I don’t pay too much attention to local news via a newspaper or television, but I constantly listen to NPR and the BBC and read The Economist and The Week. What these media sources have in common is that they report on international issues. My focus is usually on the Big Picture and not so much on the details--and especially not on local details. I’m bored with reading about changes in local traffic patterns and about local fires, burglaries, rapes, murders, traffic accidents, and the like. … [Read more...]
Work Isn’t the Most Important Thing
By December 29, 2010
Our society would like us to believe that we're defined by our careers and the contributions we can make through our work. Everything else we do is just slacking off, taking from society. Wrong! Society is defined by how we interact as a group, and how we progress toward the ideals that we hold. For instance, we in the US hold dear the concepts of freedom, equal opportunity, and fairness. We will never achieve the ideal, but that doesn't reduce the importance of working toward it. … [Read more...]
Appreciate What You Have
By August 7, 2010
I'm as ambitious as most people, I suppose. I'm always looking for new experiences, new things to do, more ways to win. But some days it's good to recognize the blessings you have. Do you have reasonable health? That's a great start. … [Read more...]
Ways to Live a Life
By March 26, 2010
Every so often we need to be reminded there’s sky above our heads. Or at least I do. I get so caught up in my to-do lists, my I-wish-they-woulds and my I-really-shoulds that I feel like I’m digging my own personal rut down to the center of the Earth. That’s when I need to remember there’s a whole sky above me, and that it’s not actually the weight of the universe bearing down. … [Read more...]
