Welcome to my blog about ”What Moves Me”
Writer, humanist,
dog-mom,
horse-servant,
and cat-slave.
Lover of solitude
and the company of good friends.
New places,
new ideas,
and old wisdom.
Category Archives: Uncategorized
Free Will—Do We Have It?
It was a strange request. The inquirer wanted to know what my thoughts on “free will” were? His interest revolved around his thirty-year struggle with the concept as it related to drug addiction issues in his family and recent neurology … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged consciousness, Free will, meditation, mindfulness, philosophy
4 Comments
Land of Ice and Fire
Last month, I promised a report on my trip to Iceland. Did not expect that they would be waiting for an imminent volcanic eruption from an area we were just visiting! As of this post, one area has sunk and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
4 Comments
Who are We?
Who are We? Nothing was more tedious for me as a student than the requirement to memorize dates and events of the past. What’s so important about the past, anyway? As an avid reader of science fiction, I was much … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
2 Comments
The Forgiveness of Whales
In protest of the looming rollbacks to wetland and species protections, I am reposting this today (with updates). Until recently, scientists thought humans were the only species with specialized brain neurons responsible for higher cognitive functions such as self-awareness, compassion, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
7 Comments
The Lights in Our Eyes
A Note: If you are receiving this twice, it may be because I am posting it here and on another platform called Substack. (If so, my apologies and feel free to cancel your subscription to one or the other. You … Continue reading
The Meaning of Life
When I was young, I had a deep need to understand the meaning of life. It consumed me. A knot inside that HAD to be untangled. Why was I alive? Who was I? and Why was I me? I believed if I … Continue reading
A Wolf in Strange Clothing
What makes a hero? I just read about a marine who disobeyed orders and moved into the line of fire to rescue his fellows. He saved several lives and received a Medal of Honor. That’s a hero, for sure. Just … Continue reading
A.I. and I
Artificial Intelligence (while not yet self-aware) is here, now. Much ado is made of AI these days with the public emergence and access to a chat program called ChatGPT. I couldn’t resist “chatting” with it myself. Impressions: As a writer, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
15 Comments
When Will We Learn?
It felt like a blow—what the woman beside me was saying. Questions flicked through my mind: Was this what happened? How could I not remember that? Why did I not remember what had triggered the entire thing? Circa 1980: My … Continue reading
Three
Three is a magic number. Can you hear your mother counting down the time left until unnamed but dreadful forces will compel you to do what you haven’t done yet? Your personality might have made you immediately hop to at … Continue reading
