All Is Vanity: The Folly of Human Ambition
Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. Ecclesiastes 1 I am the most important person
Month: March 2021
The Nostalgia Of Unlived Lives: Trying To Find Meaning In Ordinary Life
The most painful memories are the lives we’ve never got to live, the choices we never got to make. As
What Are You Afraid of? The Shadow Self and Using Fear as a Tool For Awakening
“The only way to ease our fear and be truly happy is to acknowledge our fear and look deeply at
My Reflections on Tao Te Ching #1
1 The tao that can be told is not the eternal Tao The name that can be named is not
Three Meditations to Practice Non-Attachment and Let Go of the Self
The so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality. The
Book Review: Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous”
Few pieces of art create a sense of awe within me. Terrence Malick’s films, especially Tree of Life, do. So
Thoughts On Emotional Burnout, Compassion Fatigue from a Therapist’s Experience
Today the cool ocean air flicks my skin like fingertips. I am walking, lost in melancholy, lost in grief, but
Why Social Media Will Make You Feel Empty: Identity and Social Hierarchies In The Internet Age
I loved social media. I loved that I was never bored, that any time I felt empty or alone, I
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