2020 – Step 56: Déjà Vu- The Heart of Paradox

"Life asked Death, 'why do people love me so much more than you?'  Death replied, 'because you are a beautiful lie and I am a painful truth."  ~Unknown Imaginary-Future-History.  The 'root' of the ideal of - Human freedom and individual rights - was born in nations that kept other humans in bondage while exterminating native …

2020 – Step 30: Taking Turns

"Men are not prisoners of  fate, but only prisoners of their own minds."  ~Franklin Delano Roosevelt A new chapter begins when the last chapter ends.  Momentum gaining.  Life unfolding.  Where do inspiration and illumination originate?  Is polarization rational?  Missed connections.  Science is mapping the brain - but the brain can't see the picture - just …

Step 352: The Cake is Baked

"All of us every single year, we're a different person."  Steven Spielberg Elasticize thinking.  Human seeks finite answers to infinite questions.  Grief - Relief - Misery - Joy - Repeat.  The Human Path. How many steps have been made since June 2002?  What wisdom - discernment - self-restraint has been learned?  Who decides how best …

Step 41: Think Outside the Box?

"How should we like it were stars to burn with a passion for us we could not return?  If equal affection cannot be, let the more loving one be me."  ~W.H. Auden Silence speaks volumes.  Shhh - Listen.  Choices made today come back up for review  March 24th and April 14th.  Reset boundaries - especially …