One of the things I really enjoy is spending time at the beach. When my wife and I lived in North Carolina, we went to the beach at regularly. In addition to just sitting under an umbrella and reading, we enjoyed taking long walks, splashing our feet in the water as we walked. On those …
Do you like waiting? Of course you don’t. Neither do I. There is much psychology behind this idea of waiting, but I will not delve too deeply into that today other than to say we often view waiting as an imposition. Waiting in line at the grocery store. Calling customer service and being told you …
Right now, do you feel exhausted, empty, drained? Physical exhaustion. Mental exhaustion. Emotional exhaustion. Social exhaustion. The current climate in our country certainly is nothing short of chaos, zaniness, frightening, divisive, and I could add any number of more adjectives, all of which lead us to exhaustion. In my opinion, one of the toughest things …
Much of the country has been locked in a prolonged heat wave, with the temperatures and humidity at times oppressive. Last month was the twelfth straight month of record-warm temperatures for the planet, and with just four days left in the month, June is likely to be the thirteenth in a row. Just walking to …
Have you ever had someone give you advice, tell you to do something, that made no sense? We all have given, or been given, that kind of marching orders at some point in life. For me, the key to whether or not I took that advice was who gave it. Was it someone I trusted …
In the spring of 1968, Dennis Wilson was driving through Malibu when he noticed two female hitchhikers. He picked them up and dropped them off at their destination. Not long after, Dennis noticed the same two girls hitchhiking again. This time, he took them to his home on Sunset Boulevard. Dennis then went to a …