John JonesWhat we don’t know can hurt us.Many, if not most, of the problems we encounter as humans are due to what we either don’t know or refuse to know. Such a lack has a way…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
John JonesReverse-engineering the mental health solution to gun control.This is a post about tackling the exploding gun violence epidemic in our culture.Aug 16, 2019Aug 16, 2019
John JonesHitting the bullseye.In light of the recent explosion of potentially catastrophic events around the world, it’s tempting to be diverted from what is…Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019
John JonesDoes might make right?The part of us that looks beyond immediate crisis has one answer and the part of us which takes over moment-by-moment has a different one…Aug 11, 2019Aug 11, 2019
John JonesBirds of Paradise.A recent blogger said she was tired of waking up to the litany of gloom and doom economic news but instead has been taking refuge in the…Aug 10, 2019Aug 10, 2019
John JonesTick, tick, tick.Observation—seeing clearly—should not be confused with making judgments. It is simply seeing what’s present, right now and acting…Jun 30, 2019Jun 30, 2019
John JonesEvery once in a while seemingly random, unrelated thoughts come thundering into my conscious…Imagine in your minds eye a metaphorical tree with all of the ordinary parts: A root, a trunk and a proliferation of many branches. In that…Jun 29, 2019Jun 29, 2019
John JonesEat to live, or live to eat?The title implies a priority, not only for food but work, particularly spiritual work. As a child, I was always asking the question, “Why?”…Jun 10, 2019Jun 10, 2019
John JonesTalk without action is cheap (and worthless)Have you ever wondered what Rip Van Winkle must have thought when he awoke after having been asleep for twenty years? Time had moved on…Jan 6, 2016Jan 6, 2016