Just how does one do this? Time is the fourth dimension that Einstein mentioned but we await another great mind to give us details. Meanwhile to figure time into our reality, we do mental somersaults, kind of like walking while sitting, seeing with closed eyes or  solving problems without thinking. Rarely can it be done, […]

Such a weighty topic!  Yesterday I read  a sentence that praised the value of our awareness of the passage of time. It struck me as being very odd.  The statement had been written centuries ago. Can it be that it’s a blessing to be aware of the passage of time? Contemplating it from the Boardwalk,  […]

How many times do shy people think to themselves, “Oh, I wish I’d of helped out!” To be kind requires we are aware of another’s circumstances, and if we’re mired down with our own, we fail to help until the opportunity is out of reach.

Animals live in the moment. They make us feel good because they give us all their attention whenever we’re with them. The opposite usually happens with a shy person.

About the shy person “being quiet.” Today I’m not the shy person who isn’t in the moment, who isn’t speaking because private concerns preoccupy my mind. Now I’m a happy introvert, in the moment, speaking when I want to. Sometimes I chose to be silent but I’m “with” the people around me—with eye contact, smiles, […]