By Jim Selman | BioI have not spent any time at all reading,
watching or listening to the media about what are euphemistically
referred to as Tiger Wood’s “transgressions”. I haven’t had to: it
seems to be on every channel, and the ‘talk of the town’ wherever I go.
Whatever the pain and anguish this is causing him and his family, it is
disgusting for our voyeuristic nation to be so fixated on what, at the
end of the day, have been human foibles for centuries and are
commonplace in many parts of the world. I know that celebrity-watching
is becoming a growth industry, but have we ever considered why?[Read More]
By Jim Selman | BioI
want to create a new organization to stamp out stupidity and
indifference and restore common decency and goodwill into society. I
think I'll call it the National Organization of Pissed-Off Elders
(N.O.P.E.).
What’s pissing us off?
A lot more than just ‘aging’ issues like Social Security, pharmaceuticals and our sex lives.[Read More]
By Jim Selman | BioIt is interesting reading the Buenos Aires Herald
this week. It is a 130-year-old newspaper written in English filled
with Argentinian issues and perspectives on topics often having to do
with what’s going on in the USA. There have been two or three articles
a day about the new Administration. One thing that seems to be showing up (and that I suspect is true in the North American press as well)[Read More]
By Jim Selman | BioCompassion is word that for me has special
significance at Christmas, partly because it is the quality of “being
love” embodied in the stories of Jesus and most of the great spiritual
masters and reincarnations of God throughout the ages. It is also
because it may be the ultimate gift we can give each other and
ourselves during this special season of giving (as well as at every
other time of year). When times are tough, compassion is sometimes all
we have to give.[Read More]
By Shae Hadden | BioSeveral years ago, a wise 93-year-old man
named Hayden shared with me his principles for living life “at the
growing edge”. He had printed them on cards, in the shape of a
bookmark, and distributed them to everyone who engaged in meaningful
conversation with him. Today, as I’m recovering from the first major
surgery I’ve ever had, I was drawn to reflect on a couple of them
again. I’m sure he wouldn’t mind if I shared them with you now:[Read More]
Read more posts in The World We Want series. Wouldn’t it be nice if it turned out the
choices we must make together to survive together are the same choices
we must make to create the very world most of all the world’s people
want? If that were case, then we should be able to just get together
and make it happen. Wouldn’t that be cool? Maybe we should start a
conversation to find out what people truly want…[Read More]
How many people in a day do you see treat other people as objects, as a
means to an end? From ignoring those we are in the room with while
tensely thumbing a Blackberry to yelling impatience at a store clerk,
many relate to others as if they are simply there to give them
something. Unfortunately, our moods are more infectious than we may
realize. Recent advances in neuroscience have discovered that our brains are
wired to be social, and that our inner states affect those around us.[Read More]
By Shae Hadden BioMy sister reminded me last night that it’s gardening season. “The next
three weeks are for planting,” she said. And that was it. For her, the
next three weeks of her work life will be determined by her definition
of this part of the growing season. Purchasing young seedlings,
transplanting older plants, making last minute preparations of the
garden beds, placing vital nutrients around plant roots. Working the
soil and planting things.[Read More]
I visited my Mother this week. She is 87 and not well. A lifetime of smoking has caught up with her and she is fighting emphysema every day. For the first time in a while, I came face to face with the reality that she is dying. Her comment to me is that “I don’t mind dying but don’t like dying this way”. These thoughts aren’t about not smoking, although as an ex-smoker, it is remarkable how that addiction can warp our judgment. My mother continues smoking to this day—now protesting that it is ‘too late’ and she is probably right. [Read More]
By Jim Selman | 
By Shae Hadden | 
I visited my Mother this week. She is 87 and not well. A lifetime of smoking has caught up with her and she is fighting emphysema every day. For the first time in a while, I came face to face with the reality that she is dying. Her comment to me is that “I don’t mind dying but don’t like dying this way”. These thoughts aren’t about not smoking, although as an ex-smoker, it is remarkable how that addiction can warp our judgment. My mother continues smoking to this day—now protesting that it is ‘too late’ and she is probably right. 
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