Journal

Here you’ll find my articles, essays, occasional poetry, and, above all, philosophical meanderings. My interests and curiosities are broad, but the central focus remains the pursuit of what is authentic, real, and true.

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Parallels: On the Repetition That Reveals Us

13 October 2025 ~ 3 minute read

There are moments when life feels like a quiet déjà vu — as if the world keeps rearranging itself into familiar shapes. What was thought to be new begins to resemble what came before. You might sense that something unseen is tracing patterns through your days, repeating them not to confine you, but to help you see what remains hidden in plain sight.

On Remembering: Every Thread of the Tapestry

29 September 2025 ~ 5 minute read

We arrive at every moment already complete, though the world would have us believe otherwise. This reflection is an invitation to release the illusions of control, to see beyond the masks, and to remember the essence that has always been within.

Authenticity: The First Principle

14 September 2025 ~ 5 minute read

We spend much of life trying to balance what feels unbalanced, as if the measure of a good existence were found in juggling health, work, purpose, spirit, and love without letting any piece fall. But beneath all our striving lies something older and more essential — the ground itself, the first principle without which no pillar can stand: authenticity.

Time in a Bottle

14 September 2025 ~ 6 minute read

We like to think we have time — that tomorrow or next year we’ll finally sit down and give life to the things that matter most. But time has never been ours to control. This piece is a reminder, to myself as much as anyone, of what’s lost when we wait, and what’s possible when we stop waiting.

On Quality of Life: Choosing Where We Belong

12 September 2025 ~ 7 minute read

Life on the island has taught me much about simplicity, authenticity, and the contrast between calm community living and the noise of the modern world. As I prepare to leave, even if only for a while, I reflect on what quality of life truly means — and the choices each of us must make to live in alignment with our deepest values.

Massive Empathy

08 September 2025 ~ 6 minute read

We live in a realm layered with illusions, where truth is hidden beneath veils of distraction, distortion, and control. Yet for those willing to look deeper, to question what has been handed down as unquestionable, a path opens — one that is both perilous and liberating. What follows is a reflection on that journey: the remembering, the breaking, and the rediscovery of what has always been real.