Each time you choose a nature-compatible substitute for a plastic item or simply eliminate plastic materials in your life, you engage in an act of kindness on behalf of Mother Earth. The science community continues to gather information on the disastrous effects of our plastic addiction, much of which is in plain sight. In 2014, […]
Read more "Reflections of acts of kindness to Mother Earth ~ Julie Peller Ph.D."“What can we gain by sailing to the moon if we are not able to cross the abyss that separates us from ourselves? This is the most important of all voyages of discovery, and without it, all the rest are not only useless but disastrous.” ~ Thomas Merton “The abyss that separates us from ourselves.” I […]
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Provided by Cleveland Philosophic Advisor As this is my first guest post for Pointless Overthinking, it seemed appropriate to talk about philosophy as a way of living. It’s such an interesting idea, and although it differs from how one (usually) hears philosophy discussed today, I’ve noticed the idea (1) in the ancient period of Western […]
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“The Old Testament is this vault which rises in a single rib, in a single groin, and the New Testament is the same rib that returns […]. And the keystone of this mystic vault is Jesus.”–Charles Péguy The windows that exclude weather and let in the light are the doctors who stand against the storms of […]
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Review the events of the day, very briefly, before retiring. Keep a good sense of humour even if you lose your shirt. Hear the other side before you judge. Don’t cry over split milk. Learn to do one thing as well as anyone on earth can do it. Use your company manners on your family. […]
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Read more "The Law of Psychology And Metaphysics — Simply Etta"For all who struggle for restorative, social justice, climate change, equality in our world, we find ourselves reflecting this time of the year on our past; we find we might spend a tad more time in meditation and contemplation, we think of how the new year can be different, we HOPE. The struggle with HOPE […]
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* The beyond makes it’s base seem unreal. * The seed for the tree is an impossible memory. * Accurate notions of self annihilate death. * The self beyond self fears not its dissolution. * The self returning is formless as a half-remembered dream. * Only the memory possesses form. * Vertical ascent is timeless.
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