“In the practice of tolerance, one’s enemy is the best teacher.” ~Dalai Lama Have we become less tolerant of others or is it just more apparent because of the ubiquity of social media, connecting us to more people than ever, whether we want to be or not? I’ve wondered this more so lately. “It’s my … Continue reading Intolerance and the Fall of Civilization
We are all fanatics about something: from our families, to our friends, to our sports teams, to the movies we love, to pretty much anything. That’s the glory of being fanatical, that it can encompass just about anything. Sometimes our fanaticism is pure and unadulterated, while other times it’s all tied up and twisted in … Continue reading Fanatical
“I can’t believe you went out with Bob!” Lisa said, but it wasn’t really about Bob. It was never really about Bob. In fact, there had been about a million Bobs since Stephen. Lisa still missed Stephen, and the gaping emptiness he had left in the world around all of them, but specifically in her … Continue reading Flash Fiction: Sharing Stephen
“The mechanics of flight are as such: study the planned trajectory, map out a flight plan, lift off from the ground… and hope you don’t fall.” ~Anonymous Time just moves on, but we are the same people we’ve always been, even if sometimes we surprise people and/or surprise ourselves. I know that’s true for me. … Continue reading Flight Plan
“I wanted the world, but you knew better. And that all we have is immortality.” ~U2 It’s tough, this thing called living, this invitation to a dance where sometimes we have partners and sometimes we go it alone. I see it every day, from the Facebook posts of those souls who feel that no one … Continue reading A Patently Incomplete Manual For Living
“One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.” ~Henry Ford I’m 40 years old, and I’m starting over again. This is not the first time I’ve done something similar to this, but it is different than all the rest, because I’m different now. There’s something to … Continue reading Starting Over
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