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Perfection is an illusion.
Even if you work hard enough and are lucky enough to achieve a situation that approaches perfection in your estimation, it is sure to be short-lived.
Things change.
We change.
T...
A mystic’s musings on the interplay of intellect and intuition.
I know you’ve felt it.
Or at least, I hope you have.
Magic is real, and it permeates our world.
I’m not talking about that particular form o...
"CAVU"
It’s a term aviators use to describe a certain condition of the weather they become a part of as soon as their wheels leave the ground.
It stands for Ceiling And Visibility Unlimited, and is the ...
It’s a term we use to describe a very human situation in very psychological parameters.
Locus of control is just a fancy way to say, “To what degree are you in charge of your life?”
The phrase was coine...
Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.
It happens all through nature, all the time.
And it happens with us.
If it survives long enough, a caterpillar eventually—inev...
It is called L’appel du Vide (“the call of the void”).
I was speaking with a family member who was allowing me to live vicariously through her descriptions of a trip down California’s incredibly scenic...
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An Existential Excavation
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There are some things we simply cannot know.
There’s nothing wrong with trying to get answers. We are meaning-making beings: part of that drive entails understanding ...
Several of my friends from other places and other times have found themselves back in the towns where they grew up. Some were gone for decades and returned, pulled back by any number of ill-defined ci...
It’s what we all want, ultimately.
All of our planning and scheming and effort since early childhood is aimed at this goal. We want better toys, better friends, more freedom.
Then we go to colleges and ...
They are definitely among us, at least in the media and popular culture.
Formerly classified documents are being released in mass quantities. Spielberg has made what promises to be another blockbuster ...
We have all heard the advice: “Live in the present.” “Now is the only time you have.” I myself regularly extol the virtues of mindful living in the present.
This week, I want to make a case for how to ...
We have a mouse problem. Many believe that they came here in the shipments of goods destined for the big box retail stores in our small town. They wreak havoc and destroy property. A friend of mine wh...
“Engage…”
There was something about the way Jean-Luc Picard said it, sitting there at the bridge of the Enterprise with calm intensity, large and in-charge. You knew that when you heard “Engage,” somet...
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An Existential Excavation
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We tend to live as though we are immortal.
We devote our time and energy to meaningless pursuits: a fancier car, a bigger house, more stuff. Hours spent scrolling and...
There it is again.
Singing in the shower, and suddenly an unseen hand drives an ice pick through my vocal cords—no sound will come, save ragged gasps and strangled yelps. My face is wet from more than ...
