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.
Continue reading “The Unlikely Gift of Rejection”
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.
Continue reading “Analysis: Jesus on Trial”
“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
Continue reading “Overcoming”
“ 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
