Category: Essays

Where do you want to go? The standard tools are a map and a compass. Maps are filled with what we think is important and where it fits, but a compass shows us where we are coming from and points the direction of travel. Where we end up depends on the choices we make along the way.

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Is the world mostly good or mostly evil? If the answer depends on us, how do we tip the scale in the right direction? Life is a series of crossroads and choices, but for each of us, the path toward a better world is a search for the sweet spot.

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Habits are the inverse of consciousness.  On  automatic –  thought and deliberation take a back seat.   Where did we come from and where are we going?   As creatures of habit, we may never know.

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What if we made decisions about the environment the way a parent makes decisions about their child?  Human beings are part of a larger family and its time to attend the reunion. 

Continue reading “WILDLIFE GETS THE VOTE”

We don’t come into the world with much. The blank slate of our life has but one word scrawled across it – Innocent.  With all that the gift of life has to offer, we’re always left wondering if it’s worth the one trade we can never take back.

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We love the holidays.  They symbolize the important aspects of our lives and act as metaphors that represent us as we’d like to be.  Preparation is the key, but what is it that we’re getting ready for? 

Continue reading “ARE YOUR DUCKS IN A ROWBOAT?”

If you had never been to where you are, what would you discover upon a visit?  How would your station in life appear to you, if you were a stranger to it?  If you are looking for someplace to go that’s more interesting than anywhere you’ve ever been, you might already be there.  

Continue reading “PILGRIM”