Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now take what’s left and live it properly. Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. VII, 56 (Gregory Hays Translation) Every day feels the same. Or worse, every day feels mundane. I’ve lived until this point, and as much as I’d like to say that I can take what […]
There is something visceral about viewing and engaging with toxicity. I tend to feel a deep desire to correct an injustice, to right a wrong; and a personal stake in the outcome once I’ve started. Now that you, a reasonable human being, with compassion and kindness in your heart, wants to open up communication, you […]
Recently I found myself in a full parking lot, looking for a space. People were leaving, other people were waiting patiently with their turn signals on, others circling the lot hoping to simply happen upon an empty space. I waited patiently for my spot, reverse parked, and started walking towards the store. In front of […]
I was always taught to be patient and understanding. I’ve also tried to develop some emotional resilience. Ironically, this hyper-vigilance of my mental state and the corresponding behaviour patterns results in paradoxical lack of emotional control. Social media doesn’t help, allowing an individual to cull their entire worldviews into the shortest possible utterances and congratulate […]
I used to get the impression that the world was getting more complicated over the past year. With regulations and restrictions coming and going like the tide, there’s this feeling that I get that I should be more anxious about the future of things. Our response to the pandemic has been hit and miss, the […]
“Nothing great comes into being all at once; why, not even does the bunch of grapes, or a fig. If you say to me now, “I want a fig,” I shall answer, “That requires time.” Let the tree blossom first, then put forth its fruit, and finally let the fruit ripen. Now although the fruit […]
I’m troubled by conspiracy theories a lot in today’s social climate because they are intended to be provocative, and those who endorse or argue for the validity of such things might feel as though a power greater than us, like the Illuminati, pulls all the puppet strings, and can’t be proven to exist or not […]
The scariest part of all of the conspiracy laden discussions about the pandemic and the protocols put in place, is that it shows that people are much more likely to find credible the ideas that appeal to their deep-rooted fears, however irrational those fears may be. They will use their anger and their impatience to […]
The world is a strange place right now. The gears of the economy that once ran day in and day out are now halted, and starting to rust. On the other hand, there are medical professionals who are risking their lives daily in order to save the lives of people who are the most vulnerable […]