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Why I Miss the Age of the Rotary Phone
When I tell my nieces and nephews that I grew up with a telephone permanently attached to the kitchen wall, they look at me as if I am describing an artifact from the Bronze Age. Today, communication is invisible, weightless, … Continue reading
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Tagged Ages, Different eras, Past technology, phones, Rotary phone, Technological Age, Technology, today, tomorrow, yesterday
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The Anatomy of the Shield: Choosing Becoming Over Being
The question seemed innocent enough when it was posed to me: “What is the best excuse you have heard lately?” It is the kind of open-ended prompt designed to spark casual storytelling, a bit of shared humor, or a lighthearted laugh at … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviors, Being and becoming, Change, Daily Prompt, Excuses, Human behavior, Human patterns, Lies, Life, Patterns, personal-growth, Transformation
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Clay or Camera? The Curious Alchemy of Self and Experience
In 1914, a massive fire broke out at Thomas Edison’s laboratories, destroying years of irreplaceable research. As the flames raged, Edison famously did not despair. Instead, he told his son, “Go get your mother and her friends. They’ll never see … Continue reading
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Tagged Consciousness, Daily Prompt, Experience, Inherent Traits, philosophy, Self, Shape, Traits
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The Architecture of Resilience
A 20- Year Technological Probability At the rate technology is advancing—and if the world survives human-caused destruction via war, intense global conflict, distress, and the potential for total annihilation—it is probable that in the next twenty years, technology will advance … Continue reading
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Tagged Changing times, Different Era, Future, health, longevity, New World Order, new-age, science, Technological Age, Technology
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The Book I Have Read More Than Any Other
The book I have read more than any other is the Bible. It has become more than a familiar text to me; it is the foundation upon which my understanding of life rests. The Bible is not simply a religious … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, Books, christianity, faith, god, Good reads, jesus, Reading, The Bible
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Am I a Lifelong Learner?
Growing up in a rural environment surrounded by nature instilled in me a deep zeal for exploration and discovery. My curiosity has always been alive, and I have never lost my ability to pay attention to what is right in … Continue reading
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Tagged education, learning, Life, life-school, Lifelong Learner, lifelong-learners, Methods, teachers, teaching
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What Is One Habit That Has Changed My Life the Most?
If I had to choose one habit that has changed my life more than any other, it would be this: I made “breaking old habits” my primary habit. That may sound unusual, but for me, it was a profound shift … Continue reading
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Tagged Brain Rewiring, Habits, health, Life Changes, mental-health, Neuroplasticity, personal-development, Rewire, self-improvement
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The Hard Years
There was a chapter of my life I would simply call The Hard Years. It was the season of growing up — a time when the world felt confusing, contradictory, and painfully unclear. I carried a memory of what I … Continue reading
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Tagged faith, Growing Up, guidance, Hard Years, jesus, Life, Resilience
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The Night Circus
The Night Circus deserves a sequel because its ending leaves the magical world in a beautiful, fragile state of transition, with several deeply compelling story threads left completely open to exploration. Erin Morgenstern crafted an enchanting universe that felt less like … Continue reading
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Tagged book-review, Books, fantasy, Night Circus, reviews, Sequels, writing
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The Age of Collective Abundance: From Mythic Memory to the Dawn of AI
For as long as humanity has told stories, we’ve imagined the Golden Age — a symbolic era woven through myth and memory, when life was said to be effortless, nature generous, and people in harmony with the rhythms of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Abundance, AI, artificial-intelligence, Collectively, Flourishing, Golden ages, philosophy, Technology, togetherness, Unity
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