I still recall that evening clearly, which is difficult to do as I get older. It was early 1980’s, could have been 1984, 1985, that’s not so clear. I was at my girlfriend’s house and we were in our early 20’s. Her parents were from Ireland and having no family in the...
I recently listened to a Ted Talk podcast by Dan Gilbert speaking about happiness. He talked about synthetic happiness. According to Dan “synthetic happiness is when humans help themselves by changing their views of the world so they can feel better about their...
“You do not wake up one morning a bad person. It happens by a thousand tiny surrenders of self-respect to self-interest.” – American writer, Robert Brault In 2010, I was fortunate to hear a newly elected congressman speak candidly about his first year in...
I think sex is represented as a separate entity in our society and there’s too much emphasis on the mechanics of it. Talk shows discuss low libidos and the inability of women to have orgasms. Viagra is a multi-billion dollar industry and they are pushing to find...
One of the greatest lessons I have ever learned was from my father. It was about learning to drive when I was just 15. Although it took me another 15 years to realize it was also a metaphor for life. He used to say, “Don’t drive for other people, don’t hesitate and...
