One of the most famous defectors from North Korea is a lovely woman named Yeonmi Park. She is a champion for the use of personal freedom and individual choices, but she did not always believe. She wrote in her memoir, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's
"The first act of creation is often an act of destruction." - Picasso. In Hindu mythology, Shiva is the god of destruction and rules with Brahma, the creator, and Vishnu, the preserver. Destruction is seen as a necessary part of the never-ending circle of creation, preservation, and destruction.
"The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it." - Soren Kierkegaard. Life can be hard, and sometimes the bad things keep piling up to the point where there is nothing left to do but choose to end it or laugh. As
I have been thinking about the potential for greatness we see in others lately, what it means, and why it matters. Usually, when contemplating this subject, I think of the quote "Don't fall in love with potential." - Marshall Sylver. I nod and laugh bitterly. Love interests
"Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same." - Michel Foucault. I am deeply drawn to that quote. I love the shortness of it, the lack of explanation, the hard truth people seem to feel uncomfortable hearing. We like to go through
There is a lot of self-help advice that trumpets the idea that you don't need anyone, ever. Also that if you encounter any issues with people, then leave; you don't need to put up with them. I must admit that this philosophy is something that
I am not qualified to give any advice on this topic. Life always has a way of presenting interesting topics for me to explore, though, so here we are. My son has recently fallen madly in love with a wonderful girl, smart, funny, driven, kind, and head over heels for
The mirror in the tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs cannot lie. The Evil Queen obsessively used the mirror to validate her beauty. If she had loved herself enough to realize that she did not need anyone from the outside to dictate her worth, she would not have
I love to find a mystery path when I am out walking. If I have time, I will take it to see where it goes. If I don't, I will continue on the one leading to my destination telling myself that someday, I will come back and see
Winter is on its way out and spring is beginning to force it's way in. The exchange of energy between the two has me alternating between continued hibernation or tackling my spring cleaning. (Things would go smoother if the pull back to hibernation did not happen when I
My co-workers and I were trying to define luck at work recently. Confusion about what luck is often happens because it seems to have multiple definitions with the word falling into the following categories: Random Chance, Actions, Mindset, and Fate. We agreed that for something to be considered '
"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy." - Friedrich Nietzsche The mind seems to get all the credit for being wise and having intelligence, as if the body was an attachment along for the ride. This could be considered true since all the information