Sphere Curiosity

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ~Carl Sagan For thousands upon thousands of years men have looked to the heavens in astonishment, wonder and fear. They have looked upon this firmament for answers and for hope, sometimes in belief; though often in question to their place in the universe. The heavenly sphere’s  movements […]

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Oblivion

“All our knowledge merely helps us to die a more painful death than animals that know nothing.” ~ Maurice Maeterlinck Humans have great capacity for good, for love, for incredible acts of valor and courage; yet the friction remains. Our race also has the unyielding capacity for horror. Our consciousness makes us immortal; a consciousness […]

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Mitakuye Oyasin

“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides, to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the flight of shore birds that have swept up and down the surf lines of the continents for untold thousands of year, to […]

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Perhaps, Maybe…

Vacation is almost over for me, and back to the desk I must go. I’ve put off writing a bit, but today is a day of expression I suppose. For me, spending time with family is very important and after having my daughter stay with me for a month and now my sister for another […]

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Eggs, Chickens and Eternity

“Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the Phoenix.” Christina Baldwin For every paradox there is always an elusive answer, but more often a conflagration of argument. In the age old question of causality we find this paradoxical argument. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? This question dwells within […]

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For the Obsessed

“Passion is a positive obsession. Obsession is a negative passion.” ~ Paul Carvel Are you obsessed? How many times have you called, texted, looked at, stared, thought or dreamed of another? How many times do you look up their facebook page, twitter account, blog, website or any other. How many times have you called and […]

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MIrrors of Hate

“Anger is just anger. It isn’t good. It isn’t bad. It just is. What you do with it is what matters. It’s like anything else. You can use it to build or to destroy. You just have to make the choice.” ~Jim Butcher What is anger? Are “degrees” of anger a viable theory? Is anger […]

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The First Sphere

I’m about to take a long road trip tomorrow, so naturally I flipped through my old travel journal while packing. The following is a partial excerpt from my travel journal from a couple years ago when I first began thinking of sphere concepts: 5-29-2010 Second day in the desert. Went down a few hikes this […]

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Howdy Neighbor

Humans have formed groups for thousands of years; from the family to the clan, to the tribe and so forth onto the kingdom and city-state. Many say that this is simply instinct; a survival instinct. As social creatures we find safety in larger numbers. We also have the clique, here in the sphere of segregation. […]

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Perfect Discovery

“This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama Originating in the 6th Century BCE, Buddhism is one of the oldest religious philosophies still practiced today. One of the most fundamental aspects and […]

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