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  • 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

  • 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 Variations of Responsibility

    Our perception of ourselves in the world defines our understanding of responsibility. Responsibility is very different for a person who sees themselves alone and disconnected, than it is for a person who sees themselves as interwoven with everything and everyone… Continue reading

  • Everyone Is An Artist

    The amount of energy, imagination, and creativity required to maintain denial of responsibility and culpability could develop and fuel a trip to Pluto, and sustain a colony there. In fact, large parts of our civilization are like tree rings (or… Continue reading

    Everyone Is An Artist
  • Tangled Webs

    I find myself being pressured to be responsible for something I do not care about… and it is all completely unnecessary. An elderly woman lives in a big house with a big yard, and refuses to leave. She would be… Continue reading

  • A Three Horse Race

    It is not technology that will save us: not electric cars, vaccines, artificial intelligence, or cold fusion. Nor will philosophical debate save us: not democracy, capitalism, socialism, or even transhumanism. The only thing that can actually save us from our… Continue reading