Maciolekism

The Pursuit of Context

It took me a long time to learn, frustratingly brutal trial and error, fighting presumptions and misconceptions, but eventually I realized that all of my writing leads to this work: Maciolekism. My very own philosophy.

Latest Posts

  • The human intellect is very good at solving problems. Unfortunately, the human imagination is better at seeing problems that don’t exist. Continue reading

  • Masks

    An old, beloved actor sat patiently on set, in hot costume and makeup, reading a script and waiting for the crew to locate and fix a short in the electrical system. A new face came, grabbed a chair and dragged… Continue reading

  • The Holy Triangle

    The third year in my Forest Management degree consisted of three classes I now refer to as The Holy Triangle. Forest Ecology in the Fall, then Forest Economics and Timber Management the following Spring. Everyone in the College of Natural… Continue reading

  • Still Life With A Razor Blade

    I like art to be like a candied apple with a razor blade hidden inside. Candied apples, by themselves, are boring and repetitive. Razor blades, all alone, are visible and cause people to be cautious or avoid altogether. This is… Continue reading

  • Choose, Don’t React

    Feeling raw and frustrated??? Never react. Make a choice. (With the awareness that choices can always be changed.) In the interest of survival, all life must pursue balance within its environment. When the balance becomes too skewed there are five options… Continue reading

  • If Urban Sprawl is what happens when city dwellers move away from the city, but bring it with them, then Social Sprawl is when people move away from the large social media sites, like Facebook and Twitter, but bring it… Continue reading

  • Civilization evolves through a cycle of freedom and tyranny.The method by which we overcome one tyranny creates the foundation of the next tyranny.In between, is a brief period of freedom. Continue reading

  • The Great Process

    I have experienced, in myself, the mistake of using too much energy when engaging something new. I know it’s not just me. We all do this to compensate for our insecurity: the energy of anxiety builds images in our minds… Continue reading

  • The American system of Commercialized Democracy is a catastrophe. Continue reading

  • Democracy occurs when all people respect the individual needs of others. Our culture, has been subverted by the belief that people can know what others should need and want. Thus, our elections have become a battle between people trying to… Continue reading