by Chris Spellman | Nov 13, 2023 | Contemplation, Perseverance
“And what is the secret of perseverance? Love. Fall in Love, and you will not leave him.” These words of a wise spiritual author have stuck with me. I think about them often. Love. That’s the key—the “secret”—to keeping up a life well-lived, to remaining virtuous, to...
by Chris Spellman | Jul 25, 2023 | Family, Self-Improvement
“Well, please tell me, Chris and Cassandra: how do you do it all?” My wife, Cassandra, our five children, and I were at a barbecue with some friends. One friend, whom we hadn’t seen in a while, came to us both perplexed and enthused. She mentioned wanting to read our...
by Chris Spellman | Jul 10, 2023 | Contemplation, Self-Improvement
For better or worse, we live in a society of speed, flash, and agitation. We live in a time where it seems every noise must be loud, every sensation must be pleasant, and every instant must be gratifying. I recently went with my dad and my nine-year-old son to Yankee...
by Chris Spellman | May 23, 2023 | AI, Dystopian
I asked the well-known AI tool, ChatGPT, to write a blog post about the dangers of ChatGPT. It did, and what follows is not that post. But I will open by citing the four dangers of ChatGPT—according to ChatGPT: Amplification of bias Misinformation and fake news...
by Chris Spellman | Apr 20, 2023 | Freedom, Self-Improvement
In warfare, both sides lose. There are no real winners when nations or peoples war against one another. The war in Ukraine is a high-profile example of this as are several other wars raging as I type this. War leads to death and defeat, in a sense, for all involved....
