I was at a Catholic singles social tonight (GS-24 group from the NCSC). They had a Thanksgiving trivia challenge.

I won.

Trivia games are like life; you have multiple choices. I didn't win because I knew all the answers; I even missed a few. I won because I knew enough of the wrong answers. That's the trick in life: don't choose what's clearly

Happy and Glorious Ascension Thursday ( Read more... )

"... Emotional-affective reactions to the good obviously contribute greatly to the development of and attraction, in which one person is perceived by another as a good.
   Sensibility is the ability to react to a perceived good of a particular kind, the capacity to be motivated by contact with the good..."
- Wojtyla, Karol. “The Person and Love.” ( Read more... )

"In Japan, the secret to living a longer, happier and more fulfilled life can be summed up in one word: Ikigai.

In Japanese, iki means "to live" and gai means "reason" - in other words, your reason to live."

This is something to consider. Why do wake up in the morning? What reason do I have to get out of bed? My kids ( Read more... )

I warn you, I will be using offensive language.
.
.
.
( Read more... )

Audiences experience 'Avatar' bluesBy Jo Piazza, Special to CNN ( Read more... )

I have had a chat with a friend today. My friend stated that they hate money.

This is totally the wrong attitude.

Let's discuss why. Money is one thing and one thing only: a tool. Saying you hate money is like saying you hate hammers or wrenches. I like to compare it to a circular saw. You can build a lot with a circular saw. You can create ( Read more... )

Quantum physics says goodbye to reality

I am having a total "Matrix moment".

WTF is reality?

What is real?

Do you go away when I am not there to observe you?

Suddenly, I feel a little lonely. I appear to be my own locality of quantum reality and the voices and sounds I hear and the smells I smell are just "spooky action at a distance."Is that ( Read more... )