Wrestling Unhappiness into Submission
What if happiness is the absence of unhappiness? What makes people unhappy? Disease? Pain? Sorrow? Need? Depression? How do you feel when you’re unhappy? Plenty of people have good reason … Continue reading
Brother, Can You Spare a Driveway?
If you watch the biographical film THE LADY IN THE VAN, you could have many reactions. First, you could be dazzled by the superb acting of Maggie Smith as an … Continue reading
Oh Crap! It’s Time to Wake Up. Time to Go to Work.
The air is cold. You snuggle beneath the covers, lost in a world of your own, when WHOOSH! Someone yanks your covers off, grabs your arm, and dumps you onto … Continue reading
I Don’t Wanna: Reconstructing Reality to Make Yourself Feel Better
Children under the age of seven generally can’t tell the difference between reality and what they wish were reality. A few adults are capable of the same. I once encountered … Continue reading
