Must You Feel Empty and Lonely? Usually inspired by J. Krishnamurti’s words, these excerpts from his teachings left me troubled: People running away from emptiness, incompleteness, loneliness, are not different from what they seek to... Read More0
Sunday, March 21, 2021Glendale, California Atlanta Shooting: The Rush to Oversimplify My Dearest Readers, [Before delving into a possibly life-endangering topic, I want to shamelessly self-promote a newsletter. It costs all of $70 per year,... Read More0
Sunday, February 7, 2021Glendale, CA On Being a Zen Retriever Have you ever noticed, as I do, how much of the day you spend, well, taking things out and putting them away? When I write,... Read More0
Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaFriday, January 8, 2021 Defecation, Fornication, and Dissociation A most troubling triad, I know, but here’s the point: Every single day, unless you’re eating extremely poorly, you poop at some point.... Read More0
Arbor Heights, Seattle, WashingtonWednesday, November 25, 2020 An Ode to Dr. Larry Brooks Fractal geometry, way beyond my comprehension, refers to how a part of an object mirrors its larger version. In essence, then, a... Read More0
Wednesday, October 14, 2020Glendale, California Covid and Complexity We human beings struggle mightily with the endless complexity of our world. It arouses anxiety. To cope, we tend to categorize, i.e. Democrat versus Republican, Black versus... Read More0
Saturday, May 9, 2020Glendale, California The Perfect Paradox of Identity On the one hand, most psychologists and philosophers agree that, to function effectively as an adult, you need a cohesive sense of identity. The narrative should... Read More0
Sunday, April 12, 2020 Glendale, California Covid: Living in the Pre-Industrial Age Probably not the best time for a history lesson, but this bizarre period of “sheltering in place” brings the industrial revolution to mind.... Read More0
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Chiang Rei, Thailand Watching the Ego Flicker Validating either the mystical, the unconscious, or both, I began engaging in two new daily behaviors starting on: One-One-Twenty-Twenty. They began out of nowhere.... Read More0
Sunday, December 29, 2019 Palm Springs, California Are We Humans a Virus to the Earth? After several days of escaping the city into the wilderness of the Pacific Crest Trail, a foolish walk along Palm... Read More0
Sunday, September 1, 2019 Glendale, California Psychoanalyzing An Employee’s Betrayal The most painful of interpersonal trauma—betrayal by spouses, relatives, or friends often leads people to seek help from psychoanalysts like me. Of all people, it... Read More0
