Fuck the “bucket list”

Here’s an expression that I think we could do without: the bucket list. You know what? Fuck the bucket list. The “bucket list” is an invocation of death—a calling-in of the once-before-I-die. “When we fear death, we fear living.” (Harry A. Wilmer, Practical Jung) It turns out that everything in life is a practice. You… Continue reading Fuck the “bucket list”

Alcohol is Obsolete

What I’ve learned from my own experience is that alcohol, “alcoholic” and “alcolholism” are all obsolete.We’ve learned a lot about alcohol in recent years. We’re coming to understand it in the context of modern neuroscience and holistic well-being, and that it affects us all in the same basic ways.Wanting to be your full self is… Continue reading Alcohol is Obsolete