Maciolekism

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  • The Light Switch Metaphor

    Imagine a ten story building. There are ten rooms on each floor, and one large basement room. In the basement there is a panel of one hundred standard light switches, not marked or labeled in any way. Also in the… Continue reading

  • I, America

    I am at a place of great change. Everyone around me knows it, and I am acutely aware,.. and sensitive. Like a cat. Not only of my individual predicament, but of the pressure from all of those around me.  At… Continue reading

  • An Asteroid Called Progress

    1683 Two figures sit late at night in the dim candlelight of a small hut mending the tools they use during the day. “Hey… be sure to tie that proper.” “I can never remember.” “How many times do I have… Continue reading

  • Nature’s Supreme Warrior

    Any and every individual, institution, or society that builds itself around fear will be defeated by the same insurmountable force… Reality. Denial and fantasy, fantasies about possible future solutions, are two equally effective ways to become vulnerable to reality. Continue reading

  • Denial

    So many answers, so much arrogance about knowledge and logic, and yet no solutions. Continue reading

  • The Rising Tide

    All civilizations begin and end with a flood. When the energy level rises, barriers become porous or disappear altogether. When the barriers go down the only thing that separates us from the animals is the individual choice to control our… Continue reading