Hard labor, sweet fruit
Everything worthwhile that I have achieved has required hard labor, but often the hardest things are the ones that bear the sweetest fruit....
25 March, 2021
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Change and coffee
We fear change, because the brain craves the certainty of known rewards, but often the biggest the change, the biggest the reward....
25 February, 2021
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Mom and I: Do We All Become Our Parents?
I believe Mom and I had so much conflict because we were so alike. Just as I inherited some of her flaws, I embodied some of her best qualities....
11 February, 2021
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Has the Internet Left Your Brain Full of Holes?
The Internet has changed not only the way we live, but how writers write. Our brains are full of holes—attention gaps that the Internet fills....
28 January, 2021
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Make Room for Hope—Overcoming the Threat to Democracy
The attempted coup of January 6, 2020 in the US Capitol reminded me of the attempted coup in Spain four decades earlier. It will be harder for the US to overcome the threat to democracy, but not impossible....
13 January, 2021
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Freudian Psychoanalysis: A View From the Inside
Therapy helps us become our better selves. A book by Nicola Mendenhall speaks about her experience with 10 years on Freudian psychoanalysis....
30 December, 2020
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Self-Love: Do You REALLY Love Yourself?
A distorted version of self-love has invaded our collective Western psyche. It's not about pampering, it's about growth....
17 December, 2020
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Books and Films Recommendations — December 2020
Books and Films recommendations (December 2020). Get inspired thinking about purpose, aging, creativity and the magic of ordinary lives....
03 December, 2020
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From the Clinic to the Kitchen: How Pilar Hernández Reclaimed Her Life
Pilar Hernández was a doctor in Chile, but she was forced to reinvent her life when she moved to the US. She found success in the kitchen....
11 November, 2020
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Love and Dread— and two film recommendations
In times of anxiety, like those caused by the recent wildfires, one needs to turn to action and inspiration to keep going. Love can balance dread....
17 September, 2020
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