Sight Lines of the Third Eye
Which point of view is most persuasive? There’s seeing the case from the “inside” point of view of the injured party, the Plaintiff. There’s seeing the case from the “inside” point of the view of the responsible harm-inducing party, the Defendant. And then there’s seeing the case from the “outside” point of view of a […]
All History is Sacred
Headwork, mindscape––to keep track of powerful, commonsense notions as well as unusual, esoteric ideas. Item. One’s life is defined not by the number of years, not by its fleeting rank, title, or status, but by its guiding idea. Some, perhaps many, pass their years without an awareness of what form that idea might take. To […]
On Elastic and Inelastic Negotiation
Negotiation has become commonplace, but like driving a car it’s easy to mistake competency for proficiency. Perhaps negotiation is best viewed through the lens of how opposing forces work in nature. An “inelastic” collision occurs when two bodies collide, and there’s no bounce. An “elastic” collision is just the opposite––two bodies collide, and there’s bounce. […]
Neuro-immune Interactions in Health and Disease
Is good health nothing more than a state of mind? Can thought alone prevent serious illness? Conventional wisdom, of course, says no. The breakthroughs of the future, we are told, will derive from basic research. All else can be charitably categorized as “holistic” or “homeopathic.” Today’s medicine focuses on what can reliably be tested and […]
A New Bill of Rights for Children?
It’s an age-old truth that the health of a society is best measured by how it treats its children. Nothing else provides so accurate an indicator. Not the gross national product; not the S & P 500; not the index of consumer expectations. When a society treats its children well this implies that the future […]
Primacy of Language
Language with its almost mystical power—how words can heal or harm—as if speech alone harnesses an unseen force that’s capable of influencing others beyond the level of sound. It’s more than vibratory waves transduced by the cochlea of the inner ear, more than a physiological response. All of us are aware of this power, but we […]
