I'm curious about your midlife monologue. Everyone's middle age is different. Some don't experience any transition at all (or so they insist), while others wrestle creatively/productively/disastrously/etc. with middle ages's inevitable shifts and changes. What's your midlife experience? Leap, pivot, or crisis? Positive transition or turmoil? Tiny tweaks or ...
Equinox
Welcome to autumn. This post marks — as close as technology permits — the precise moment that summer ends and autumn begins. The fall equinox 2016. That precision, like a celestial click between one reality and another is an enticing metaphor in many respects. It offers a sort of predictability and certainty that appeals to our innate yearning for order. And yet, I wonder, how much of that ...
Questions Trump Answers
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 ...
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 ...