August 10, 2016 – Something Brilliant

August 10, 2016 – Something Brilliant “Something Brilliant” “Here’s a relationship booster that is guaranteed to work: Every time your spouse or lover says something stupid make your eyes light up as if you just heard something...

August 3, 2016 – Group Thinking

August 3, 2016 – Group Thinking Group Thinking “In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.” Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) German philosopher    Perhaps it’s easier to abdicate one’s...

July 27, 2016 – Remembering/Forgetting

July 27, 2016 – Remembering/Forgetting Remembering/Forgetting      This week I offer a passage from a novel by Milan Kundera (Czech/French; 1975-   ) titled Slowness, with the hope of offering a logical foundation for my encouragement to slow down the pace of...
July 20, 2016 – Unknown World

July 20, 2016 – Unknown World

July 20, 2016 – Unknown World   Unknown World “Lend your ears to music; Open your eyes to painting, and stop thinking! Just ask yourself whether the work has enabled you to ‘walk about’ into a hitherto unknown world. If the answer is yes,...

July 13, 2016 – Compromise

July 13, 2016 – Compromise Compromise “At every party there are two kinds of people — those who want to go home and those who don’t. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.”...