Tag Archives: mental-health

The Forgiveness Cycle

This article presents a topic that I call the Forgiveness Cycle, which outlines a general process that can lead from transgression to forgiveness. I recently wrote something about apologies that may provide some context for my perspectives regarding the Forgiveness Cycle: To summarize, apologies and forgiveness are important for making progress as individuals and inContinue reading “The Forgiveness Cycle”

Apologies [and Forgiveness]

This article provides a little perspective on apologies. My good friend Marta, who often functions something like a muse, apologized to me yesterday for something they had written. Sometimes her perspectives offer insight, and I value that. Because she does not understand all of my context, sometimes her ideas seem completely unfounded and invalid. IContinue reading “Apologies [and Forgiveness]”

The Universe 25 Experiment

This article summarizes the Universe 25 experiment and provides my individual perspectives. My friend Marta asked for my perspective on this: ChatGPT Summary of Universe 25 Experiment The Universe 25 experiment is one of the most famous—and controversial—studies on social behavior, often cited as a warning about overpopulation and societal collapse. Here’s a full summary:Continue reading “The Universe 25 Experiment”

JW Consciousness Stream – 6 November 2025

This entry represents something like my stream of consciousness for Thursday, 6 November, 2026. This may be the first in a series of entries that preset something like my stream of consciousness for days when I have nothing to do but use the computer. This means that after drafting, I don’t intend to return toContinue reading “JW Consciousness Stream – 6 November 2025”

Good, Better, and Best Possible Self

This article is about why I want to be a good person and what being a good person means to me. I recently ran across the following quote from my main digital gonad Stephen Watson on a LinkedIn thread: In order to answer the question “am I a good person?”, you need to consider yourself from an outside perspective byContinue reading “Good, Better, and Best Possible Self”