Open Heart Club
Can you remember a time when someone stepped up to show you a significant kindness, someone who didn’t owe you anything? Do you recall how it felt inside you? … Continue reading
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Can You Hear Me If I Shout?
What’s the single most important skill any teacher, psychiatrist, or parent needs to build strong minds and healthy psyches? Think back to a time when you felt most ignored, … Continue reading
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Wrestling Fear of Aging to the Ropes
“Fear the future for it is dark! Aging will turn you into the brunt of jokes!” Who burns such nonsense upon our psyches? Who convinces us that 40 is … Continue reading
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Keep It Simple
In the 1950’s and 1960’s, the middle class of the USA blossomed. But in small towns the flush of success eventually proved to be temporary, as their economies were … Continue reading
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Brave Old World
Imagine you were among the first humans to see the North American continent, not yet knowing that it was, in fact, a continent. In sci-fi movies, you see forests … Continue reading
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No Independent Thought
When my husband and I were novice horse owners, we were taught that the only way to train a horse is to teach it “No Independent Thought.” A good … Continue reading
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What Lies Beneath: SURPRISE!
Long before the film TITANIC left viewers sobbing, we had all been schooled to know that what you see isn’t necessarily what you get. Quicksand, Rodents Of Unusual Size, … Continue reading
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Are Bees Clever?
When the original film of PLANET OF THE APES was distributed, people smirked at the idea that primates could evolve to be as clever as we are. Those humans who … Continue reading
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Is Everyone in the Picture?
Everybody squeeze in! Smile! Do we have every face in the photo? A new cell phone (the iPhone 17) is being advertised as able to automatically include all individuals … Continue reading
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Daring to Tolerate
In spite of dreadful reviews, the 2020 film PROXIMITY available on Amazon Prime still charmed me. Instead of horror and dread, it was one of few sci-fi’s about alien … Continue reading
