Loneliness Capitalism
I just ran across a video on YouTube titled Loneliness Capitalism. That’s awesome. What an interesting idea. And no, I don’t mean loneliness is awesome, or that…
Health and Wellness
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Entropy and the Cost of Holding Things Together
Entropy is a word that sounds scientific enough to be safely ignored by most. A physics term, yes. A classroom idea, maybe. Something about heat death and…
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Welcome to the Real World
Authenticity. I’m driving around town right now, running errands, listening to a podcast on a YouTube channel called Re-Tribalize. The guy has an interesting foundational concept, even…
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Deracinated; Are You Feeling Uprooted Too?
There’s this word: deracinated. What a glorious word. It sounds so fancy. Ooo la la. It actually comes from the French word “déraciner” meaning to uproot, root out, or extirpate.…
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What are You Signaling; and Why?
Signal. Signal. Signal. We Are All Signaling Now. The word signaling keeps showing up. And if you haven’t run across it yet, surely you will soon. You…
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I Need a Fix, Man!
Seriously. Haven’t we had enough? Have you ever turned off your Wi-Fi and your cell phone for an entire hour? Maybe more. It’s blissful. It’s freeing. Like…
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Breadcrumbs in a Silent World
Synchronicity This one is more of a “thinking” post than a “feeling” post. But it’s a good one to read. Synchronicity and meaning is something that is…
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I See You
“I See You” One more essay inspired by the new Avatar movie. The greeting of the Na’vi is “I see you,” and this is so much more…
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Teach Them Our Ways
“Teach them our ways so that they do not suffer the shame of being useless.” Wow. What a line. It comes from the new Avatar: The Way…
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Content People Are Just Broken Consumers
As all great essays generally start (lol), I heard something very interesting on a YouTube podcast. I wish I could say that I was a voracious reader,…