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Pain vs. Suffering

November 15, 2011

Have you ever seen a toddler fall down? A few things can happen. 1) The kid can bounce right back up and continue on their wobbly way. 2) The kid can become aware of the pain in the body part that they bumped and start crying. 3) The kid can fall and then look around [...]

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11.11.11

November 11, 2011

The numbers on a clock only have meaning because we give them meaning. There is no galactic timepiece that “clicks’ when a second passes or cosmic chime that sounds on the hour. But these numbers are tools to help us measure. So as our calendar displays this glorious string of elevens, it is a perfect [...]

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Paradox of Humanity

November 8, 2011

The paradox of humanity is that we must be bound in order to be free. We have unlimited options, but must limit them in order to function and make sense of the world. For example, the human mouth can make an infinite number of sounds, but we must confine our voice to specific sounds in [...]

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Turkish Bus Stop

October 31, 2011

I took a semester off of college to travel through Europe with my friend Eric. We ended up spending two months in Turkey. When you give yourself multiple months in a country and minimal destinations, you experience “going with the flow” in whole new ways. One day we decided to buy a bus ticket to [...]

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“Why Pink?”

October 25, 2011

Hug Nation broadcast about “Why Pink?” And a blog entry about the same thing: “Why pink?” It is the question I get asked most often, after, “What are you doing in the women’s bathroom?” I first embraced pink as an intentional confrontation of male stereotypes. It was an anti-macho statement to reject defined gender roles. [...]

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“Not to be Believed”

October 24, 2011

I entered Heaven. Of course, nothing like Heaven as it is painted. But I’m sure any description of Heaven could have existed there. What I saw was a perfection of color pattern and sensations. Most things were made of segmented “bricks” of colored light. Not uniform in size, but fitting together perfectly, like the scales [...]

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Freya & B.

October 22, 2011

Her transformation began weeks ago. After the first day of Eve’s workshop I could already sense a shift in B. Every Sunday for 6 weeks is a big commitment – but the commitment to the process was far more impressive. The workshop was about discovering the goddess within through a process of study & dance. [...]

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Burning Man 2011

September 25, 2011

This was my 14th Burn. Here are my reflections. PART1 : THE JOURNEY This year’s journey started perfectly for me – with my RV breaking down. The Hugmobile was sidelined with vapor lock just blocks from where it met the same fate last year. San Bernardino is apparently the Pink Bermuda Triangle. But as dedicated [...]

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Rest In Peace

May 2, 2011

Have you ever known a dog that had to be put down? One that was mean and viscous? Did you celebrate it’s death? Or feel sorrow for the circumstances that would create such a creature? I feel like America is like the horrible pit bull owner who created a mad beast. Making it mean and [...]

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Beautiful Disaster

March 11, 2011

I am filled with mixed feelings as I see photos of wreckage and destruction. But the strongest feeling is that of appreciation and awe. I am reminded of how fragile existence is and how swiftly things change. How quickly politics and celebrity weirdness fade to nothingness in my mind. All that is important is relationships. [...]

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