Maciolekism

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  • Family Gatherings and Social Media

    Words, by themselves, are not more than grunts. Evolved grunts, maybe. Advanced grunts,.. but grunts just the same. Used to simply get attention, in a battle for dominance (aggressive or submissive dominance), and little else.  Used to interrupt, distract, and… Continue reading

  • Transition

    I had a chance to commune with a Bald Eagle today. I was on a walk along a river and decided to rest on a large rock. It flew up to alight on a nearby branch with the clear intention… Continue reading

  • To Elevate

    There are times in life when we find ourselves trapped in someone else’s lesson. Even an active part of their lesson. At these times it is important to remember that we are experiencing our own lesson, different from theirs, just… Continue reading

  • Measuring Distances

    I have been considering different ways to measure how far removed a society or culture is from its environment. One of the things that jumped out and stuck in my mind is how so many people make an effort to… Continue reading

  • Mea Culpa

    Time and the world, money and power belong to the small people and the shallow people. To the rest, to the real men belongs nothing. Nothing but death. Hermann Hesse, Steppenwolf Regrettably, I have allowed the small people to distract… Continue reading

  • Contemplating Ataraxia and Pleasure

    Recently the concept of Ataraxia was brought up in a rather disjointed way. (I am a big fan of how certain ideas or concepts can simply arrive at specific times.) It came in reference to the Buddhist belief that desire… Continue reading