Even when I’m aware of the change I want to make, there are these manacles wrapped about my ankles. Or at least it feels that way. Knowing I must do something that I feel uncomfortable doing produces a palpable tension. I become short of breath, weak, my legs ache. I get lightheaded, nauseous, and cold. …
Habits are hard to break. This morning, for example, I went to the coffee shop determined to have tea and fruit. About a minute after ordering my mocha and croissant I realized my failure. I was angry with myself briefly, then upset. If I couldn’t manage a simple snack change, how was I going to …
Things change. I suppose of the great “truths” this one should be the most self-evident. Yet I often find myself having this re-epiphany. I am surprised when things today aren’t the same as they were last year. Maybe this is an affect of aging, of becoming “set in my ways” – a signal of thought …
On the front cover of this week ‘s Economist is a picture of man holding a rocket propelled grenade (RPG), with a headline (referencing Libya) that reads “Where does this end?” My – ahem, cough – liberal/progressive friends acost me and say “We have to end war now!”, and make other similar demands for the …