Image by 愚木混株 Cdd20 from Pixabay From a young age, we are taught about the world using pairs of opposites. Heaven and hell, war and peace, cops and robbers, love and hate, etc. Creating pairs of opposites is a digestible and quick way to explain the world because it simplifies reality and reduces it to … Continue reading What Can You Do When There Is No Solution?
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Are You An Architect Or A Gardener?
Image by JamesDeMers from Pixabay In world-class museums like the Louvre, and the Vatican Museum, and even in places like the Palace of Versailles, you can see the most detailed and absolutely immense tapestries made up of millions of individual threads. They are hung on walls and are bigger than life. They depict scenes from … Continue reading Are You An Architect Or A Gardener?
The Role Of The Guardian
Image by Sven Lachmann from Pixabay When the shit hits the fan, there is a certain type of person you want in your corner. This person is loyal to a fault, good in a crisis, competent, capable, and fearless. They are the person you call when you’ve been in an accident, fired, or arrested. You … Continue reading The Role Of The Guardian
You Don’t Get To Choose Your Family
Image by Dirk Vetter from Pixabay My neighbor died recently. Don’t feel bad for me, I didn’t know him. He was an old man. He lived with his wife. He walked slowly and he had a poorly trained, quite cantankerous dog that would bark at me every time I passed his house. He rarely left … Continue reading You Don’t Get To Choose Your Family