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Thoughts on the art of living
What’s confusing is this: I don’t feel numb. I feel a lot – both good and bad. But the tears just won’t come. For years, I’ve believed that crying is the body’s way of metabolizing grief. So when it doesn’t happen, it can feel like something’s off—like I’m skipping a step in the emotional user ...
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What’s confusing is this: I don’t feel numb. I feel a lot – both good and bad. But the tears just won’t come. For years, I’ve believed that crying is
April 16, 2026
I’m lying in Mom’s bed. It’s 5 a.m. on Sunday morning. Exactly 48 hours earlier, I was on an early morning treadmill before our Philosophy workshop at the MEA Santa
April 15, 2026
I recently came across a word I wish I’d known 30 years ago (thanks Rand Stagen): Coddiwomple — to travel in a purposeful manner toward a vague destination. In other
April 14, 2026
I just read a piece on some fascinating neuroscience: the single best way to keep your brain young isn’t supplements, puzzles, or obsessing over your sleep score. It’s creativity. Not
April 13, 2026
Somehow, and stop laughing out there, it’s different from 89. I mean, there I was “in my 80s”, embracing one project after another, with nary a thought that this might
April 12, 2026
I made a series of poor choices about money through the first forty-five years of my life. In saving for retirement, the key, as everyone knows, is to start early
April 11, 2026
It’s been a joy getting to know one of my childhood heroes over the past six months and recognizing that we all have challenging lives, even if they look good
April 10, 2026
Back then, the future was a promise— not a calendar invite with a reminder set for “colonoscopy prep.” Not a fear of my April 27 cancer scan. But lately, I’ve
April 9, 2026
I wish I were making this up, but a new study (Chip, you geek…where do you find all these studies?) says: the more you stress about getting older, the faster
April 8, 2026
I read a piece recently that stopped me in my tracks. It basically said: the people who feel most lost in midlife aren’t the ones who failed… they’re the ones
April 7, 2026
Thank God for my guest faculty member, Dr. Caryn Lerman. From Survive to Thrive, which started last night at our MEA Santa Fe campus (and is being offered again September
April 6, 2026
The beloved MEA alum Ruth Wilson just sent this to me which reminds me why philosophy and wisdom – which sound so Ivory Tower – are really about the art
April 5, 2026
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