Jeff W WelshRestlessIt’s hot and it’s dry and the wind is blowing, hard. On summer days like this, the Great American Southwest feels like God’s own hairdryer…Jul 2Jul 2
Jeff W WelshRecoveryIn my last article, I compared the occasionally severe emotional turbulence of life to an out-of-control spin in an airplane; a situation…Jun 24Jun 24
Jeff W WelshSpunThere is an event in aviation called a “flat spin.” This is a sudden and chaotic loss of control in which the aircraft remains level but…Jun 15Jun 15
Jeff W WelshWhat Do You See?We experience our lives initially through our senses as a series of sights, sounds, smells and so on. Later we recall and modify the…Jun 4Jun 4
Jeff W WelshAre You A Creator?When I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut. I grew up in the age of manned rockets and like most boys my age, imagined traveling…May 30May 30
Jeff W WelshEnnui: The New PandemicIt’s more than boredom. Ennui is a restlessness, a detached dissatisfaction with life. A soul-sucking downward spiral of lost productivity…May 13May 13
Jeff W WelshThe Story, Part IIIIn Part I of this series, I spoke about emotion and mystery as hallmarks of a compelling story. In Part II I added the ingredient of…May 10May 10
Jeff W WelshThe Story, Part IIWow. Sure are a lot of people on social media today. Artists and scam artists, winners and wanna-bes, influencers and insignificants…Apr 29Apr 29
Jeff W WelshThe Story, Part II was stunned when I got back. The restrooms had been tagged as “unsafe” by some governmental authority and locked shut. People were…Apr 22Apr 22
Jeff W WelshIt’s All GoodHave you ever been so sad that it felt like a physical pain, like you couldn’t breathe? Has someone betrayed you so thoroughly, so…Apr 15Apr 15