a little guilt’s good for you, but this is ridiculous

Ah, here is one that I’ll be working on for a while. Forever, maybe. The Big One: Guilt. The Dalai Lama says this: ‘Guilt, as experienced in Western culture, is connected with hopelessness and discouragement and is past-oriented. Genuine remorse, however, is a healthy state of mind – it is future-oriented, connected with hope, and […]

Tuesday

Another day. I was up at 5 and ran this morning. It rained last night briefly but the only evidence was a few puddles here and there. The semester is in full swing as the students returning home at 6 AM were plentiful. It’s not the same as in the summer when I have the […]

Unconscious Mutterings

I used to do these religiously. Well, not really, but at least more routinely. It’s been a while. For anyone not familiar, it’s a free association game played each week and you can find it here. This is week 416. The rules? There are no rules. So, here: Bootie :: call User :: friendly Child […]