To begin with: all right, I admit it. I was turning 60 and felt depressed. This is not something you like to talk about: depression or turning 60. After all, the trigger for this discouragement, the turning 60, it’s pretty unchangeable. Never mind all that talk about age is just a number. Age may be […]
Mondo dismo: Noun. Definition: A man who is not to be trusted. To women in particular, a self-centered exploiter. Mondo Dismo is an expression that I first heard of in Romancing the Stone, the 1983 adventure/romance starring Katherine Turner and Michael Douglas The premise is that a homebody romance writer, Joan Wilder, finds herself suddenly
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Today’s Aphorism: “Lying to others is the exception. Mostly we lie to ourselves.” Friedrich Nietzsche We think we are only lying when we knowingly tell someone something else that isn’t true. In fact, we are often engaged in refusing to see the truth ourselves. Thus, Nietzsche says, “Lying to others is the expection.” What is
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Are you wondering how to start a spiritual journey? To do that, we first must entertain a few definitions. First, let’s talk about the progress of our lives as humans on earth. Then, we can speak of types of spiritual journeys. Life Journey Stage One First of all, you are born into a family and
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How to Change Your Life Happiness, as they say, is an inside job. The First Question: The first question is easy: do you need to change your life? Reflections and resources are everywhere, but honesty is the tool you need. Okay, so there are issues. The next question is, what do you
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Many people have had a midlife crisis. The age of onset generally comes between 40 and 60. You may believe you’re having a midlife crisis for a number of reasons. According to my research, in women, it generally all of it comes down to panic, despair, and a feeling that you just can’t go on.
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Definition of Loyalty: the quality, or state, or an instance of being loyal. Definition of Loyal: Unswerving in allegiance, whether to country, person, or cause. From Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. How loyal do you have to be? Is your loyalty something that is required to be “a good person” even if loyalty demands you do what’s
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The vicissitudes of web mastering: People have been searching here for the phrase “a man will never leave a woman who.” This seems to be coming from publishing the blog post “Who are the man women will never leave.” But the whole thing troubles me. The truth is, at first brush I could only speculate
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I was making coffee this morning and I was suddenly struck by this thought: how can there be good if there is no evil? This question of whether there is evil has been bothering me. I’m sure everyone knows about the initiative to frame discussions in terms of “my truth” and the idea that everyone’s
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A few months back I reflected on this question: is being smart an advantage for dating? Rob Henderson has said that it is: I’m basically smart, aren’t you? You’re reading for fun, that makes me think that you’re above average in intelligence. Less intelligent people are watching videos. But is it possible: Being smart an
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