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Returning whence I came… [Redux]

Upon the return from such hopeful heights, I found myself reflective. I had an inclination to expound on the recent series of posts attributed to the ambivalence of visiting "home." To be fair to my birthplace, it becomes imperative for…

Returning whence I came… [Part 4]

*Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of Returning whence I came… Home is where one starts from. -T.S. Eliot August 14th 11:59am Reaching for the brass door handle, creates a sensation which conjures memories, not too distant nor in obscurity. It is…

Returning whence I came… [Part 3]

*Read Part 1 and Part 2 of Returning whence I came… My father considered a walk among the mountains as the equivalent of churchgoing.  -Aldous Huxley August 13th 10:46am A night wrought with distraction; a sense of mixed feelings lingering. Sleep was less of…

Transition is a Transition

And when the event, the big change in your life, is simply an insight–isn't that a strange thing? That absolutely nothing changes except that you see things differently and you're less fearful and less anxious and generally stronger as a…

Beneath the Exterior

What is normalcy?  This is the question, Jonathan Franzen, undertakes in his novel, The Corrections. The novel provides a stark realization of the facade presented by the "nuclear family" stereotype. The image of time-honored traditions, strong Christian values, parental involvement,…

Finishing Well

Finish well.  It's a strange phrase. The kind of phrase, that beckons forth an allotted quantity of inner strength and courage, in order to overcome all obstacles. It is statement that one must embody the characteristic of endurance and perseverance.…