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On Marriage...Fifty-Two Years of Being in the Dojo Together; One Thing I Learned that Rattled My Head - Made Me a Little More Humble, a Bit Wiser, Kinder, Tougher, and More Relationship Savvy

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. Anaïs Nin I wrote most of this blog in the past, but wanted to re-visit it because first, John and I have just celebrated an anniversary, fifty two years of marriage. It’s a big marker for us. We lived through several renditions of ourselves along side of each other. Second, because relationships, both struggles and successes are the basis of most all our human problems as well as the primary route to flourishing. Ver

Nov 219 min read

Are You Wise? Would You Like To Be? What Is Wisdom Anyway? Cultivating Wisdom and Wise Mind - Especially in Nutty and Confusing Times

“True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us.” — Socrates Not long ago, psychologists ran a simple test. Participants were told to imagine a friend calling to say he couldn’t go on living. What would they say? It wasn’t a cruel exercise but a study in wisdom. Researchers weren’t measuring IQ or cleverness. They were looking for something deeper: the capacity to make sound judgments guided by empathy,

Nov 186 min read