Would you like to feel more spacious too? — Everyone wants more time, don’t they? Almost all of us suffer from time pressure — the psychological stress that arises when we feel we don’t have enough time to complete our tasks, achieve our goals, or enjoy our lives. We can’t literally add more time to our lives. We’re all…

The paths we take and the ones we don’t have consequences — Revisiting the death of Princess Diana during Part 1 of the sixth and final season of The Crown prompted me to reflect on the gravity of our choices. Everything can turn bright due to one choice. Everything can turn dark due to another. Other choices lead to the gray, neutral…

If you’re a writer on Medium, what do you see when you look in the mirror? — I’ve been observing my own emotional responses and those of other writers on the platform since Medium began a series of significant changes in February 2023. They started with “Boost Beta” in February and continued with changes to the Medium Partner Program (the writer payment system) in August. Medium keeps…

Pre-diabetes can be reversed or kept in check in most people — Pre-diabetes can be reversed in 93% of people according to a study cited by Dr. Jason Fung author of The Diabetes Code. You can find the details in the video at the end of this piece. In the 90s, I reversed my own case of pre-diabetes on a low carb…

Once you’re free, healing can happen but it will take time — Most people don’t think they’re in a cult, when they are. I didn’t. I thought I was a special person on a special path with a special vision. I thought I was helping others. I thought I was building a more peaceful and compassionate world alongside my spiritual friends. I…

Insights from Joseph Campbell, the Dalai Lama, and Mark Twain — No one knows for certain what happens after death. The uncertainty itself can make us feel afraid. It can even push some individuals into Thanatophobia—a fear of death so intense it can trigger panic attacks and interfere with daily functioning. Although I’ve studied the Buddhist teachings on death and dying…

A Buddhist take on living and dying well — I don’t ask myself this question as often as I should. If I don’t let go of my attachments now, when will I? And if I don’t confront myself about this, who will? Instead, sand slips through the hourglass more speedily with each sixty-minute frame. And when a new month…

Longer is not necessarily better if you consider the scientific data — Most people want to live as long possible. But realistically, what will your later years look like? Will you be able to get around or will you need the assistance of a cane, a walker, or a wheelchair? Will you be dragging an oxygen tank behind you just to get…

Perhaps we can learn some lessons from Liv in “Wilderness” — I don’t think men should be killed for infidelity. But I can enjoy watching a woman as she plots her wandering partner’s demise, can’t I? This is the theme of “Wilderness,” staring Jenna Coleman as Liv, the betrayed, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen as Will, the betrayer. Described as a “deliciously” twisted…