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Nature and Travel
Mary Midgley on How to Get Our Relationship With Nature Right
Are we a part of nature or separate from it? Perhaps you think the answer to this question is clear, yet for many of us, the way in which we view the natural world differs widely from individual to individual. Even within ourselves we carry a number contradictory beliefs regarding nature. Is it sacred or […]
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Walking with Thoreau
Walking seems a simple enough activity. We celebrate it when our children do it for the first time, but once that threshold is crossed, we think nothing more of it; we just do it. About the only time we appreciate it is when we feel like we are doing too much of it or cannot […]
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Mornings with Marcus
Once upon a time I taught World and European history. Both of those curricula involve the study of Classical Rome. Of course well known are names such as Julius Caesar and Augustus, but the second century saw a group of rulers known as The Five Good Emperors, a title bestowed mostly because they were not […]
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Freedom and Responsibility (and Donuts) According to Jean-Paul Sartre
When I was growing up, a common refrain heard on the elementary school playground was: “I can do what I want. It’s a free county.” This was a frustrating argument my fourth grade brain knew on some level was not true, yet it was used to justify all kinds of nefarious school yard abuses. “It’s […]
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Hope Amidst Uncertainty in Albert Camus’ Novel The Plague
How should one respond to uncertainty? With hope, passion, and a zest for life.
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Ritual Is the Husk of Faith and Loyalty
How much more rich would our relationships be
if they were based in goodness or kindness rather than justice or, even worse, dogmatic behavior which only can lead to chaos?
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There Is No Such Thing as Normal
Nothing is ordained. The way we do things is our creation; we are the authors. The normal you want to go back to is really just the normal that existed right before COVID hit.
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Be Like Water: Reflections on the Powerful Tao Te Ching Symbol
The most powerful, transformative substance on earth is also the most formless and malleable. What can the Tao Te Ching teach us about the nature of water?
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William James and the Importance of Living in the Present Moment
To live a life of meaning, you better get on with it! To live is to live now!
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Knowledge and Knowing
Writing Is a Companion to Thought
Writing can serves as a valuable tool for understanding.
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