Perspective

Up There in the Gift Hall of Fame

 

A question, chewable, rewarding, maybe forever:

What’s the most important thing

you’ve learned in this lifetime

(so far)? Read More

What Makes Us Angry?

 

My friend is invariably offended by those who salt their language with profanity.  I’m hoping he’ll get so wigged out by it that his heart explodes and he drops dead.  Don’t worry, I’m not being cruel, I know what will happen next.  It happened to me. Read More

Despair Helps Us Remember

The unexpected gift––despair.

We Are So Powerful

What determines our well-being most?

"The push to change the words “nigger” and “injun” in Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn, because the so-called offensive nature of those terms might limit today’s readership and appreciation of that literary classic, is a wonderful opportunity to reflect on how we avoid taking responsibility for our feelings––and therefore miss the chance to become more awake, more whole, more useful friends to one another."

The Essay: The Gold in Niggers and Injuns