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“What we are is obvious, ordinary, and complete without any story at all.” — Kat (Katrijn) van Oudheusden
Never mind Left and Right it’s the top and bottom we need to concern ourselves with.
Hearing interesting things about Yorgos Lanthimos‘ Bugonia, particularly Jesse Plemons’ performance…
“When all this settles, what remains is a life lived in the ordinary way but without the metaphysical overhead. The self functions as a means...
My wife is having a nervous breakdown at the hands of Microsoft Word. Surely the worst software in history.
The Lads take on Everton tonight.Score prediction? I’m going for a 1-1 draw. UPDATE: Nailed it.
So here I am back on Scribbles 😊 I just couldn’t stay away. Stay tuned for who knows what?
The end of an (extremely tiny) era. This will be the last post here on Just so. I will continue to post on Thisness at...
It doesn’t take much reflection to reveal how much of our experience is made up of our opinions about experience. It is enormously liberating to...
Good morning.
This morning, gentle rain. The brook babbles a little louder. Cars hiss by while the dog snores.
If we don’t assimilate and integrate traditional ancient wisdom into the ordinary reality of our own lived experience then we’re completely missing the point.
Paying close attention to our mind and the myriad thoughts that arise, it’s possible to see the difference between thoughts ‘of’ experience and thoughts ‘about’...
So much unnecessary fear, anxiety and suffering (as well as groundless hope and optimism) is caused by confusing a story about what is going on...
This is how I see all brands, slogans and advertising.
““Finding meaning is merely a matter of finding a better story. Stories put your pains and pleasures into a context you can accept. But when...
Good morning.
““You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the...
““Here is not an ‘Either-Or’ crossover but, rather, a ‘Both-And’ revelation.”” — Dennis Gallagher
