“A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.” Michel de Montaigne reminds us that we suffer more from our fears than from those scary things we are afraid of. Knowing that alone should be enough comfort to reduce the fear. Just a little?
Most of us walk around in denial much of our lives. There are things we know we should do, but we are too lazy. Or they would require us getting out of our comfort zone. Or they might commit us to do more than we want to do. Or we are not sure if we […]
Remember how New York used to be a crime-ridden place where people feared to go out at night? Then, a few years ago, the authorities cracked down on crime. But what was amazing was the kind of crime they cracked down on: vandalism and littering. The result was greatly reduced violence. Why? Because a neglected […]
Our society is built on codes of conduct, rules, laws and social norms. But at the base of that are simple values. That we need rules and laws to stick to those values is a sad commentary on our ability to live with integrity. Integrity means living the values we claim to hold dear. Integrity […]
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