What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a fairly common phrase in Western culture, aimed primarily at children, particularly in public education settings. I believe this notion is a disease of our time, a psychological sliver that distracts the mind and makes a slave of the spirit.
Tag: presence
Audio Version (music by Sergii Pavkin) When life comes to reclaim the raw materials, the choosing is done. We may have our wits, our memories,…
You can’t have it both ways. The mind will do its thing, and the heart will wait. They’re two distinct languages and are often at odds with each other.
There is constant distraction, busyness, and the superficial or fickle pursuit of passion, but there is little substance or ethereal glue, and we let the game define the rules. We need to return to the present moment. We need to recapture the fragments.
When I was learning how to drive, my mother, who was at the time a driving instructor, would tell me, “Look close and look far away.” Metaphors abound in the everyday.