At my health club, regular face-to-face chats are vital to my cognitive and emotional health. There are benefits beyond the weight training & aerobics. A space for multi-generational exchanges. Including among and with Gen Zers. While a small sample, I’ve […]

When the “river” is so polluted that it catches on fire, it’s time for your personal EPA (Estimation of Probable Accuracy) filter to kick in. Practice, practice, practice. • WSJ > “Your Key Survival Skill for 2026: Critical Ignoring” by […]

I read a lot about the effects of chronic, daily hours-long engagement with social media. Endless smartphone scrolling. The go-to thing when there’s any idle time. I see such behavior play out in the gym at my health club as […]

Epigraph “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” – United States Declaration […]

Introduction idyllic_moment.jpg Attaining (whether by pluck or luck) a seemingly friction-free life is a seductive notion. A state essentially without complaint. Something to yearn for, strive for. Perhaps achieve via a life of effort, as a well-earned place. Or a […]

[Draft 11-3-2025] feather & fur – parting ways a 21st century fable Copyright © 2025 John P. Healy (humility’s hard done by) Claws in the night In the murky stillness, something sharp hit his head, knocking him to the ground. […]

October 31 comes with parties … candy treats … a long and varied history … remembering … This year the Halloween holiday reminded me of the 1983 film adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s 1962 dark fantasy novel Something Wicked This Way […]

Meaningscape is a relatively new word – for the contours & connections that we sense and use to grasp our reality. It’s a layered ‘sandwich’ of signs & symbols, beacons & benchmarks, ways & waypoints, memories & meanings. [1] Meaning […]

I like the way Tim LeBon begins his article (cited below) – with an homage to how ancient Greek & Roman philosophers practiced stoicism. My legacy take typically is that of a “grin and bear it” type of equanimity (without […]

So, well-being – beyond a feeling of happiness and a sense of meaning – is more than an end state. It’s something that remains dynamic, something contrary to complacency. It’s an ongoing state of engagement, of paying attention. A key […]