Category Archives: evolution

We’re not getting out – An epiphany

I’ve alluded to it before. Of my faults, shortcomings and contradictions I can say definitely that naiveté might be the most dangerous flaw of the lot. I mentioned in a previous piece about the need for us to float in the sea of our contradictions to ensure that we don’t drown beneath the depths. AContinue reading “We’re not getting out – An epiphany”

Walking away from it, to get towards it – An epiphany

Being enamored of the view from above is a double edged sword, but I can’t let the beauty of the vantage point, work in concert with fear to immobilize and prevent me from making the foray into the valley, where the treasures are stored.

Sink or Swim?

Sometimes it is necessary to float in the sea of our contradictions and shortcomings. Lest we drown… To dog paddle, to swim, to go with the current versus against it, in the name of self preservation. Humanity is fickle and it is this very trait. That leads to our demise… Submerged in the icy depths.

Pointing the finger – An epiphany

There is a sad tradition in America of blaming the powerless for the machinations of the well heeled and influential who have had a hand in creating said conditions that impact the whole. If you listen quietly… You can hear a chorus of chuckling because the joke is on those pointing the finger in theContinue reading “Pointing the finger – An epiphany”

Leaving the nest – A reflection

I often make allusions to time being an unharnessed entity that is content with sweeping everything and everyone along with it without their consent. More recently I made an observation that: “you can’t keep track of time, but time is surely keeping track of you.” So when the time came for me to drop myContinue reading “Leaving the nest – A reflection”

Beatdown to Liftoff – An epiphany

Sometimes we are beat down so much by the travails of life that it seems intolerable at best. Are we being punished? Is it that we aren’t loved? Have we been forsaken? But… Maybe it is something else. Perhaps it is to reinforce a familiarity with the ground, the depths, that distance from our greatestContinue reading “Beatdown to Liftoff – An epiphany”