OWS: Another opportunity to dig deeper

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Friday October 28, 2011 · 6:05 PM PDT

2011/10/28 · 18:05

Humanity is a species notoriously slow to learn: only as we approach the end of Obama's (hopefully, first) term in office have we begun to finally see demonstrations of popular discontent and frustration at the monumental mess that Republicans left America as a little parting gift. It took over three years... but there is much to be excited and optimistic about. No, really.

In life, things aren't always what they appear to be. Personally, I think that collectively, all of us as a species would do well to try and become a little more humble, a little less sure that we already have all the answers and a little more willing to start asking better questions - because in my mind, answers are fine but questions is where it's at. The questions I've asked have propelled me down my own path in life, one that could be called "spiritual" for lack of a better word, and I think a lot of people might be able to relate to me or to some of my insights for this reason. Allow me to explain what I mean.

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Friday November 05, 2010 · 6:55 PM PDT

2010/11/05 · 18:55

I've always fancied myself an inquisitive person, never taking assumptions for granted, always wanting to know the reason behind the reason behind the reason, and I've generally striven to make sense of my reality and of ultimate reality as I could comprehend it. I've gotten answers that have satisfied my analytical, scientifically-oriented or left-hemisphere side and I've gotten answers that have satisfied my intuitive, artistically inclined right-hemisphere side. I can fend for myself in a debate and I can articulate my thoughts and beliefs well enough, so I offer to you some things to consider in the wake of the Republican takeover of the House of Representatives this week. Hopefully I'll introduce some new aspects and dimensions to what you might already hold as true for yourself now.

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Friday July 09, 2010 · 10:04 AM PDT

2010/07/09 · 10:04

The average person, at least in first-world countries or most of our so-called civilized societies, is reasonably intelligent—the average person is literate, knows basic arithmetic, science and/or other structured forms of communication and experience like music and art, sports and other disciplines. But the average person doesn't often go to a space inside where they are not focusing on outside perception, and instead are contemplating or even experiencing more abstract states of being where questions of essence and meaning are often pondered.

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OWS: Another opportunity to dig deeper

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