Philosophy
-
“It is a question of understanding my destiny.”
The quote above is lifted from an entry in Kierkegaard’s journal. Here’s the fragment I jotted down in my notebook: “What I really need is to be clear about what I am to do, not what I must know….It is a question of understanding my destiny.” (Journals & Notebooks, vol. 1, p22.) It was the Continue reading
-
“What does your spiritual life look like?”
“Will you be a reader, a student merely, or a seer?” ~ Henry David Thoreau A couple weeks ago while sitting quietly in contemplation overlooking an alpine lake a woman approached and asked, “What does your spiritual life look like?” There were a few utterances between us leading up to this most personal—and frankly, interesting—question. Continue reading
-
My Philosophy Journal
A little over a year ago I started keeping what I call a philosophy journal. It’s an idea that I encountered in my study of the Stoics. The ancient Stoic teachers suggested that their students keep a journal as a way to enhance the philosophical teachings. The best surviving example of this is what has Continue reading
-
Pay Attention
My experience is what I agree to attend to.” ~ William James I’ve been spending more time that usual paying attention. Specifically paying attention to what I pay attention to. You see, like everyone, I’m feeling the acceleration of time. It comes this way to us all, that speeding train called life. It chugs along, Continue reading
-
First Sentences of Philosophy
“Philosophy means to dare penetrate the inaccessible ground of human self-awareness.” Continue reading
-
Sunday Repost: Woof, Woof. Bark.
Any philosophy I might have must include the beasts. Continue reading
...the house I live in... 