2023? 2024? One Second?

At midnight, as the ball drops in Times Square and all around the world people celebrate the new year, what does that signify? Does the world change during that one second between one year and the next? Did 2024 start different from the end of 2023? If the world is basically the same, what does change?

LOSS? TEMPORARY SET-BACK? FAILURE?

Lose! Step back and Restart? Give-up? Fail? Is it obvious that everyone faces setbacks and even defeat on the road to success? Would it be difficult to find a successful person, business or organization that has not dealt with setbacks, disappointments and even outright defeats? So, what is losing? Is losing when we get knocked […]

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Artificial? Intelligence?

What causes it to be labeled as artificial? What does artificial mean in this context? Is AI not real?
Will humans become superfluous? Will Artificial Intelligence rule the world, as we humans watch as spectators, just along for the ride?

Frustration?

While all of these may be a factor in frustration, on closer examination, could it be more a reflection of our own personal mindset? Do we become frustrated, when our expectations are not met? Is our disappointment, even with unrealistic expectations, the catalyst for our resultant anger, frustration or sadness?

Awe?

Is one of the great joys of life, to be awed in a moment, by something special in the universe? Is our breath taken away and do our hearts skip a beat, at the sight of a wilderness sky filled with stars, a first glimpse of the Grand Canyon, looking at the Sistine Chapel or witnessing the birth of a child?

RESOLUTIONS OR GOALS?

As we approach the end of the year, is it time for people to enter the annual running of the bulls…, otherwise known as making resolutions? Do many make resolutions for the year, to drastically change themselves? Is this dramatic change to be accomplished by giving up a bad habit or starting a good habit? […]

Can People Change?

Can people change themselves? Would the simple, absolute and obvious answer be, yes? Would the process to make a dramatic change, however, be very complex and challenging? Why is it so difficult to make meaningful change?

POLITICS?

The expansion of political fanaticism by the politicization of “damn near everything” is a consistent presence in our lives. Is there anything that has not been seized by political parties attempting to identify with their constituencies? Is it even about identifying with their constituencies? Would it be more accurate to say, attempting to influence their constituencies to accept the proclaimed biased and often inflamed views of the party?

Noise?

Is noise everywhere? What is the difference between sound and noise? Would there be a lot of individual variances in what is labelled sound and what is labelled noise? Are we also bombarded with noise that is not received through our auditory system?

LAUGHING?

Are children the gurus of laughter? Is the laughter of children very infectious? When watching a group of people is it often the child who inspires the adults to erupt into fits of laughter?
Is life, in general, better because we laugh, (outwardly or inwardly) or at least observe others who do?