Tag Archives: philosophy

A Lesson From the Chinese Bamboo Tree

Posted on April 7, 2021 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on The Victor Negro:
The Chinese bamboo tree takes five years to grow. The seed is planted, watered and fertilised every day but it doesn’t break out of the ground till after five years. Once it breaks through…

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Free Will

Posted on February 15, 2021 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week There are those who do not believe in free will, of course. And they are free to believe that, if they wish (see what I did there?). But I do believe in it. In fact, I … Continue reading →

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Peru: Rhythm of the Amazon

Posted on January 13, 2021 by mitchteemley

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…

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Time

Posted on January 21, 2020 by mitchteemley

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 →

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Worldviews “Glassified”

Posted on December 28, 2019 by mitchteemley

Worldviews dominate our era. The motto of the present time could be, “Everyone’s worldview is valid, only mine is valider.” The old glass-is-half-full/glass-is-half-empty metaphor seems like an effective way of “glassifying” some prominent worldviews. Optimism – The glass is ½ … Continue reading →

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Wonder

Posted on May 3, 2018 by mitchteemley

Originally posted on Mitch Teemley:
“Wisdom begins in wonder.” ~Socrates

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Free Will

Posted on November 18, 2017 by mitchteemley

“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)

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Fool’s Odyssey 22

Posted on July 22, 2016 by mitchteemley

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 →

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Existentialist Family Holiday

Posted on June 21, 2016 by mitchteemley

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 →

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Fool’s Odyssey 14

Posted on May 27, 2016 by mitchteemley

To read Fool’s Odyssey from the beginning, click here. Chapter Four: Wanderings in the Wilderness Previously: Disenchanted with sensualism, the Fool sought a different life. Again. ↔ I finally found someone to share all the fun I wasn’t having. It … Continue reading →

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