Throughout our life we construct our own personal reality. Some of the reality is based on what we are taught, some of it is based on the messages we receive, and some of it is based on how we are hard wired. What is interesting to me is how tightly we hold to our reality, even if it causes us Read more…
“Just because you don’t know your direction doesn’t mean you don’t have one. Sometimes lost is where you need to be.” –Leoben As we grow through life, we develop characteristics and values that keep us safe and help us connect to others. Sometimes, these characteristics and values that keep us safe can end up preventing us from connecting to others Read more…
“Cause I need freedom now, and I need to know how, to live my life as it’s meant to be.” –Mumford and Sons Living in our little shell can be very lonely. Sometimes being lonely is better than the potential pain that exists if we were to be exposed and rejected. But still, loneliness is painful. Isolation is painful. Being Read more…
“The thinker without the paradox is like the lover without passion” ~ Soren Kierkegaard Kristyn’s post from last week was timely for me. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the problems that arise from thinking in either/or terms. I think I’m done with dialectics, thinking in terms of absolutes. So many people that I talk to, along with myself, believe Read more…
I spent my weekend in Washington D.C. for the presidential inauguration. It was amazing. One of those once in a lifetime experiences. I walked the streets, took in monuments and museums, and enjoyed the company of the people who accompanied me on my trip. Did I mention that I was with 17 high school students? By far, being with the Read more…
