Posted September 30, 2019 in Monthly News

Living with Animals

From a poem by American poet, Walt Whitman:

     I think I could turn and live with animals,      they are so placid and self-contain’d,      I stand and look at them long and long.

     They do not sweat and whine about their condition,      They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,      They […]

Posted May 31, 2018 in Uncategorized

A Rose By Any Other Name

I borrow the title for my article this month from William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet uses the phrase to explain why Romeo’s family name does not change his character. Most people know that the play does not end well for Romeo and Juliet, and most people also know that the basic plot […]

Posted October 31, 2017 in Monthly News

Addiction to Being Right and Universal Recovery

In 1991, Edward de Bono published a book that seems to fit the tenor of current times: I Am Right, You Are Wrong. We (humans and probably all mammals) become addicted to patterns of thought. When patterns produce desired results, they are reinforced, making it more likely we will repeat the pattern, which reinforces it—making […]