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Check Your Lenses

On January 2, 2021January 1, 2021 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Different tools enable different types of seeing and thinking.

Do You Believe in Miracles?

On December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Pragmatic people often say they don’t believe in miracles. That itself is wondrous if not downright miraculous.

Looking Down Versus Looking Up

On September 26, 2020 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

It’s only human to look down on others. But it’s hard to move onward or upward when you’re looking downward.

On Rewriting History

On July 4, 2020July 4, 2020 By stsampsonIn Musings1 Comment

It's crucial to distinguish between the actual facts of the past and the stories we tell about them in the present. It’s also crucial to recognize that both are driving forces of the future.

You Can Stand on Your Head that Long

On March 22, 2020March 22, 2020 By stsampsonIn Fatherly Advice, Musings2 Comments

We’re all feeling cooped up and anxious and, yes, already a little bored. So what would my mother say?

Love and Wisdom

On February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 By stsampsonIn Musings4 Comments

Love is wiser than wisdom. Wisdom knows more than knowledge. Knowledge counts more than data.

From the Inside Out and the Outside In

On January 5, 2020January 5, 2020 By stsampsonIn Musings4 Comments

We humans understand each other asymmetrically. But that's a good enough place to start.

The Convertible Time Hypothesis

On August 25, 2019 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

In any human life, there are basically three types of time: inherently good times, inherently bad times, and ...

Keep Bending Toward Justice and Truth

On August 4, 2019January 16, 2021 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Some simple things you can do to make the world better.

Practice Your Art (Whatever It Is)

On May 26, 2019 By stsampsonIn MusingsLeave a comment

Dear Daughters, Here’s one of my pet theories: Every person has at least one art. And regularly spending time on your art is hugely important, for adults as much as for children. “I don’t know,” you may say. “I don’t really think of myself as artistic.” Trust me, you are, though it’s possible you haven’t …

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