Entries by CraigWilson

TOLERATION: CONDESCENSION OR COMPREHENSION?

In the right poster, the National Institute for Drug Abuse describes tolerance as no longer responding to the same level of drug use; it takes more medication to numb the senses. Yet in the poster to the right under the National Institute for Drug Abuse picture, Morgan Scott Peck, a psychiatrist and best-selling author of The […]

IT’S INTOLERABLE BEING TOLERATED

In one of Stephen Sondheim’s finest musicals, A Little Night Music, a frustrated youth Henrik Eggerman vents, “As I’ve often stated, it’s intolerable being tolerated.”  Ever get that feeling? Has anyone ever given you lip service when you know it’s insincere? There’s an old saying that the opposite of Love isn’t Hate, it’s Indifference. Our […]

IT’S ALL RELATIVE

His father once showed him a pocket compass when he was still in elementary school; Einstein realized that there must be something causing the needle to move, despite the apparent empty space.  This curiosity led to a lifelong pursuit of understanding his world in logical, scientific terms. From age ten, he consumed scientific journals, mathematical […]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SIR PAUL

On June 18, Paul McCartney turns 70 years old. Guinness World Records proclaims Paul McCartney as the “most successful composer and recording artist of all time”, with 60 gold discs and sales exceeding 100 million albums and 100 million singles. His Beatles song “Yesterday” has been covered by over 2,200 artists—more than any other song […]

A SNAKE IS STILL A SNAKE

According to The Art of Manliness the best way to treat snakebites is to avoid getting bitten in the first place.  There’s an old joke about a farmer who finds a near-frozen rattlesnake by his home. He carries the snake inside, letting it warm by the fireplace. As soon as it begins to thaw, it […]

REALITY SHOWS AREN’T REALITY

In a revelation that will likely come as a shock to few TV viewers, many reality shows are rigged. No, it can’t be! Recently, Bob Sirott, Chicago Fox news anchor, reported that the series “House Hunters” didn’t accept one participant until she and her family already closed on the house they were buying. Shocking! If […]

The Inevitable Dream

“At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable.” – Christopher Reeve This is an ironic quote for the man of steel, ultimately imprisoned in his own body. Yet after Reeve became a quadriplegic when thrown from a horse during an equestrian competition in Virginia in 1995, his dream actually began. He lobbied on behalf […]

BACK TO THE FUTURE IN CRESCENDO

 “And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln. In late 1999, Fox made the startling announcement that he had been battling Parkinson’s disease since 1991, and had even undergone brain surgery to alleviate tremors. Despite his tremendous career successes, Fox announced […]

YOU CAN’T COACH SPEED

Jimmy Johnson was once the coach of the Dallas Cowboys. Reporters asked him why he always drafted the fastest runners available. His reply, “You can’t coach speed.” So what if you’re set on a dream, but your obstacle is that there are many who are better than you in your particular endeavor? Do you give […]

EVER DREAM THAT YOU’RE NAKED?

Dreaming is an interesting indicator of whether your not you are living life in crescendo. For example, if your dream has you suddenly realizing that you’re naked in public and embarrassed, you’re probably trying to be something that you aren’t. However, if your dream has no one noticing that you are naked, this means that […]