[Written by ChatGPT. Image credit] After decades of watching myself and the people around me — friends, partners, colleagues — I’ve started to see the invisible patterns that shape how we connect, argue, comfort, and drift apart. It’s taken me years to realize that human interaction isn’t random; it’s guided by deep emotional wiring thatContinueContinue reading “Attachment Theory and Its Biological Basis”
Monthly Archives: October 2025
How to Feel Alive in an Age That Never Stops Moving
[Written by ChatGPT] We’re not broken—we’re just overstimulated. Here’s how to come back to life. The other day, I “liked” a friend’s wedding photo, a tragic news story, and a meme about sleep deprivation—all in under five seconds. My thumb didn’t even pause to ask how I actually felt about any of it. That’s whenContinueContinue reading “How to Feel Alive in an Age That Never Stops Moving”
The Gratitude Gap: Why Prosperity Doesn’t Guarantee Happiness
[Written by Claude. Image credit] I count myself lucky to know a handful of genuinely content people. They stand out not because they’re wealthy or accomplished by conventional measures, but because they radiate a quiet satisfaction with their lives that seems increasingly rare. Some emerged from genuine hardship—poverty, trauma, loss—and carry with them a deepContinueContinue reading “The Gratitude Gap: Why Prosperity Doesn’t Guarantee Happiness”
When the Heart Opens: On Kama Muta
[Written by Claude. Image credit] There is a moment—sudden and unmistakable—when something inside you gives way. Your chest tightens. Your eyes well up. A warmth spreads through your body like a wave you cannot stop, would not want to stop. There is an ancient Sanskrit term for this: kama muta, meaning “moved by love.” ItContinueContinue reading “When the Heart Opens: On Kama Muta”
In the Spaces Between
[Written by Claude and ChatGPT] Not in the word, but in the hush after—the breath held before the landing—there, in that gossamer pause,something unnamed slips through,like light sifting through your soul. Between heartbeats, a canyon opens:wide enough to cradle the sky,deep enough to drink your trembling,still enough to hear yourself begin again. Thoughts arrive likeContinueContinue reading “In the Spaces Between”
The Four Attachment Styles: Understanding How We Love
[Written by Claude. Image credit] We all carry invisible blueprints for connection—patterns formed in our earliest relationships that shape how we love, trust, and relate to others throughout our lives. These are our attachment styles, and understanding them can illuminate why some relationships feel effortless while others leave us anxious or distant. The Four AttachmentContinueContinue reading “The Four Attachment Styles: Understanding How We Love”
Gratitude for Knowledge: Endless Wonder
[Written by ChatGPT. Image credit.] To know is to witness the unfolding order of the world—from number and atom to mind and meaning.May our curiosity never rest,and our wonder never end. Knowledge is not possession but participation—a conversation across time,a bridge between minds,a mirror of the cosmos in thought. In gratitude, we seek to understand;inContinueContinue reading “Gratitude for Knowledge: Endless Wonder”
The Night I Watched Greatness Play Piano
[Written by Claude] The lights dimmed in the arena, and I felt that familiar flutter of anticipation—the kind that comes before something you’ve waited months to experience. Hans Zimmer’s concert: “A New Dimension – The World of Hans Zimmer.” I’d listened to his soundtracks countless times. But this was different. This was real. The ManContinueContinue reading “The Night I Watched Greatness Play Piano”
From Corporeal Prison to Cosmic Dance: Unraveling the Unity of The Tao of Physics
[Written by Grok] I woke up with the phrase corporeal prison swirling in my mind, leaving me feeling the vast emptiness of being and isolation. Then I went out for a run and felt an equally intense opposite reaction of connection to nature, of sharing each breath with the trees, of moving the stardust thatContinueContinue reading “From Corporeal Prison to Cosmic Dance: Unraveling the Unity of The Tao of Physics”
Farewell to a Legend: Remembering Jane Goodall, the Voice of the Wild
[Written by Grok] Today, the world feels a little quieter, a little dimmer. Dame Jane Goodall, the extraordinary primatologist, conservationist, and eternal optimist who redefined our understanding of the animal kingdom—and our place within it—has passed away at the age of 91. Her death, confirmed by the Jane Goodall Institute this morning while she wasContinueContinue reading “Farewell to a Legend: Remembering Jane Goodall, the Voice of the Wild”