“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking.” ― Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910)
The Optimum ... Views: 1799
We can only truly act in our self-interest when we are responding appropriately to objective truth, not belief. Belief has no boundaries, no limits, and is founded on hope. Truth is finite—with immoveable boundaries and absolute limits—and is founded on scientific fact. Those of us who assume ... Views: 1029
I have published two books (one just hit bookstores) and have had several plays produced. I fly for a living so most of that writing has been done on planes and in hotels. I knew I was in danger. Biz travelling is exhausting. If I didn’t write while I traveled, twenty years would go by in a ... Views: 586
We were just two dates in. So far so good. The texts were moving in the time honored fashion, from light and breezy, to attached lyrics that made her think of me, to “I’ve never felt comfortable telling anyone this”, and at the one month mark, signing off with “night, babe.”
The first date I ... Views: 1004
My free fall, and the madness, stopped on my fiftieth birthday. Not because I had found wisdom or had realized the damage I was doing to myself and others, but because I found myself in an ambulance.
I had gone into the gym an hour before, determined to prove myself still capable of a killer ... Views: 1000