Ah, mastery... what a profoundly satisfying feeling when one finally gets on top of a new set of skills... and then sees the light under the new door those skills can open, even as another door is closing.

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To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.

To be tested is good. The challenged life may be the best therapist.

It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is...

It is a paradox that as we reach out prime, we also see there is...

I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI,...

I went to Vietnam; it was my first assignment as a reporter for the UPI,...

Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same...

Sex and older women used to be considered an oxymoron, rarely mentioned in the same...

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep...

If every day is an awakening, you will never grow old. You will just keep...

I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in...

I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in...

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

Creativity can be described as letting go of certainties.

Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an...

Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an...

These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed...

These men were wrongfully rejected, the veterans. The fighting man should never have been blamed...

Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with...

Over the next few years the boardrooms of America are going to light up with...

The unthinkable occurred: two communist countries went to war with each other.

The unthinkable occurred: two communist countries went to war with each other.

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

Growth demands a temporary surrender of security.

Just because you put higher-octane gasoline in your car doesn't mean you can break the...

Just because you put higher-octane gasoline in your car doesn't mean you can break the...

We thought that whatever we wanted to do was right and good, simply because we...

We thought that whatever we wanted to do was right and good, simply because we...

You remember all those phrases about how hese people - Asians - don't value human...

You remember all those phrases about how hese people - Asians - don't value human...

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

The delights of self-discovery are always available.

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.

If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living.

No sooner do we think we have assembled a comfortable life than we find a...

No sooner do we think we have assembled a comfortable life than we find a...

World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the...

World War II had been such a tremendous success story for this country that the...

The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater...

The destruction of civilian hamlets, the killing and the wounding of civilians, became vastly greater...