Normal, for most people, is not something that needs to be attained; it is a starting point. The feeling of normal comes and goes, and it is normal not to feel normal. We all have a fairly clear idea of what normal is – all of us, perhaps, except peopleContinue Reading

What if our fellow creatures, plant and animal, perceive being alive from the “this is awesome” perspective – what if they are innately optimistic, content, with faith that gifts will always arrive in some form or quantity. If gifts are scarce in times of lack then they are appreciated allContinue Reading

Animals and plants have faith that qualia will lead them the matter they need to survive. The fertility of ecosystems is always a good bet. The fertility of the human landscape, we have learned, is not such a good bet