Both/And

Both/And

Holding Oneness and the Parts; the Balance of the Universe at Work The see-sawing of opinions on either end of a far-ranging spectrum of late has me thinking.  Since the nature of this universe is balance, the further away we are from one another on the scale the more...
Praise the Friction

Praise the Friction

In the age-old story of humanity trying to understand itself in the context of larger Creation, we have come up with many ways to explain away our bodies and defile our desires and transcend our base animal nature.  We can “rise above” our feelings and we...
A Certain Kind of Madness

A Certain Kind of Madness

Identifying Oneself as an Artist, Hearty Traveler of the Inner Landscape Going into the arts felt like the path to my heart, or rather from my heart.  When I chose my major of art/education with a psychology slant, I figured I was going into something a little...
The Weight of the Hate

The Weight of the Hate

 “The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different...