Within is my entry for Kyocera’s 2020 Philosophy Essay Contest. COVID-19 has presented an abundance of unique procurement challenges, and adaptation to evolving conditions is imperative for business continuity. This essay captures some of my views on how we might thrive in the post-COVID world.
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This will be no ordinary skeptical diatribe. The message I mean to convey does not rely on criticizing the flaws of religion. The value of a perspective untethered from divinity can be well attested on its own merits, without any need to denigrate alternative views (of which I’ve done plenty elsewhere). It is crucial to begin by explaining what Atheism is and is not, as I encounter a great deal of confusion on this point.
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Today’s political landscape in the United States is in many ways more fraught and divided than it has been since the days of the Union and Confederacy. Diametrically opposed factions vie for supremacy, pursuing rigid partisan agendas at seemingly any cost, defaming one another and becoming increasingly prone to outrage at the opponent’s slightest rebuke; and the schism expands ever wider with the passage of each 24-hour news cycle.
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The need for acceptance is one of the fundamental imperatives of the human experience. We are innately communal creatures, but not only in a context of congenial familiarity. We yearn to unburden ourselves of our social facade and be seen; truly seen.
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The following text began as a good faith effort to document my experience reading through this book. As an unbeliever, I naturally anticipated a fair bit of collision between my views and those expressed by David Limbaugh, so it was important not to lose track of the points that demanded consideration. The book was a gift from my loving and devout mother in an effort to convince me of the truth of Christianity. My own upbringing was safe and comfortable, well-provided for by my affectionate and supportive parents; and it was defined by devoted Christian observance.
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“It is important to have an attitude that embraces the spirit of challenge in order to continue trying without the fear of failure.”
Dr. Kazuo Inamori – Book II, pg. 66
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Vitality – Noun
A prominent trend exists in the fitness industry for its ambassadors to present themselves with such consistent and overwhelming positivity as to border on insincerity. While I will never criticize someone for attempting to be an uplifting figure in the lives of her clients/fans/followers, it is important to understand that such a disposition doesn’t come quite so naturally for all of us. I’m compelled to write this following a discussion with a close friend about struggles with depression, self-esteem, loneliness and other such malignant mentalities which manifest as blemishes on the human condition, and how movement can be a valuable tool to emancipate oneself from their grasp.
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“ There is nothing noble about being superior to your fellow man,true nobility is being superior to your former self.”
Ernest Hemingway
“ Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.”
Continue reading “On Humility”Miyamoto Musashi – The Book of Five Rings
Original Post on July 27, 2017 by Joseph Groves
We want strong, healthy bodies. We all want to be energetic and productive. BUT…. daily life often obscures the path to achieving our physical goals. In this article, I will discuss highly effective, yet SIMPLE modifications to your lifestyle that will maximize the potency of your workouts and take your results to the next level.
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