religion
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Three Adolescences
We never stop growing. I have experienced, first hand, two of the three adolescences, and closely observed the third. The three adolescences are the Teenage Years, Midlife Crisis, and Becoming Elderly. Adolescence, in essence, is the process of adaptation. As… Continue reading
