Death is inevitable. Why would you neglect to choose to live while you are here? — There is a major difference between simply existing and living. Existing is easy and can be done by rote and routine. You go about your days following the same patterns and behaviors, taking little to no joy in life and putting things off for tomorrow, after you lose 50 pounds…

As smart as AI is, genuine artists will never be replaced. — Art in its many forms is an expression of the soul. I don’t care how smart or self-aware AI (artificial intelligence) gets — it will never have a soul. Sure, it might be able to emulate people and thought processes in many ways. Eventually, they might even be able to…

Life is too short not to do what/be with who you love. — Not to be morbid — but you never know how long you have here. Life in the meatsuits we each occupy is finite. These bodies have — ideally — about 80 years of active life. That is, unfortunately, the ideal. The reality is that we might — for numerous reasons…

The line between insanity and calling it quits is usually blurry. — Though frequently misattributed to Albert Einstein, this quote resonates with me, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” For many people, this concept is something they simply ignore. And so, they go on, and on, and on, and on —…

To be here now, in the present, and work towards the future, sometimes resolving your past is a must. — Everyone has a past. Checkered, sordid, amazing, awful — all the above. Nobody who lives today is without a past (save newborns). Lots of people dwell on the past. Many have a deep desire to return to it. Or rather, to return to a past that never truly existed, save…

Books and the arts are amazing sources of practical magic. — I have no idea how old I was when I learned to read. I’d guess I was probably 3 or 4 — since I believe that I was able to read the famous text crawl at the start of Star Wars ( Episode IV: A New Hope, if you must)…

A positive approach can help you overcome overwhelm on many levels. — You and I live in a world that’s frequently overwhelming. I stopped watching the news and reading news websites in depth because it made me feel awful. So many terrible things happening out there. And worst of all — the vast majority of them I can do little to nothing…

How do you tailor your meat suit (body) to fit you better? — To be fair, I have abused my body quite a bit. For most of my life, I have been a greater or lesser degree overweight. Over the years, I’ve broken several bones — all on my right side, interestingly enough — and done damage to various joints, nerves, and muscle…

Sharing some mindful self-care by writing a note to my future self. — Who you are now is a product of your past thoughts, feelings, actions, and intentions. Things that you did along the way made you who you are now. This can be hard to fathom. Aren’t you who you are now, now? The answer is yes — but only when you’re…