Beyond here be dragons
Humanity has mastered more of the mysteries of nature than people as recently as a century or two ago might have thought possible.
The ways of the past
Conflicts are literally the way of the past.
The problem of diversity
For most of human history, most people have lived among people who are pretty much the same as themselves.
Body and soul
There is a long history in the west of denigrating the body and privileging the mind.
Fear, courage, discernment
I had never heard of the US gymnast Simone Biles until one of my daughters was raving about her on Monday.
Non-binary
The psychotherapist Esther Perel observes that …
Fika Friday #14
“The Way Out of Fear” – as told by Pema Chödrön
Entering the tomb
Grief is a primary human emotion, and grieving an essential process.
Getting it wrong
We live in a world increasingly intolerant of getting things wrong.
Variation
Yesterday I wrote about heat – specifically when there’s too much of it.