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The Bedtime Stories We Tell Ourselves and Others: Part 3 of 4 Hearing about conflict has a way of making an impression on you. It heightens your senses, makes you sit up and pay attention, gets you thinking about who’s right and who’s wrong. It’s just the kind of thing you want to avoid before…
The Bedtime Stories We Tell Ourselves and Others: Part 2 of 4 Kids are always going through phases. When I was around seven or eight back in the 70s, I went through a phase that lasted for weeks. I wanted to listen to fairy tales at bedtime. That particular phase was before superheroes and after…
Some people lead a staid, predictable life. Lucky them. They can count on being at home almost all the time. They’ve got a consistent routine. They’re the furthest they can be from sleep deprivation. Nothing bad ever seems to happen to them. They live in a place with quiet neighbors or space between the…
If you’ve got thousands of dollars to spend on a mattress, save some time. You don’t need to read this article. Physically go to one of the mattress stores and have at buying one. You’re a lucky person. This article isn’t for you. If you’ve got a more modest budget, you certainly don’t want to…
It’s common to believe we should support the businesses espousing our values and avoid supporting companies that don’t. They call it “voting with your dollars.” It makes sense on the surface. Sometimes other people see things differently than you do for one reason or another. This is one way of encouraging their enlightenment. If they…
Journalists write and record the words of men like Elon Musk, Warren Buffet, and Bill Gates like they’re precious bits of gold tumbling from the mouths of living oracles. There’s some sense to it. These men are visionary and forward-thinking. Listening to them, you can feel that the future can be developed into this wonderful…
“Energy healing” and “energy work” isn’t a fundamental concept in Western medicine. That doesn’t stop you from hearing about it. There’s actually been a steady increase in interest in alternative medicine in the United States. At least some of the interest is motivated by the cost of healthcare. Some other part is simply because it…
Many places and people are willing to sell you a new bed. And that’s an understatement. There are probably more than a few places and individuals in your town, many in your city, and many online. Add in affiliate marketers and there are tens of thousands of businesses and individuals willing to sell you a…
Whether you call it “hemp tea” or “CBD tea” doesn’t matter. It’s the same thing. Hemp tea is full of CBD. Go ahead and call it “CBD tea” if you prefer. In the United States it can be confusing, almost purposefully so. CBD still isn’t legal in every jurisdiction. Herbal teas are. Could that be…
Sometimes the words of a language fail you. They come up short when describing a concept. There are numerous examples of this. To take one, waldeinsamkeit is a German word meaning being alone in the wilderness while relaxed, solitary, and contemplative. In English, we can group words with this meaning. The result doesn’t quite…