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“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” –Shakespeare, Hamlet Much of our lives simply comes down to our consciousness, awareness, perceptions, and attitudes. We see ourselves, others, and the world outside us in terms of … Continue reading →

I have watched my grandson playing for about a year and come to the conclusion that our lives begin and continue as a series of projects. One of his earliest projects was stacking colored cups which he did for months … Continue reading →

“Not a whit, we defy augury; there’s a special providence in the fall of a sparrow. If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet … Continue reading →

When I started this blog last year, I did so because I had a number of ‘basic’ meditations about basic perspectives/frameworks/overviews–ways of viewing, understanding and appreciating life. Call this a foolish, naïve attempt to set down in concise terms, with … Continue reading →

(bust of The Bard on one of my bookshelves) Lines from “Shakespeare” by Matthew Arnold: We ask and ask–Thou smilest and art still./Out-topping knowledge.   All pains the immortal spirit must endure,/All weakness which impairs, all griefs which bow,/Find their sole … Continue reading →

Given the Internet, a hard copy set of an encyclopedia is no longer needed, but there are still several other helpful print books I may reach for when writing. Online definitions from various sources aside, the hardcover Gage Canadian Dictionary … Continue reading →

“Intuition…appears to be the extrasensory perception of reality.”–Dr. Alexis Carrel “Common sense is instinct. Enough of it is genius.”–George Bernard Shaw “The conclusions of passion are the only reliable ones.”–Soren Kierkegaard “Trust your hunches. They’re usually based on facts filed … Continue reading →

“The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.”–George Eliot, Daniel Deronda “You don’t get to choose how you’re going to die, or when. But you can only decide how you’re going to live, now.”–Joan Baez “We must make the … Continue reading →

“Change is the law of life.”–John F. Kennedy “Nothing is permanent but change.”–Heraclitus ………………………………. Whatever basic notions and understandings of self, life, and others begins with the fundamental, ongoing consciousness of change. This is the most basic backdrop to the … Continue reading →

A return to the mud of his Henry V movie. The opening war battle scene is played under unseen overhead sprinklers which drench the ‘dirt’ floor of the enclosed elongated rectangular playing area turning it to mire for the rest of the performance. … Continue reading →