Things always get worse before they get better, and when they do get better, they get worse. It’s a paradoxical situation that happens when big improvements are made – the door is opened to growth and along with it comes a brand new set of problems. When a person learns to ride a bicycle they add to their life a…
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FORMULA ONE SAFETY PROTOCOL AND THE BLESSING OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
It’s early morning of a typically beautiful day in Italy and many thousands of fans are making their way into the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, the Formula 1 circuit in Imola for race day at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix. The fans lining the stands bring their usual atmosphere of excitement and curiosity, but also carry a lingering…
IGNORING OUR OWN NEEDS CONDEMNS OUR CHILDREN
I am blessed with a memory that reaches back to the early days of my time here on Earth. It’s interesting see how people’s beliefs are shaped by their own characteristics – many people have refused to believe that I could possibly remember things from my life back when I was one or two years old – simply because their…
THE BIOLOGY OF OPTIMISM
There is so much that we have learned about the biology of our nervous system, and yet most of the brain remains a mystery to even the most well-researched professionals. Much the same as the vast expanse of our oceans are unexplored, so are the seemingly infinite reaches of our fat and water based computer housed inside of our home-grown…
THE LIMITATIONS OF AN IMPULSIVE LIFESTYLE
To live in the moment – this is one of the great struggles living in the great and ever-advancing culture we know today. We share an age of unprecedented progress and growth, but with this gift comes difficulty in finding balance and harmony with our self-grown empire of concrete and light.
There is a typical progression…
LIVING WITH POOR CHOICES
It’s ten years ago and I’m renting a run-down apartment with a lovely young woman. It’s built inside an old mansion in a trendy part of the city and there’s a crack running all the way up the bedroom wall. This is undeniably related to the fact that the floor sags about five inches down in the middle of the…