convergence

I found that essay that I wrote in college that I’ve referenced once or twice on here – the one about Octavio Paz.   Here are some of the quotes from him that are in the essay and that I just really love: – that is the paradox of our condition: our fundamental experiences are almost … Continue reading →

new year’s resolutions

So, all my crazy running around for the last month has finally caught up with me.  Usually I respond with physical sickness… but this time it was a difficult and unexpected emotional sickness.  I couldn’t figure out why all of my positive energy, especially any that had been directed towards myself, had disappeared.  Anyway, it’s … Continue reading →

A New Way?

People seem to be much better at deconstructing things than creating them.  Yes, humans do have a pretty great capacity to engineer, create, and find solutions to problems… but I think the fact that we are still destroying ourselves and our planet just goes to show that ultimately, we are better at deconstructing things than … Continue reading →