I maintain that one of the biggest differentiators among people is curiosity. Some have it. Others do not. Sure, that's oversimplified, overly binary, etc. But I'm often reminded of the accuracy of this one difference in people's wiring. Questions trump answers. A reason editor's note by Barry Boyce (Editor-in-Chief, mindful.org, October 2016) pondered the relationship, benefits, and pitfalls of ...
Midlife Scrapbook
What Do You Think of Doodling?
The October 2016 edition of mindful published highlights from a reader survey about boredom. In general, the piece supports the bias that boredom may not be such a bad thing after all… Maybe not. Then again, I'm pretty certain I've never been bored. Really! One of the questions included was, "What do you think of doodling?" My opinion about doodling (and my somewhat ample/unorthodox definition ...
September Rabbit, Rabbit: Doodle Dare You!
I shared this cobwebby, petroglyphic doodle on virtualDavis.com back in 2012. A prehistoric hare? A doodle dare hare? Both. But it's also a rabbit. Rabbit, rabbit. Welcome to September! Today's a new month. A new chapter. A fresh start. A sparkling beginning bursting with possibility and potential. After an amazing blur of a summer, September offers a recalibration. Crisper temperatures. A ...
Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle
Did you know that today, July 11th is World Population Day. This is a real day, not a holiday exactly, but a reminder to deep-think the global population bubble. This is a recurring topic over at Why No Kids, and I've already spilled enough digital ink there, so I'll skip the soapbox. At least for now. But it's worth noting that our species is on track to hit 8 billion people by 2025. That's a ...
Bold Creative Risk
Unfettered by prudence, caution, inhibition. Undaunted by convention or expectation. I have a hunch that many adults — midlife, midcareer, mid marriage, mid mortgage, midway to retirement — grow conscious, subtly at first and then slightly less subtly, creative impulses still linger from way back, dormant instincts to forge something out of nothing. No, that's not exactly right. More alchemy. ...
Halfway
Welcome to July, to [almost] Independence Day, to halfway-to-2017, to the second half of 2016. Welcome to a new day and a new month... ripe with potential. Ready... to start fresh once again. Rabbit, rabbit! * It's time to step out of the shadow of yesterday, yester-season, yesteryear. They're all finished and with them, the doubts and setbacks and flops. Compost them. Blunders and absurdities no ...