Author: Timothy Simpson

Some of my blog posts are mere thought experiments and so it is with this post. I share it with those who read because it keeps me aware of the practicality of the things I say. Life is made up of what is called in German “Lebensabschnitte” or stages of…

I don’t know anything anymore. 5.5 years living in the USA has drained my mind of any sort of sharpness and while some of that has been due to dealing with aging parents who don’t think very well anymore a lot of it has simply been the cultural deterioration of…

Emotions are an essential part of the human condition. They are the thing that determines the quality of our lives. No matter what happens in life or what conditions we may face, it is our emotions that dictate our experiences.  When I look at the balance sheet of my emotions…

Clarity is a word that resonates with me right now. It is something that I haven’t had for many years and I am extremely “desperate” to get it back, if I ever really had it to begin with.  I am inspired to write about this upon having watched a video…

Don’t you just love blanket statements? Haha!  But, in this case I believe there is a lot of truth in this one. You learn a lot about yourself when you move to a place that speaks a different language, has different ways of doing things, and where the mentality is…

The best way to not get thirsty is to hydrate before you can get thirsty. Positivity is the equivalent for hydration.  It seems like the world is caught in a Merry Go Round of negativity…or is it just me? No, I think there is a lot of negativity in the…