Dr. Carolyn Coon

How are you on waiting Cosmic Reader? Do you do it well? Are you able to wait to get the prize you have been wanting or do you need to experience your reward – now, regardless of what it is, even if it isn’t your prize? Are you an immediate or postponed gratifier? Most people […]

We live in a world that is full of compromisers and relativists and fence straddlers. And, one of the current, rather painful, straddle is Christian and politically correct. Quite honestly, not possible. Why attempt to marry two diametrically different approaches to life?The ‘don’t rock the boat’ or ‘trying to please’ mentality attempts to do both

Have you ever thought about the fact that the ONLY way one can judge whether you are a Christian is by your behavior? Sure, you can say you are a Christian but how does anyone know except by your actions? For that matter…. how do you know if you are? We have more than a

So, Cosmic Reader, what’s your opinion about adventures? Do you like them? Not like them? Plan them? Let them occur naturally? Welcome them? Avoid them at all costs? I believe that adventures are always just around the corner…. waiting to spring. Love that. Not sure if it’s the waiting or springing that always brings a

Humble, like ‘Patient’, is not a behavior that slips easily into my repertoire. I know I’m not patient and I really don’t see any humble behavior emanating from me either. One could easily make a case for arrogant, and there are those who have. Maybe…. but I tend to think of it not as arrogant

I’ve written about attitude before and probably will again because, quite honestly, attitude does make ALL the difference. Quite surprisingly you can accomplish many things you didn’t think possible with a logical, positive attitude. Duly note the qualifier. And yes, there are some things you can never accomplish regardless of your attitude. To repeat… duly

Contrary to some people’s opinion, being a tad old fashion is not necessarily a negative. Are you old fashion? In some things, I am. Do you even know what old fashion is? For that matter, were you even taught or did you observe what today would be called ‘old fashion’? So what, exactly, is old

Since I’m an options planner I do enjoy ‘what, if’. What, if always reminds me of puzzles, of which I am extremely fond, that expands how I think about something. Closely related are the ‘if, then’. These kinds of mental gymnastics are great fun. I suspect that the bottom line in this is that I

Do you like surprises? Many people don’t. I’m really not sure why………. Personally, I love surprises – all sorts. Surprises can come in any form and be related to anything. Any ‘ah ha’ can be classified as a surprise because surprises, by definition, are unexpected. I think my favorite type of surprise is the understanding

Isn’t that a great title?! My high school best friend used those 2 words in describing her approach to her birthday. You have to understand, first of all, that I’m a great believer in celebrating and especially celebrating birthdays. Thus the ‘selective amnesia’ struck a chord. It wasn’t associated with the word ‘celebrate’ but with