Daily Dose of Reason
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What Were Good Germans Doing in Germany, 1933?
July 6, 2022Outlaw guns, and there will be no gun violence. Just as outlawing drugs ended drug abuse. Got it? Government succeeds at everything it tries. **************... read more
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Motivation: Not the Only Thing
July 5, 2022"Motivation will only serve you for a moment. In order to sustain progress, you need a system." [author of this quote unknown] If you're unwilling... read more
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July 4, 2022
July 4, 2022"She smiled. She knew she was dying. But it did not matter any longer. She had known something which no human words could ever tell... read more
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Clueless Sheep Try to Celebrate the 4th of July
July 4 refers to "Independence Day". Specifically, it refers to the USA's break with --and independence from -- Great Britain's authoritarian monarchy of the 1770s.... read more
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From Foxholes to America 2022
A meme eloquently puts it: "Your grandfather didn't sleep in a foxhole in a far away land while clutching a picture of your grandmother so... read more
Life's a Beach
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Adapt your Working Values to your Retired Life
July 6, 2022A website visitor writes that he and his wife recently retired here at the beach. But in spite... read more
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Life in the NOW: The Key to Stress Management
July 5, 2022Readers ask me if it’s possible to be a “rush-a-holic,” i.e., to be addicted to rushing or being... read more
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Reality Isn’t “Mean” … It Just IS
June 29, 2022I received a kind email from a reader who enjoys my columns. (Thank you, by the way!) She... read more
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Failing Isn’t Always Failure
June 28, 2022Success is great. We all want it. But the road to success can be blocked by failure. Detouring... read more
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Can We Agree to Disagree?
June 22, 2022In my over thirty-five years of professional counseling, I’ve never witnessed so many instances where friendships – even... read more