-
Fear and Worry for the Morrow
There is no bigger waste of time and emotion than agonizing about what may or may not happen in the future. It’s pointless, because the anxiety won’t change anything at all about it. All it will do is make the present a lot less pleasant. Don’t get me wrong. One should most definitely look toward…
-
Giving
A well thought out gift will always say, “I cared about you enough to take the time to really think about what would make you smile.” What could be more special than the gift of caring? That’s why we say it’s the thought that counts. You took the time to know me, know what interests…
-
The Past, Present and Future of War
If I were an historian, I think an interesting exercise would be to see if I could pinpoint one day in history, just one single precious day, when no country on earth was at war. I think it would be a lot harder to find than any of us would care to believe. Having said…
-
Hiccups in Time
I have this nasty habit of imagining how my life is going to play out. Sometimes I project myself far into the future, and other times it’s just me anticipating how an evening is going to go. For example, if I have a job interview, on the way there I imagine what my life will…
-
Seeing your (almost) Future
Without getting all parallel universe-y on you, I will say that I believe that we each have multiple futures: the one we actually experience eventually, and the infinite number of possible futures that may come to exist if just one tiny thing were to change. That’s why I don’t take fortune telling very seriously. How…