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Atonement

This week was Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of repentance and atonement. Every year on Yom Kippur, my wife says to me, “I’m sorry for

Area Under the Curve

In physics and calculus, there’s a classic graph that plots time on the x-axis, and velocity on the y-axis. If you draw a line on

Filling and Shrinking

A lot of people talk to me about an empty feeling they feel inside them. Usually, it’s described as a void, a space that needs

Human Nature Does Not Change

I often feel my writing is a giant rip-off of what has come before me. Most of what I write about is repackaged wisdom that’s

We Are What We Practice

I’ve written before about learning– about how doing anything new, for the first time, feels awkward and uncomfortable. However, with time and with practice, things

A view of plants that can be used to produce opium, which is used in opium tea.

Is Opium Tea Addictive?

Opium tea is made from the dried latex extracted from the opium poppy plant, which contains various psychoactive alkaloids, including morphine and codeine. These substances

Dishwasher Issues

Some of the patients I see  have challenges with relationships. Sometimes, these challenges grew from the substance abuse, sometimes these challenges were a big part