Chris

Are we in control of anything in this life? Many of us struggle with this query. We want to be in control of life. But then something happens, like the market crashes, the economy sinks, weather happens, etc. We've come to learn that we are controlled rather than in control. Or are we? I bring this up because much of our anxiety and stress is due to two reasons: dwelling outside of the present moment; and trying to control that for which we have no control. Through the years I've learned the...

As a society we seem to have lost the sense of compassion and consolation. Here's a favorite quote of mine for reflection. "Consolation is a beautiful word. It means "to be" (con-) "with the lonely one" (solus). To offer consolation is one of the most important ways to care. Life is so full of pain, sadness, and loneliness that we often wonder what we can do to alleviate the immense suffering we see. We can and must offer consolation. We can and must console the mother who lost her child, t...

This past weekend I watched, for the first time, the movie Blade Runner (1982). The film is set in a dystopian future Los Angeles of 2019, in which synthetic humans known as replicants are bio-engineered by the powerful Tyrell Corporation to work on space colonies. Why I never watched this movie sooner, I can't say. But, given today's advancement in AI, especially its being commercially available to almost anyone with a cell phone or computer, I found the movie to be “disturbing.” Personally, I...