If only we changed this single aspect, then these types of tragedies would be reduced or elminated; it's too much of that and not enough of this; it's actually too little of that and too much of this. In fact, it's not so much either this or that but rather another singluar aspect that hasn't …
Contemplation of the Rain
Let the dams be damned and ameliorate this famined land. Upon what hills will you take a stand; amidst what turmoil will your integrity begin to disband? Our resolve weakens, our countenance grays, yet a force continues to uphold our inner constitution. The nature of numbness raises doubts about whether it's life or us that …
Aging and Emotional Preferences
Most of us strive to feel good; this doesn’t necessarily mean we are continually striving after pleasure in a hedonistic sense; rather, our strivings toward feeling good can be described as striving toward feeling a positive affect. In science, and specifically the field of psychology, the term affect typically refers to the visible manifestation of …
Repetitions in Search of Meaning
Sprouts burst forth anew; Leaves manifest from within to allow, once more, for there to be a thickening. Where is it that we are destined? Will there be true rest again - What about frivolities with friends? Why do we bother so much with the questions of where does this train end when …
Internal Infrastructure: Building Bridges
The mind is prone to wandering. The ego has a tendency toward striving. To ground oneself becomes a continual challenge while withstanding the pushes and pulls of life. It is as if you are a boat being pushed to and fro by the turbulence of the sea in search of an anchor to drop, which …
An Analysis of Initial Conditions
One of the principle issues in philosophy is causality. Whether engaged in from an academic viewpoint or not the matter of causality is inescapable. In order to have an ordered view of our worlds’, we must have some degree of an organizing principle. And, in order to do this, we also must be able to …
A Solemn Reflection on Humanity
Consumption and greed are how many feed. Although there are those whose desire for might supersedes their own foresight. Blessed be the right, for they know of no sleep tonight. Rest be assured all of whom refuse to be allured. Led down into the depths of deception, Eyes blurred by the grandeur produced from a …
A Partisan Ceasefire
“It is quite conceivable…that a man who…correctly foretold a disaster…should get pleasure from his suffering because he was right, because he knew it. It is curious how universal man's will to be right is, to have been right.” – Theodor Haecker (June, 1940) Whether you love, hate, or are indifferent toward Biden, or believe Trump …
A Psychological Survey of Current Events
“When a speculative philosopher believes he has comprehended the world once and for all in his system, he is deceiving himself; he has merely comprehended himself and then naively projected that view upon the world.” – C.G. Jung The beliefs held by individuals comprising today’s society have become increasingly separated from one another; that is, …
A Two Sided Truth 