Disappointed
Recently, I wasted a night. We had finished dinner, I had some time before bed, and there were several fun things I could have done.
Recently, I wasted a night. We had finished dinner, I had some time before bed, and there were several fun things I could have done.
Have you ever walked through a meadow in the high Sierra? They look beautiful, are filled with flowers, green, and lush. While they are beautiful
I hate this job. But when I get promoted, then I’ll be happy. My current living situation sucks. But when I move into a bigger
Curiosity is a fundamental aspect of human nature, driving us to seek knowledge, explore the unknown, and understand the world around us. It compels us
Uncertainty is our constant companion. We often find ourselves standing at the threshold of opportunity, or facing a problem, or struggling with something, and we
When I was a child, I attended camp at Bearskin Meadow (fun fact– decades later, I’m the medical director for DYF, the organization that runs
A few months ago, I wrote about opposites, and how the way we define opposites define the idea itself. For example, I wrote about how the
Particularly in western thought, we think of many things as a linear process. When it comes to clothing and laundry, we put on clean clothes,
I only have two options, and neither of them are good. Most of us have felt this way, or said this to ourselves at some
A lot of my time is spent helping my patients with problems, dealing with difficult or challenging or uncomfortable things. Fortunately, people also get better,
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