But I Already Have So Much More. . . Darius Foroux has written a very provocative and enriching article here. “Imagine what you would do if you were materially rich” is the main challenge he offers. “Would you pay off debts?” “Would you buy a huge house?” “Would you travel…

Please Do Not Even Go There — Ah, thirty day challenges are such a thing here on Medium and elsewhere! Goodness, there’s even a whole publication devoted to the 30-day writing challenge. And why not? Thirty days is a nice even number and is really the normal duration of a month. …

Taking the Higher Road Yields Amazing Results — It has always been the case that people can be unthinkably cruel and hurtful to others. Even before the days of the Internet(over thirty years ago), social media, and countless cyber-forums and smartphone apps, people often manipulated the oldest of communication mediums to spread the worst of gossip, slander, misinformation…

You Would Hate to Inadvertently Be a “Detractor” — Sometimes, Medium writers are downright blunt and critical. Generally, it seems they are directly pointing out the negative and offering an honest dissection of messy topics when necessary. This is all good and even praiseworthy. But on this amazing platform(as well as other online spaces), I would also make the…

“Doing Hooponopono.” — #65 on Garcia’s list of 100 ways to finding greater levels of happiness in an hour. It’s been a hard year so far, especially the past few months. The month of April started with a disgruntling car accident(thank heavens my wife and I were not seriously injured…

Thanks, Alberto Garcia, for describing the Sedona Method for emotions in your article here: Here are the four steps of the method: 1) choose an issue that is bothering you and ask yourself Can I allow myself to feel this? 2) Then ask yourself the second question: Could I let…

Some Very Brief Unfolding Plots That Hold A Whole World In a Few Words — Each day, billions of major stories are unfolding. On the news front, the stories that make the major headlines are of so often the ongoing stories of struggles, hardships, and unspeakable horrors (though good stories echo strong as well). And so many millions upon millions of wondrous, eloquent, and profound…

Why only fifty claps per reader per article? Some of the most wonderful Medium writers I have found consistently go above and beyond to craft the most amazing works. For most of their pieces I read, I find my mouse button clicking away to that 50 clap maximum! (This is…

I just love playing 2048! You know, this game is where you use arrows or the mouse to cluster the numbers together to add up to 2048. Each time you push the arrow a new number tile appears in the grid. The higher up the number squares add, the fewer…