Craig Maciolek

  • Limbo

    It is a fact of life that as we get older our options get stripped away from us. Each choice we make closes the door on options we will never get to experience, and each stage of our life introduces… Continue reading

  • Illusion

    The core of American politicsis making selfish,knee-jerk reactions appear as though they are all part of a well reasoned, long-term vision. Continue reading

  • A World of Sea Shells

    On beaches and ocean floors, empty sea shells display the insecurities of their creators. People can build such intricate barriers, their own shells, to protect themselves, hiding their faults and insecurities. Individual people as well as institutions, agencies, and governments.… Continue reading

  • The Descent

    The entirety of this modern computerized, digital system is being designed to manage and control perception. Not as a grand conspiracy to assert power, but as a selfish reaction to nurture and exploit the insecurities of the average person. But,… Continue reading

  • Purgatory

    Wedged in between”going with the flow” and “exerting control”.Not knowing which is rightand which is wrong.The only way out is toconstantly, with the dedicated humility of ritualized prayer,remind ourselves of who we areand what our own goals are.The pain of… Continue reading

  • The Pain of Conscious Progress

    Powerful people must experience their own decline to the point of open awareness, or else the fight to control will destroy the world. Continue reading