“The greatest triumph of the devil in the modern age is convincing people he doesn’t exist.” I don’t remember the author of that memorable quote, but it encapsulates the problem…
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Meditations
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Psychology, as a discipline and as a healing profession, has become a grab bag of inchoate and often incoherent theories, philosophies, and treatments. It is fair and necessary to ask:…
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It’s a clear fall morning in the parkland, and the sun is at 45 degrees over a huge, twin-trunked sycamore on the other side of the stream. Large, heart-shaped leaves…
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Humans have a primal need to belong to particular groups, and for the vast majority of people, that is the basis of their identity. But in places as far-flung as…
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There was an incident in the St. Louis Cardinals/Atlanta Braves wildcard game today that defines present-day America. It can be summed up by this unspoken command, the unwritten code of non-conduct…
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In the science fiction classic “2001, A Space Odyssey,” HAL, the all too human-like computer, malfunctions and becomes evil. As the sole surviving astronaut is deleting him, it begs for…
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At nearly 1000 meters, the reservoir is seasonally about two weeks ahead of the Valley, and the first colors of autumn have appeared. Even at mid-afternoon, the air is chilly.
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Dusk is quickly descending. Moments after taking my seat at streamside, I hear something in the water a short distance downstream. I turn to see a young, full-grown deer standing in…