Monthly Archives: April 2020

“Spiritual therapy”

Posted on April 26, 2020 by hessd

I have no idea what spiritual therapy is. I haven’t even consulted Wikipedia. I do have some idea about physical therapy, however, and I want to approach “spiritual therapy” using that analogy.[1] Physical Therapy Here’s what my experience with physical … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Old, Living My Life, Sustainability, ways of knowing | Tagged careful judgment, naive obedience, physical pain, spiritual pain, trusting experience | Leave a comment

Staying Busy

Posted on April 19, 2020 by hessd

This is a COVID—19 sort of speculation. [1] The COVID pandemic and our plan to bend the curve of new infections downward has led to a lot of urging that people stay home. To help us stay home, the management … Continue reading →

Posted in Living My Life, sociability | Tagged a time diet, COVID-19, junk activities, junk food, keeping busy | Leave a comment

The two logics

Posted on April 15, 2020 by hessd

So let’s see. There is a competitive logic. Whoever is best prepared and works the hardest wins and everybody else loses. Fair is fair. You knew that when you signed up for the race. And then there is a communitarian … Continue reading →

Posted in Political Psychology, Uncategorized | Tagged aggregate demand, civic spirit, community, competition, disposable workers | Leave a comment

Viewing the virus

Posted on April 9, 2020 by hessd

You get such a different sense of just what the virus means when you look at it generally than when you look at it locally, And, of course, you get a different sense entirely when you focus on what it … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Old, Living My Life | Tagged COVID-19, Holladay Park Plaza, Oregon on lockdown, senior centers, virus and stress | Leave a comment