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Tag Archives: philosophy
Peru: Rhythm of the Amazon
Originally posted on Global Sojourns Photography:
Every morning the Amazon wakes me with a new symphony. One day the tempo of the rain, next day the pulsating sounds of howler monkeys, and today it’s the electric strain of sunrise matching…
Posted in Culture, Writing
Tagged beauty, blogging, Featured Blogger, Peru, philosophy, photography, spectacular, world
4 Comments
Time
Salvador Dali had it right: Clocks cannot be trusted. Not because they keep poor time, but because time cannot be kept. Instead, it keeps us in cages made of minutes. And yet the solution is not to escape, but to … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Quips and Quotes
Tagged cages, meaning, painting, philosophy, purpose, quantum, Salvador Dali, time
36 Comments
Wonder
Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” ~Socrates
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged child, magical, philosophy, Socrates, truth, wisdom, wonder
17 Comments
Free Will
“My first act of free will shall be to believe in free will.” “The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.” ~William James (considered the father of modern psychology)
Posted in Culture, For Pastors and Teachers, Quips and Quotes
Tagged attitude, emotion, free will, freedom, philosophy, psychology, William James
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Fool’s Odyssey 22
To read Fool’s Odyssey from the beginning, click here. Chapter Six: Bread Upon the Water (Continued) Previously: A failure in his brief lives of materialism, sensualism, and idealism, The Fool found no new lives to pursue. ↔ The next day I bought … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Fool's Odyssey, Memoir, Poetry, Story Power
Tagged desperation, failure, idealism, lost, philosophy
1 Comment
Existentialist Family Holiday
Summer is officially here (in my hemisphere, anyway). And that means vacation planning! May your holidays be free of angst. Some tips: Avoid Kafka Festivals, bald sopranos, any town named Weltschmerz, and any place that has No Exit. Hey, life may … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Mitchellaneous
Tagged absurd, existentialist, holiday, Kafka, philosophy, Sartre, summer, vacation
14 Comments