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The last time…
I believe this is my last Christmas. No offense to my Christian or secular friends who celebrate it and I will not give up the practice of celebrating with my family but I believe this is the last year I … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Nashville, Portland, religion
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If I could again close my eyes
Thoughts of faith and religion have played heavy in my head lately. Yesterday I read that Hassidic rapper extraordinaire Matisyahu shaved his beard. This is unheard of in the Hassidic community but I felt it admirable that he is willing … Continue reading
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Tagged aristotle, buddha, Buddhism, christopher hitchens, Dalai Lama, divinity, freud, gautama, HHDL, kane, kierkegaard, marx, matisyahu, mckenna, Nicomachean Ethics, nietschze, pereboom, philosophy, plato, religion, SN Goenka, spinoza, spirituality, The Republic, theology, vargas, Vipassana, Voltaire
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How to Disappear Completely
Last night, after sobbing for hours, How to Disappear Completely by Radiohead was the only thing that finally let me pass out. True, I woke up in serious pain, feeling as though someone had sat on my chest for an … Continue reading
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Slowly sinking
I have lost my words. I truly feel as though they have escaped me because I have arrived at a place where I do not believe I have something of worth to offer. You may ask, then why are you … Continue reading
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