Sartre
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Winter in Maine…We Go Dark
Pardon me if I’m about to wax too philosophical. It’s winter in Maine, we retreat, hibernate, go dark. Come spring things will look up. Continue reading
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Buzzwords of authenticity
Does not something in our DNA long to connect with the ritualized promise of our ancestors? Continue reading
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My life has sprinted parallel to the advancement of silicon technology.
I only worry, not having gone to Walden and not knowing if I am practicing resignation or not, I will misstep and fumble awkwardly tripping into the/my future. Continue reading
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The Limit of Anything is not a Natural Place
…together, the writing and the life, they make something of which I am unsure–but I am the student of that something, trying to be more sure. Continue reading
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“A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.” ~Albert Schweitzer
There is an extended scene towards the end of 25th Hour, the 2002 Spike Lee movie that captures my imagination. The Ed Norton character is reporting to prison in upstate New York, being driven there by his father, played by Brian Cox. In the scene, his father says, “Just say the word, say the word… Continue reading
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Masterclass of a Life Well Lived
The ultimate creative assignment is the masterclass in a life well lived. Continue reading