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A sovereign is someone who is completely independent and wields supreme power. Inherent in the definition is the expectation that that person enjoys the spoils of victory, bears the burden of defeat, ...
Every year, I think itâs my imagination. Now I know that it isnât.
Most mornings, I get up early to walk four or five miles as a way to start my day. The last few years, I have noticed something unexpe...
Perfection is an illusion.
Even if you work hard enough and are lucky enough to achieve a situation that approaches perfection in your estimation, it is sure to be short-lived.
Things change.
We change.
T...
"CAVU"
Itâs a term aviators use to describe a certain condition of the weather they become a part of as soon as their wheels leave the ground.
It stands for Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited, and is the ...
Itâs a term we use to describe a very human situation in very psychological parameters.
Locus of control is just a fancy way to say, âTo what degree are you in charge of your life?â
The phrase was coine...
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
It happens all through nature, all the time.
And it happens with us.
If it survives long enough, a caterpillar eventuallyâinev...
Several of my friends from other places and other times have found themselves back in the towns where they grew up. Some were gone for decades and returned, pulled back by any number of ill-defined ci...
Itâs what we all want, ultimately.
All of our planning and scheming and effort since early childhood is aimed at this goal. We want better toys, better friends, more freedom.
Then we go to colleges and ...
We have all heard the advice: âLive in the present.â âNow is the only time you have.â I myself regularly extol the virtues of mindful living in the present.
This week, I want to make a case for how to ...
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An Existential Excavation
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We tend to live as though we are immortal.
We devote our time and energy to meaningless pursuits: a fancier car, a bigger house, more stuff. Hours spent scrolling and...
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Every year, for more than 40 years now.
Itâs the most sacred day of my yearâthis day of perfect balance, when life begins anew in the Northern Hemisphere.
Iâm up bef...
You all do it all the time, whether or not you are aware of it.
There is a constantâusually silentâvoice in your head that notices, interprets, judges, decides, remembers, projects. This phenomenon is ...
The seasons change quickly where I live. Iâve been aware of this for some time, but this year, I tried to catch it. To mark the exact day that it happens. I have a thesis: If we pay more attention to ...
We have realized the dream for three generations, now.
It was first made possible by the war, when his maternal grandfather trained in the then-ubiquitous Stearman bi-plane and later flew both the B-17...
NOTE: This article is longer than my usual Mindset Monday posts, but there are a lot of new people coming to the Hardcore Happiness community, and I just (August, 2025, as I write this) launched a Har...
