Category: philosophy
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Meditation and The Denial of Death
We humans are complex creatures. We cling to this experience that we call life seemingly like no other animal. That’s not to say other animals go merrily to their demise. No, many will scratch, claw or bite their way to live a little longer. What I’m talking about is the fact we are the only…
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Leaning Into Discomfort
Sitting in your air-conditioned house, on your comfortable couch, with food in your belly and probably a phone within touching distance. All human history, art, philosophy and any other possible piece of information you desire condensed into six inches sitting there in a device. You’re the pinnacle of thousands of years of trial and error,…
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Why it’s more important than ever to practice self-love
Are we a whole generation of people caught between two ages, two modes of life? Do we live in a time where normality has become a sickness? Where one could argue that those of us that buy into the social norms in an oh so obviously corrupt, vacuous and unfulfilling society are the ones that…
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Embracing Love In A Time Of Fear
As a civilization I have been feeling as if we are at the precipice for sometime and the beginning of a new dawn is upon us. I could never quite put my finger on these feelings. A shift in global consciousness perhaps? Maybe we all shifted into a parallel universe in 2012 when the Mayans…
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Journey
Go on a journey through yourself. For that is the only and if we are honest, ultimate journey there ever is. Take your hands off the wheel and smile into the face of chaos. You may just enjoy yourself. – M L Wood
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To feel is to live and love is the most rewarding feeling. – M L Wood
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Could We Find Ourselves With a 15 Hour Work Week?
Oscar Wilde once said, “Work is the refuge for people who have nothing better to do.” This comment got me thinking about our current societies (Western ones), where we glorify how long we work per week or the type of work we do is seen as some sort of badge of honour and a big…
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Life
Ask yourself, what have I done with my life? what have I achieved or changed or contributed to. I have noticed most people who have reached a certain age, have no proof they have lived a long life other than the age on their passport. M L Wood
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The Blessing of Language
The gift of language is both a blessing and a curse. How perverse it is to behold the beauty of expressing love and joy, whilst on the other hand suffering through the pain of negative self talk. – M L Wood
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What Are Dreams? They May Be More Real Than You Think.
The world was dark. That was until the man opened his eyes. He opens his eyes and feels the world around him before anything else. What are these colors? he thinks to himself. He moves to get up, or tries to, before looking down. His eyes finally catch up with the rest of his senses.…