This used to be called Philosophy but I’ve changed that to Older and Wiser. Since a lot of these posts are about the imponderables that come out of living and seeking wisdom.
I like to think of having wisdom — when I was young, I thought the tale of King Solomon praying for wisdom instead of riches was inspirational. Still, I haven’t found a way of making thinking solve the problems of life decisively.
So these are the “esoteric” topics that, if understood properly, allow you to have a better life. Such as What is the Goal of Life and On Asimov’s “Disproof” of God.
That said, I do enjoy a good philosophical rambling just for the sake of discourse, and so here, in this category, I’ve put a few.
In an earlier blog post, Loomings of a California Spiritual Journey, I listed four questions I planned to answer by taking a pilgrimage, to California where I grew up. These questions were general and could serve various individuals who want to reflect and refine life practice. Basically, they sketch out a “a how to change […]
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Remember the Christmas Past Ghost, that fearsome and beautiful creature, a sweet voiced child who shows you things about yourself that you just about can’t bear to look at? That’s kind of what opening the box of our Christmas ornaments felt like. This year was better than last year — which we called “the completion
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Definition of Loyalty: the quality, or state, or an instance of being loyal. Definition of Loyal: Unswerving in allegiance, whether to country, person, or cause. From Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. How loyal do you have to be? Is your loyalty something that is required to be “a good person” even if loyalty demands you do what’s
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The subject of how to be a successful woman in life is important when planning for the new year! But before you can put down those goals on what you want to do, you’ll have to decide what success means for *you.* That’s not always easy, and it changes as we go through life. What
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I was making coffee this morning and I was suddenly struck by this thought: how can there be good if there is no evil? This question of whether there is evil has been bothering me. I’m sure everyone knows about the initiative to frame discussions in terms of “my truth” and the idea that everyone’s
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I was thinking about the struggles we’ve been having at school for the past few weeks. My concern is about whether we were really “holding students accountable” for behavior. I think it all came down to freedom vs. responsibility in school and the question of which comes first in human development. Sort of like that
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I have been considering this year sending a message to all and sundry which says Dear Family and Friends if you have a problem with something I have done could you please refrain from letting me know about it in a text message? Could you please be a Man/Woman/ Decline-to-State and call me up and
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The memories of fun of the summer are fading in the rear view mirror and some trees have now turned yellow. And Creepy Walk in the Woods is just around the corner. A Vague Malaise Other people love fall. They like to drink Starbucks pumpkin lattes and they like to dress up in costumes for
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On Wednesday I told Victor that I was going to try to learn to be self sufficient and not need other people so much he said he thought that was a lot of growth. But really I feel like it’s the beginning of the end. I mean, can you actually have fun without a man?
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To address the arguments Isaac Asimov made in 1975 for atheism and against the existence of God is to face off with a rhetorical master. The great science fiction author and avowed atheist, known for his Foundations trilogy, one of the “big three” science fiction writers of the 1950’s and 60s (with Robert Heinlein and
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