Let's do a little experiment. Place your left hand on your lap. Let it lie still there for a moment. Then, whenever you are ready, raise your hand off your

When I was young I often wondered why mirrors seemed to flip left and right but not up and down. As I would move my right hand, the mirror depicted

It’s unsettling to consider how many of our thoughts are centered on our own self-interest. The clothes we wear, the words we speak, the food we eat, and nearly

What are the problems we have in life? Our body is letting us down - perhaps through aging or illness or injury. Finances not where we’d like them to

I was quite cynical growing up. I rarely took anyone’s word for anything. If a bench had a “Wet Paint” sign on it, I was the person who had

"I'm going to give you my unbiased opinion." If ever there were a most oxymoronic statement, it would be this. How could I possibly present an impartial perspective on anything?

Well-crafted and deftly presented magic is captivating. Quality magicians plying their trade can be mesmerizing. I particularly enjoy sleight of hand acts with playing cards. I've worked for years flicking

What happens when we worry? We imagine some calamitous future event befalling us or others we care about. A very unfortunate circumstance. Our stomach churns as cortisol courses through our

Rene Descartes was one of the fathers of modern philosophy who helped usher in the Age of Reason. He was a brilliant scientist who invented the Cartesian coordinate system, founded

I spent one summer during my high school years living and working at the beach. While that may sound rather idyllic and peaceful, it was a fairly stressful time. My

Early in my high school years there was a girl I liked. I dared not call her, the likelihood of rejection far too great. So I did the next best

"And the Academy Award for Best Actor goes to ... YOU!" Actually, there are 7.8 billion trophies being awarded for Best Actor this year, and every one of us wins