The Examined Life
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“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
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The Grand Canyon and other philosophies
I’ve been engaged the last couple years in correspondence with a young man in prison. He is a family friend who made a bad decision. He has a bent for big ideas so naturally the two of us have had a great deal to talk about. We had a recent exchange, a portion of which Continue reading
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“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
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Matters of Importance
“Why grasp the day when gently preparing for its presentations might prove more beneficial?” Continue reading
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The Examined Life
“All I mean by truth is the path I have to travel.” Continue reading
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Yvon Chouinard
“You push the envelope and you live for those moments when you’re right on the edge, but you don’t go over.” Continue reading
...the house I live in... 