Category: life
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My Aim is Not So True
“Is that a bruise on your palm?” “Yes.” “How did you do that?” “I smashed it with a hammer.” “Your palm?” Silence. “I’m a very bad aim.” And indeed I am a very bad aim. But I try to look at it in a positive light: It’s very difficult, though not impossible, to aim so…
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Simplicity Comes With Chickens
It always starts with chickens. When I think what should I write about today, the first thought that pops in my head is chickens. Then sheep, then pigs and then bears. Then I think, OK, what should I really write about? Yesterday when I asked myself what I should write about, I didn’t think of…
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Dummies Guide to Letting Go
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind.” I’ve seen his quote or others like it all over the Web recently. I guess the sentiment is supposed to be all Zen like. It’s hard to disagree with the sentiment without sounding like a jerk. But I’m going to disagree, so…
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More Meanderings on the Collective Unconscious and Inner Work
Right below the surface of “Theo and Spout,” a seemingly simple gender-bending coming of age story, lies an exercise in Inner Work and the Shadow. While Theo is just Theo, Sprout is clearly or not so clearly many things. On the surface she is his spirit guide, there to help him through adolescence, give him…
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Self-Discovery and The Collective Unconscious
In “Theo and Sprout” Theo is on a journey of self-discovery. He has the good fortune of being guided on that journey by Sprout, his usually helpful inner self. They learn together to navigate adolescence. But why is Sprout a good guide? What does she bring to the table that is so helpful? Well, we…
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Without Doubt 2
After my recent piece about not having doubt, I sensed there was some idea that my not having doubt meant I have it all figured out. Which is not an unfair reaction and may have rankled some folks. That was certainly not my intention (the road to hell is littered with good intentions, as they…
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