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Numb
As I read the dreadful statistics each day reciting the numbers of infections, hospitalizations and deaths that have occurred overnight I...
Doug Weiss
Apr 19, 20202 min read
Forsaken
In times of crisis, both personal and otherwise, we are stripped bare of our carefully constructed veneers. Fear, doubt, anger and...
Doug Weiss
Apr 12, 20204 min read
The Best of Us
Although I am writing this post a few weeks ahead of the date it will appear (in order to maintain some sanity the topic is one I am...
Doug Weiss
Apr 5, 20203 min read
Growing Old
As I approach the turn of another year, I’ve been thinking about how we regard aging. In this time of such uncertainty it is natural to...
Doug Weiss
Mar 29, 20203 min read
On Insecurity
I came across this quote the other day and wanted to share it. “The reason we struggle with insecurity is our tendency to compare our...
Doug Weiss
Mar 22, 20203 min read
Lies
Some time ago my podcast partner, Alvean Lyons, and I recorded an episode entitled “Lies we tell ourselves.” We were not sure how well...
Doug Weiss
Mar 15, 20203 min read
Validation
As Andy Warhol famously said, in the future everyone will enjoy 15 minutes of fame. We might construe those remarks to suggest that...
Doug Weiss
Mar 8, 20204 min read
Adversity
Part of my morning contemplation is set aside to remember people in my life, and indeed those whom I do not know, who are facing life...
Doug Weiss
Mar 1, 20203 min read
Black and White
I recently picked up a fascinating book by the author James Blish, well known among science fiction fans for his wide breadth of interest...
Doug Weiss
Feb 23, 20203 min read
Blursed
I admit this word is new to me—and maybe to you as well. It is a contraction of blessed and cursed, and on reflection I find that it...
Doug Weiss
Feb 16, 20203 min read
Demons
My immediate thought at the mention of demons is of C.S. Lewis and the Screwtape Letters. If you have not read this slim volume, I...
Doug Weiss
Feb 9, 20203 min read
No news is good news
I wasn’t surprised the other day to read the results of a survey conducted by a mental health organization alleging that those who...
Doug Weiss
Feb 2, 20203 min read
Aware
On a long drive with a friend one day the conversation turned to a topic of interest to us both: what does it mean to be fully aware? ...
Doug Weiss
Jan 26, 20204 min read
Resolution
A familiar trope at this time of year is the new year’s resolution. The idea of freeing ourselves from habits we would rather not carry...
Doug Weiss
Jan 19, 20203 min read
Chaos
Author and scientist Arthur C. Clarke famously observed that “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” We...
Doug Weiss
Jan 12, 20203 min read
Change
On this first post of the new year, I wanted to write about a topic that we are all familiar with, though may not practice often;...
Doug Weiss
Jan 5, 20204 min read
On the Other Hand
As we enter the final year of the decade and a time of year that many people reflect on changes they wish to make to improve their lives...
Doug Weiss
Dec 29, 20195 min read
Gratitude
With the holidays upon us I have been thinking a good deal about gratitude. What does it really mean to be thankful for something or...
Doug Weiss
Dec 22, 20193 min read
Eyes of the Beholder
Having written recently about moral authority and values, I was quite interested to read a study that was just published in the American...
Doug Weiss
Dec 15, 20193 min read
Love the Sinner
Maybe you have heard this expression. It is usually offered up by someone trying to navigate a challenge to their religious principles...
Doug Weiss
Dec 8, 20193 min read
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