Tag: self

  • My Ocean

    I find myself presently reeling with appreciation for a friendship, connection and understanding I’ve found in an incredible soul, who recently shared a sentiment very close to that of my own, from not too long ago. “I’m so far from where I want to be it’s like I’m trying to avoid my destiny. It’s like…

  • Searching For Answers

    I’ve found the problem with searching for answers is there are no right or wrong answers. I can find a different answer that I solidly believe in, on a periodic basis. Answers to the same questions change at different points in my life. At the end of the day, I’m in the same place, but…

  • Perception and Getting To Know Myself

    I am presently a bit obsessed with getting to know myself better. An exercise I recommend practicing regularly, since we are constantly experiencing, growing and evolving. Learning about and deepening awareness and understanding of self is imperative to growth and realizing potential. Most pressing of recent personal findings is a need to fix and heal…

  • The Egg by Andy Weir

    The Egg by Andy Weir You were on your way home when you died. It was a car accident. Nothing particularly remarkable, but fatal nonetheless. You left behind a wife and two children. It was a painless death. The EMTs tried their best to save you, but to no avail. Your body was so utterly…

  • My Childhood Heroes

    My childhood heroes are a pretty impressive bunch, I must say! I’d be proud to be compared to any one of them. As a child, I was less inhibited by the internal and external motivations of an adult. Life was simpler, less complex, less confusing, closer to being true to myself. My young, innocent self…

  • My Dhyana Self-Knowledge

    I am grateful to be feeling so much today. I have been particularly inspired by learning about Dhyana, or meditation of yoga. It actually brought me to tears this morning and I’ve been in a slow, positive, steady emotional recovery since. I am presently feeling refreshed with appreciation for my own self-knowledge. “…once it has…