’s not about “getting wired differently over time”. We start out with a very small window on the world and with only nominally imprinted neuroplasm. Then we…