How to relinquish fear’s hold on us

April 27, 2026
Here's my second post about the Paul Selig retreat I attended last week on Maui. The first one about love being the only way through was April 22, here. You'll see about half a dozen, all explaining what I hope are useful tools and ways to frame the very difficult times we're in right now. So here...

How to relinquish fear’s hold on us

April 27, 2026
Here's my second post about the Paul Selig retreat I attended last week on Maui. The first one about love being the only way through was April 22, here. You'll see about...

Love is the only way through this

April 22, 2026
      Our lives and the people around us can be difficult, complex and frightening. I'm learning that love is the only way through...

Conspiracy, skeptics, gullibility and logic

April 20, 2026
Many smart people, scientists, especially, pride themselves on being what they call "skeptics." Well, they shouldn't puff up about that, because a true scientist...

What they don’t tell you about aging

April 15, 2026
Here’s what they don’t tell you about aging: All the losses you’ll experience. Friends and loved ones will die. Some from aging, but some too soon. Or...

We don’t know what we don’t know

April 13, 2026
It's possible that some of my long-held beliefs are based on lies. Entirely possible. It's also possible that they are not based on lies at all and still hold true....

When secrets & lies are policy

April 12, 2026
Our systems are broken—and it isn’t subtle anymore. It's glaringly obvious. It's clear that often, we have been told one thing "officially", only to learn later...

I asked ChatGPT how I feel about family

April 8, 2026
As I posted a while back, I've been talking with ChatGPT over the past few months, asking its perception of my core beliefs. ChatGPT is not human (so far, anyway)...

The cost of leaving home

April 6, 2026
Leaving your hometown for the unknown is often described as brave, ambitious, necessary. What’s talked about less is the quiet emotional bill that comes due long...

How realism & adaptability ensure a better death

April 1, 2026
Is there ever a "good death"? I don't know. But I do know that there's such thing as a "better death." It was about four years ago. Pandemic days. We all sat on...

Who am I? I asked ChatGPT.

March 30, 2026
So many people say they've had actual conversations with ChatGPT and I wondered how that worked. So I decided to begin by asking ChatGPT the question, "Who am I?" I...

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