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