Miracles don’t have to be big. The cells in our bodies, and the things they accomplish, are miraculous. A fleeting thought is often miraculous — far more often than we realize. Miracles excite surprise and wonder, and consequently, when we are aware of them, they trigger the dopamine survival mechanismContinue Reading

Our relationships, like our economic systems, are material – they are a risky balance of giving and taking, buying and selling, extorting and cheating, where everything has its price. But the strongest, most lasting relationships, are based upon cooperation. Cooperation is qualiadelic. Qualiadelic relationships are not based upon shared matter,Continue Reading

Culture, despite its refinements, is all about pleasure. All the energy of the world seems to be spent, either on satisfying cravings, or creating new or better ones. As soon as our Participation Levels catch up, our Interest Levels go bounding off ahead. We are like a mountain goat whoContinue Reading