Category: Reflections
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Heroes
I was asked the other day how I identify someone as one of my “heroes”. It was a good question… Really good, actually. To tell you the truth, I’ve never really thought about it. Whenever I’ve identified someone as a “hero” to me, it’s been almost instinctive. I simply admire them and feel inspired by…
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different wrapper
Once I knew a man who was, at one point, discerning a life as a Theravadan monk. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the various strains of Buddhism, allow me to explain: the Theravada School is perhaps the earliest form of Buddhism practiced in the world today. I won’t claim that it goes…
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get real
Rick and Morty is one of my favourite shows—definitely in the top-three—and this is why. It’s like Doctor Who on crack—I love it! Amidst the ridiculousness and the sci-fi level grossness of it all (not to mention the adult humour), it also succeeds in grappling with some interesting ideas. Case in point is this soliloquy…
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an ode to used bookshops
I like a good used bookshop like I like a good pub: affordable, accessible, and diverse. Strangely enough, like pubs, there’s a sense in which a used bookshop is a microcosm of the whole community. Reading attracts all types of people, after all, and you can tell a lot about someone by their taste in…
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reflections on cpe
I recently finished my first basic unit of Clinical Psychospiritual Education. It was exactly this kind of experience that I wanted when I first applied to my MDiv program. I liked theology, religion, philosophy, and that kind of thing; but I also wanted to do something with that information, y’know? I felt like that was…
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a new home 🚀
Greetings, readers! A little bit of digital housekeeping. Welcome to my blog’s new home! For the past week, I’ve been working on getting myself set up on a brand-new, shiny server in Switzerland for increased reliability and privacy. Not to mention, I’ve been among those “hosers” divesting from American big tech companies insofar as it…
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be negative
I’ve often heard people tell me to “be positive”, and I can see the value of positivity on some level. It’s what allows us to keep going, to build a better world, to live a better life. I’m sure you know all that, though, so let’s be honest: it’s a boring take. If that’s all…
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vegans can be annoying… but they do have a point!
How do you know if someone’s a vegan? Answer: don’t worry, they’ll tell you! Joking aside, I do feel that vegans and even vegetarians get more flack than they should in contemporary society. At least in the West. Unlike other parts of the world, such as India, we don’t exactly have a long tradition of…
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on humour
I love a laugh. It’s probably my favourite thing in the world—better than sex, even! And so I’ve often wondered, particularly as I’ve spent more and more money on stand-up tickets, what’s so good about it? It definitely feels good to laugh, but I think it goes even deeper than that. For a start, I…