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As a species it seems we excel at building boxes. But now it seems the chickens are coming home to roost. We have so many boxes in our lives these ...

Dear Reader, You know when ‘move fast and break things’ becomes the mantra it might be time to slow down and repair things. Ask any parent who has ...

Dear Reader, I watched Dr. Sanjay Gupta latest documentary about stress. In case you do not know, Dr. Gupta is Associate Chief of the Neurosurgery ...

Local retailers are struggling to reposition themselves in today’s faster-moving, more global economy. I wonder, though, how much the average consu...

It is amazing how much of ourselves we can put into things we think integral to our self-identities. It is ironic, really; we can work so hard to a...

I took up yoga today. I finished my normal run, crunches, and push-ups, and thought: I need more. I have wanted to be able to meditate for some tim...

Oh, and so is yours. Because the 'house' I am talking about is Earth. And I think Earth is on ‘fire’ because I trust climate scientists know what t...

Here’s a link to some helpful hints about what to do with your Like-New stuff: https://apple.news/AtPHhy0UkS5ezhHgV7O1wIQ

Whether we are conscious of it or not, we determine certain basic features of our futures via our present thoughts and actions at every turn.  Thes...

I read an interesting news article today. (I do not think it was of the fake sort that some talk so much about.) This article reported that small b...

You know, I am often gobsmacked by the facts and the enormity of the many challenges we face. As are my students. Many of them look at the future l...