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The Allure of Scarcity

Isn’t it interesting how we can sometimes let the game play us? We are conditioned by our surroundings, and Western culture has a somewhat negative bias. Struggle and violence are more heroic than ease, grace, and lightness. The fear of sickness, pain, and death is more acceptable than the joy of living, breathing, and experiencing the complete profundity of every waking moment.

Our Art

Like me, this blog, my place for exploring all things philosophical, spiritual, musical, and creative, is always changing. Since May 2015, when I decided to start over, I’ve been writing and sharing stories, articles, and essays on a regular basis.

How We See the World

Imagine we could compare ourselves to a digital camera: the eyes are the lenses (we choose what to focus on), our beliefs are the filters (we choose what, and how information passes through), our mind is the image sensor (information gathering; how things appear to be), and our intellect (education, knowledge, level of understanding; preconception, indoctrination, interpretation, imagination) is a translator, or encoder/decoder.

Perspectives

Yours is not to invalidate or question the path on the map of their journey. Yours is to understand your own perspective and what your perception of their choices stirs within you.