The world from the outside looks massive. Go to a large city and observe the traffic and all of the people scurrying about to get to work, or home, or to wherever it is they are going. Sometimes the people are all going to a ball game or event and moving in the same direction, […]
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Imaginary Worlds
The boy picks up a stick and draws out the play. “Here’s the line of scrimmage. Johnny, you go deep down the sideline. Jimmy, you go out and across. Tim, you block and then go short.” instructs the quarterback. They break their huddle after taking a swift hand over the dirt to erase their precious […]
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Many times a person thinks that they need to be correct in all areas of their life. That is, the need to be “right.” For example, a man feels the need to correct his wife when he thinks she gets a minor detail wrong when telling the story of how they first met. We ask […]
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The air that you breathe is not visible to you, yet you know that it is vital for life. Without fresh air every few minutes you will have difficulty surviving. What is it about this acceptance of air in how vital it is to our life that may apply elsewhere? Without taking breaths of fresh […]
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Have you ever thought about how sometimes your life gets put up “on stage?” That is, you become an actor or actress in your life. You begin to “pretend” you have talents, skills, or are someone else, other than your truth. For some people who live nearly their entire life on this pretend stage, they […]
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What is perception and how do you use it? Perception is the interpretation of “data” that is observed through your senses. Many people use this idea of perception to form their reality. So, what does this mean? It can mean that you use what you perceive in the world to build a model for your […]
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