Last week’s post dealt with politics. This week, I’ll round things out by writing about the other subject one’s advised to avoid at the dinner table. Do you believe in God?

I feel it’s my patriotic duty to vote, but these days, voting feels more like an exercise in tribal affiliation than a pursuit of meaningful change. Candidates on both sides spout platitudes and vitriol, but no one addresses the real issues. This post is about a dream. A dream that one day we will move beyond divisive political personalities and begin addressing our country’s pressing issues together.

We assume reality is fixed, a given, so to speak. This is a false assumption. Our thoughts create a map of the world. But that map is only a representation and not the real territory. How often do you pause to simply be in the world, rather than in your head?

Remember the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey? The plot involved a rogue AI computer named HAL that attempts to take over. Recent news stories suggest we may be getting close to that point. Might AI kill us all?

I’ve kept a journal capturing thoughts and book summaries for most of my adult life. In a new series titled Passages, I bring some of those notes out into the light. In Passages Vol. 3, I turn to Michael Singer’s The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself. Contrary to what we might think, the voice in our heads isn’t who we are. Singer claims there is nothing more important to our growth than realizing that. Passages from the book are captured in italics, followed by

I’ve kept a journal for most of my adult life. In it, I capture book summaries, thoughts, and ideas. The journal has inspired many blog posts. Recently, on a return visit, I found a meaningful passage from a book and thought, why not bring it out into the light? I’m experimenting with that in a new series called Passages. In Passages Vol. 2, I turn to Ken Wilber’s The Simple Feeling of Being-Embracing Your True Nature.

I’ve kept a journal for most of my adult life to capture book summaries, ideas, and thoughts. It has inspired many blog posts. Recently, on a return visit, I stumbled upon a meaningful passage in a book and thought, why not expand it and bring it out into the light? I’m experimenting with that in a new series called Passages.

I've been following US and world news closely for over fifty years. I had to for my job (managing global supply chain functions). This takes a fair amount of time. Now that I'm retired, I'm wondering if spending so much time on the news makes sense.

Life can close in on us, especially when things don’t go like we hoped or dreamed. At such times, it’s important to remember that relationships are the essence of life.

Blowback against high tech is growing. Recently we've seen: -Flock camera surveillance challenges -A $17 billion legal judgment against Meta's social media business -Resistance to new data center construction; the largest infrastructure investment in US history Are rapidly advancing tech capabilities a good thing or a bad thing? No one really knows.