Tag: ponderings
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Considering the Meditative Glide and Cautionary Turn at La Thuile
After a three-year hiatus due to an ankle injury, I returned to the Italian Alps with romantic notions of skiing. While my body held up, a surprising mental shift—anxiety and fear—transformed the meditative joy into a test of endurance. What once brought gleeful abandon now felt heavy, making me question if my passion for the…
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Poor Men? Or, Go Ladies?!
I feel as if I have written about this topic before, but it has come up again and so I shall comment on it based on recent conversations with friends and M. It started with the recent news of a celebrity figure announcing his split from his wife with whom he had been married for…
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Deep Thoughts, or Not
Generally, I don’t know who reads this space. For the most part, I don’t need nor want to know since I pretty much write for myself to sort of track my life; and if it helps or entertains others, then that is a great addition. However, by not knowing and not receiving much feedback on…
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Escaping the Good
Escapism is one of my coping mechanisms for getting through life. When reality is too much, the world of a book, a different culture, a cafe, or a new environment of some kind can serve to justify the escape. While it might be easy to explain it away as something positive, the truth is that…
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Thoughts on AI, copyright, etc.
This is really a kind of stream of consciousness post on the topic as I’m formulating my thoughts to post on my writing spaces. Teachers around the world are in a bit of an uproar over the current dominance of AI bots that are getting a lot of attention these days. Some teachers feel threatened…
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At What Point?
A result of having so many visitors is having a lot of varied conversations observing not only styles of communication, but also hearing and seeing responses that reflect one’s personality and view on life. One of my recent ponderings, that is somewhat related to conversations I’ve witnessed, is the question – At what point does…
