“Maybe I’ll go back to school…” “Maybe I’ll get my teaching credential…” “Maybe I’ll move to San Francisco…” If you’re like me, you know “maybe” intimately like a friend. Though “maybe” introduces a realm of possibility, the conditional form is also non-committal: it negates the responsibility for action. I might write; I might sing. … Continue reading
“To be mature you have to realize what you value most. It is extraordinary to discover that comparatively few people reach this level of maturity. They seem never to have paused to consider what has value for them. They spend great effort and sometimes make great sacrifices for values that, fundamentally, meet no real needs of … Continue reading
The Blank-Faced Confidante 