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Must You Feel Empty and Lonely?

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Albert Camus, belief systems, existentialism, identity politics, Krishnamurti, nihilism, religion

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Must You Feel Empty and Lonely? Usually inspired by J. Krishnamurti’s words, these excerpts from his teachings left me troubled: People running...

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Atlanta Shooting: The Rush to Oversimplify

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Atlanta shooting, free speech, gun control, gun laws, oversimplification, projective identification, racism, Robert Aaron Long, splitting, stereotyping

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education, experts, freedom, General Disscusion, history, Life Style, manipulation of the american public, mental health, news, politics, psychoanalysis, truth

Sunday, March 21, 2021Glendale, California Atlanta Shooting: The Rush to Oversimplify My Dearest Readers, [Before delving into a possibly life-endangering topic, I...

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Feb

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On Being a Zen Retriever

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boredom, chores, Daily Life, Hound Dogs, living in the moment, presence, Retrievers, Zen

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books, education, freedom, General Disscusion, interpersonal relationships, Life Style, mental health, mindfulness, philosophy, psychoanalysis, spirituality, truth

Sunday, February 7, 2021Glendale, CA On Being a Zen Retriever Have you ever noticed, as I do, how much of the day...

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Jan

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Defecation, Fornication, and Dissociation

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ancestry, compartmentalization, defecation, denial, dissociation, evolution, fascism, fornication, hominids, Islam, radical right, storming the US capital

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books, education, experts, freedom, General Disscusion, government, history, interpersonal relationships, Life Style, mental health, mindfulness, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, spirituality, truth

Joshua Tree National Park, CaliforniaFriday, January 8, 2021 Defecation, Fornication, and Dissociation A most troubling triad, I know, but here’s the point:...

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Nov

2020

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An Ode to Dr. Larry Brooks

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a man in full, Dr. Larry Brooks, friendship, Larry Brooks, mensch

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education, experts, General Disscusion, interpersonal relationships, Life Style, medicine, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, spirituality, truth

Arbor Heights, Seattle, WashingtonWednesday, November 25, 2020 An Ode to Dr. Larry Brooks Fractal geometry, way beyond my comprehension, refers to how...

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Covid and Complexity

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anxiety, binary, categorization, complexity, Covid, covid-19, Ithaca, James Joyce, simplification, tribalism, Ulysses, us versus them

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books, education, experts, freedom, General Disscusion, government, healthcare, history, interpersonal relationships, Life Style, medicine, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, science, truth

Wednesday, October 14, 2020Glendale, California Covid and Complexity We human beings struggle mightily with the endless complexity of our world. It arouses...

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The Perfect Paradox of Identity

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Albert Camus, alienation, archetypes, Einstein, fiction, genetics, identity, Jean-Paul Sartre, Latino, Newton, physician

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Saturday, May 9, 2020Glendale, California The Perfect Paradox of Identity On the one hand, most psychologists and philosophers agree that, to function effectively...

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Apr

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Covid: Living in the Pre-Industrial Age

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covid-19, Industrial revolution, manufacturing, marital strife, no space between work and home, population growth, steel, UK, US, working in the basement

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books, education, freedom, General Disscusion, healthcare, history, interpersonal relationships, Life Style, manipulation of the american public, mental health, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, truth

Sunday, April 12, 2020 Glendale, California Covid: Living in the Pre-Industrial Age Probably not the best time for a history lesson, but...

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2020

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Watching the Ego Flicker

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concentration, Darling Davids, Ego, flickering of the ego, focus, liberation, meditation, nirvana, plant-based diet, social roles, social rules, the Big Other, Vegan

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education, experts, freedom, Life Style, manipulation of the american public, mindfulness, philosophy, politics, psychoanalysis, spirituality, truth

Tuesday, March 10, 2020 Chiang Rei, Thailand Watching the Ego Flicker Validating either the mystical, the unconscious, or both, I began engaging...

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2019

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Are We Humans a Virus to the Earth?

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avoidance, call to ACTION, Climate change, climate emergency, denial, dissociation, environmental catastrophe, existential responsibility, global warming, IPCC report, Megapolis, Palm Springs, peril, production and consumption, protest, taking responsibility, values

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education, experts, freedom, General Disscusion, government, history, Life Style, manipulation of the american public, philosophy, politics, science, truth

Sunday, December 29, 2019 Palm Springs, California Are We Humans a Virus to the Earth? After several days of escaping the city...

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