I love the Rocky franchise because in every film the lead character has to bear down and plan his feet firmly into the idea that it is going to all he’s got to win the fight. This is the epitome of what is is to have heart. Truly there is nothing to suggest that it […]
Any number of things can call in to question our every thing. It can be as simple as a series of rejections that force us to reexamine our approach to finding a job. Perhaps it is a succession of positive occurrences that don’t resonate with us in a way that creates joy. There is a […]
The question of purpose is one that has come up for all of us at some point in our lives. We toil and wait for some reward or acknowledgement to come at some point. In some instances it the work itself that is inherently rewarding. Our sacrifice though must be pointed at some aim. We […]
In the discussion of relativity of morality we must always confront the paradox of perspective in which both the facts of time and space are skewed but also those of right and wrong. Our beliefs are a product of our experience and our experience, is a product of not only our position, but also our […]
When we envision the world we want to see it often is imagined from the third person. We see people interact in ways that bring us joy or seem equitable, problems are muted. Other times we envision the person we hope to be, but this is often envisioned form the second person. We are able […]
As we look toward the new year we are filled with hope… or despair, depending on what you are looking at. If you are filled with hope you are seeing potential and possibility. If you are filled with despair then you might be seeing a stark reality or dark potential of a grim inevitability. In […]
I studied music as a child and I remember that at the end of many classical songs was the word perfect. This word was out of place to me as I didn’t really understand what it meant until a few years ago. Etymology tells us that this comes from the latin ‘perfectus’ meaning ‘completed’. How the word […]
It is inherent in humans to be duplicitous, hypocritical, and inconsistent. So there is no wonder that society at large has a hard time coming to agreement. It is hard enough to find our on resolve and personal knowledge. We have the angel and devil on our shoulders who are telling us to follow our […]
“When the times get tough, the tough get going.” was a common phrase to roll from the lips of my grandfather. He is one who believed that perseverance is a virtue. It should be stated that he was one of the most stubborn people on the face of the earth so it might have simply […]
There is something inherent in humanity that values things we can rely on. Perhaps it is because every thing about out experience on Earth has been subject to change. Weather changes effect our ability to survive, changes in other effect our ability to connect with them. We are constantly looking to identify and create constants […]