Do We Have to Know Someone to Love Them?
Have you ever had the experience of meeting someone and instantly feeling there was absolutely nothing that separated you? It’s helpful to understand exactly what’s going on when that happens. First of all, there was no impulse from either of you to judge the other person, so both of you were able to see through […]
I Decided to Treat Everything as Interesting
A Brilliant Adaptation The other day I was reading an interesting article in the New York Times about the British adventurer/explorer Alastair Humphries. In it, he spoke about how his highly ambitious globetrotting habits had been reined in, first by the needs of his young family, and then by the pandemic. Rather than give up […]
What if Staring Turned Out to Be Your Reset Button?
How often do you find yourself staring into space? An untrue and unhelpful piece of received wisdom suggests that staring is a sign of slacking off, lack of focus, or being lost in a waking dream. What if it were something else entirely? I found myself in the middle of a good stare recently. I’d […]