Why is “seize the day” our universal motto?
Seize the day. Live for the moment. Be yourself. Only you can be you, only now can be now. Maxims like these populate my Facebook and Twitter feed like commercials […]
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On Present and Future Selves
Unlike animals that live in the moment and merely cope with the world (however smoothly), we are… drawn out of our present selves toward some more skilled future self that […]
What If?
Do you ever wonder about what might have been? What if I had taken that job? What if I had moved to that city or stayed in that city? What […]
Shaped by the Future
A prisoner like Viktor Frankl learned quickly the signs that someone had given up. The suffering and humiliation ministered at World War II concentration camps took hold of a person’s […]
Time condensed, stretched, revisited
Some time ago I’ve had a near-death experience. Almost. Kind of. What happened is that I paid a visit to Vancouver, a city Sarah and I have lived in for […]
Wondering Fair 