Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, Nontoxic Positivity, and More
The choice to live in a world of doom and gloom is yours. Social media is the ultimate distraction. Even science tells us that social media has been specifically designed to grab our attention in unhealthy, addictive ways. On the one hand, social media can be a great way to keep in touch with friends. On the other hand, it’s a deluge of information, outrage, fear, and unchecked consumerism. I think social media is shortening our collective attention span and
Yes. But what that looks like depends on your actions. I write this frequently: The one and only constant in the universe is change. Change is inevitable. It can, will, and does happen. Sometimes it’s so slow that you hardly know it is ongoing, but it is. Other times, it’s so abrupt you can hardly believe what happened. In either case, for the most part, change in and of itself is neither good nor bad. Another thing I write frequently:
You are, after all, the only you that is or will ever be. There’s an inescapable truth about you. You’re the only one in your head, heart, and soul. You, and only you, are in your mind, feel your feelings, and experience your spirit. Despite what anyone else might say, do, or want, they can’t be you. You’re it. It’s all about you. This, for many, is terrifying. So much so that they would, they think, actively give up their
Learning is essential to life. Have you ever had a big, burning question you felt an overwhelming desire to answer? Did you take any and every path you could to find the answer to it? Then, did the answer lead to new questions? Congratulations, welcome to the Human Condition. For as long as human beings have been capable of logic and reason, we’ve asked questions to understand the universe around us. Lots of things can be explained by science. Thanks
That’s a very, very good thing. One of the most daunting aspects of the world today is how many people want you to bend to their will. Give them what they want, to hell with what you want. Accept mediocrity, take your place among so-called lessers, and don’t think for yourself. Some people resist such things actively. Some passively. Others, not at all. Because of how fear is weaponized, many people allow themselves to be the victims of a religion,
Things happen that make you feel things and question your path along the way. I recently attended the Farpoint sci-fi con as an author guest. This was my 5th year doing this. As an author guest, I am given an hour to set up a table to sign and sell books. What I enjoy most, however, is that I get to take part in multiple discussion panels on a wide range of topics, including fandom, science, movies and TV, and
Being present in the moment positively empowers you. Memory is a strange thing. It tends to be colored, biased, and prejudiced by all sorts of factors, both internal and external. The way you remember any given thing is imperfect. How you remember anything is unique and individual to you. This is in addition to how the people, places, and things of your life were situated. My memory of the space shuttle Challenger explosion as a middle-schooler in the ‘burbs of
Things happen because that’s how the Universe works. At the end of 2025, I had an awful experience. I developed an abscess on my inner thigh that became infected. After a day of discomfort and spiking a fever, this sent me to the ER, which in turn put me in the hospital for 2 days of IV antibiotics. That was unexpected. But it happened. And I’m mostly recovered from the experience now. This past weekend, we got more snow than
That’s more than you might realize. I know that we live in a ridiculous, disconcerting, sometimes scary timeline. Spend any time on social media, watching or reading the news, and the insanity can quickly be overwhelming. If you have any degree of empathy at all, you might find yourself feeling distraught and helpless. While it’s true that what we can do for the big picture issues is very little, that doesn’t mean we are powerless. You’re still here, which means
Fear can keep you alive, but it can also falsely limit you. Long ago, when the human race was hunter-gatherer packs roaming the land, fear kept them alive. Back then, fear was almost entirely related to threats to life and limb. Fear of lions and other large animals, falling off cliffs, fast-running waters, storms, and other matters that could lead to death. In this form, fear kept the human race alive. Over time, as humans formed communities, started farming the
