I live without expectation and preconception. What does this mean? I have a mastery for finding potential and opening it up through observation. I am not boasting, I merely know what I am good at, and that which I am not. Because of this skill, I have a myriad of potential avenues (relationships) in which […]
Life is to be experienced, but few people experience it directly. Humans live their lives in a story, one which is constructed through illusionary concepts of the mind. We create an identity and become separate from our experience. All we experience is framed in the story of our identity and therefore our very experience is […]
I love people, all people. Humans are such amazing creatures. Despite the overwhelming circumstances people face, there are times when humans make a choice to move and find themselves beyond their conditions. They make a choice, despite the pull, the entrapment, the suffering, the victimization of their circumstances on the human stage. A choice to […]
Capacity. Competence. Autonomy. As my son approaches adulthood, I find myself deeply inquiring into the nature of what it means to have capacity, to be competent, and to possess autonomy. It has me thinking as to how we define these aspects of our humanity, and who amongst us fully embody these qualities through the assertion […]
Inside each of us lays dormant a matrix of information, waiting to reveal itself to us through experiences which transcend our dogmatic and deterministic idea of ourselves, our environment, and our experience. This information is meaningless on its own; it comes to life in the world, as an extension of ourselves, through our experience. This […]
I have a unique relationship with my son. In my travels, on my journey, in the shadows and under the lights, I have never experienced the quality of relationship as I do with him. Ours is a union based in transformation, rooted in death, and expressing in rebirth. As Easter approaches, it has me reflecting […]
We live our lives from a situational mindset. We view our circumstances as scenarios which we need to navigate towards future goals. We assess and analyze our circumstances then respond with action. These responses are rooted in carefully calculated predictions about the effect each action will have on our circumstances. Our predictive algorithms are constructed […]
Written by – Jackson Khabra Mental health is a popular topic these days and rightfully so. Healing ourselves from the onslaught of negative information should be a priority in everyone’s life. Not many people are afforded this opportunity in their demanding lives and a balance is seldom achieved. Being a compassionate human begins with being […]
To show our true selves as vulnerable humans in our complete body of work is the most difficult thing. To be accepted in our full complexity seems almost unfathomable. Our shame, guilt, fears, and hostilities being exposed in the light of day is what most of us spend our lives avoiding. Who would want us, […]
Charity. Merry Christmas to all! Charity is a word which animates our parlance this time of year. We speak of times of giving; we speak of giving back. We speak as though charity is a task which must be undertaken, something which is apart from us, which we must make an effort to bring forth […]