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What's It All Mean?

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May 18, 2014

[This is a segment from the final chapter in my latest book -…

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Ending the Age of the Spectator

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April 21, 2014

Much of our society, for whatever reasons, has become a “spectator…

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Coming Fully Alive: Letting Go of the Familiar

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March 22, 2014

Those who know me know that one of my favorite quotes is this: Don't…

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Flashback to an Adolescent’s Dream: A Personal Reflection

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February 23, 2014

As the push car starts accelerating, the bucket seat into which…

Paradigm Change: Glacial Creep or Seismic Shifts?

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January 24, 2014

A large part of what I write in The Great Growing Up is about…

Latest Blog Posts

The “Common Con:” 1984 Wisdom Still RelevantMarch 5, 2020 - 8:48 am
While one could argue that the gap between Democrats and Republicans in Washington has never been greater than now, they are still very united in what the late Orlando Sentinel columnist Charley Reese (picture courtesy of the Orlando Sentinel) called the “common con.” In his February 3, 1984 column, titled “545 people are responsible for […]
When Did Science Begin?April 9, 2019 - 11:11 am
I keep reading and hearing people talk about science as if it all began with the Western model of rational thought in the 18th and 19th centuries when reductionistic science replaced what was then considered false beliefs or witch doctor hokey pokey. The materialistic values of Europe overran generations of less-materialistic practices making them seem […]
Distinguishing Infinite Awareness from the Finite MindFebruary 19, 2019 - 8:44 pm
As a longtime meditator, I often found some difficulty, especially in the early days, in quieting my mind. It seemed so unnatural and difficult to attain a state where there were no thoughts buzzing around inside my head. What I have discovered over the years is that the more practiced I became at meditation – […]