Contemplation used to be a normal part of everyday life. You see it in older writings, in philosophy, in religious traditions, and even in the way people structured their days. Long walks, quiet porches, staring…
Date Archives November 2025
The Quiet Behind Pleasure: Something I’ve Noticed in My Own Life
When I look back over the things I’ve enjoyed in my life — the real moments, not the polished ones you stick in a holiday photo album — there’s a common thread running through all…
You Don’t Own Your Thoughts — But You Do Own What You Do
This is one of the most uncomfortable but liberating truths you can discover: you don’t own your thoughts or emotions. You witness them. You feel them. You deal with them. But you don’t choose them.
The Middle Majority: Why Most People Aren’t Good or Bad, and How One Buddhist Idea Accidentally Backed This Up
The world doesn’t divide neatly into good people and bad people. Instead, most people sit in a third category, one that rarely gets discussed. Not harmful, but not exactly helpful. Not villains, not heroes — just people quietly moving through life without leaving much of a moral footprint either way.