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Posted on October 22, 2018
by Kēphen
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[Reader Discretion Strongly Advised: this article discusses the sexual assault of men and boys and may not be appropriate for readers under the age of thirteen, it may also be triggering for those who have experienced similar trauma. Resources and reading recommendations follow the… Continue Reading “The Past That’s Not Forgotten”
Category: All, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Grooming, Male on Male Rape, Male Rape, Male Sexual Abuse, Male Sexual Assault, Molestation, Predatory Grooming, Prolonged Sexual Abuse, Sextortion, Sexual Assault on Boys, Sexual Assault on Men, Sexual Exploitation, Sexual Extortion, Sexual Predators, Sodomy, Statistics, Survivors, Teen Sexual Assault, Victims of Sexual Abuse, Victims of Sexual Assault
Posted on September 22, 2018
by Kēphen
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In the Twilight of Memory Calling to me in the distance, I can hear them all say my name. Reaching out from the past, from moments that used to be. I drift beyond the precipice of wakefulness, I let go of my consciousness and… Continue Reading “In the Twilight of Memory”
Posted on September 20, 2018
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My name is Kephen Merancis and there’s really no easy way to start the conversation that we need to have. It takes a lot of courage to break the wall of silence that stigma builds. It takes at least a little bit of hope… Continue Reading “Out of the Darkness: My Experience with a Mental Health Condition”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Behavioral Health, Bi-polar Disorder, Depression, MCRD, Mental Health, Mental Illness, San Diego, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, USMC
Posted on September 20, 2018
by Kēphen
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According to the American Psychiatric Association Foundation, employees with depression miss on average 31.4 days per year and an additional 27.9 days of unproductivity when they report for work, but are unable to focus due to the symptoms of depression. Various studies show that… Continue Reading “U.S. Behavioral Health and the Workplace”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Addiction, Anxiety, Behavioral Health, Depression, Loneliness, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Workplace
Posted on September 9, 2018
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Prajñāpāramitā Part II: The Heart Sutra The second sutra that I will be explaining from the Prajñāpāramitā is the Heart Sutra. If you have not already read Prajñāpāramitā Part I: The Diamond Sutra, I encourage you to start there before continuing with this article on the Heart… Continue Reading “Prajñāpāramitā Part II: The Heart of Insight”
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and SpiritualityTags: *See All Posts, Buddhism, Existence, Faith, Heart Mantra, Heart Sutra, Insight, Inspiration, Life, Mahayana, Mind, Prajnaparamita, Religion, Thich Nhat Hanh, Truth, Zen Buddhism
Posted on August 7, 2018
by Kēphen
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Moments in Time A moment is more than a measurement and more than a memory, it is a place in time. A static point in the timeline of the Universe, never lost and never changing. Every moment that has ever come to be and… Continue Reading “Moments in Time”
Category: All, Human Condition, In Loving Memory, ScienceTags: *See All Posts, Albert Einstein, Andromeda Galaxy, Astronomy, Brian Greene, Cerebral Wayfarer, Colin Madsen, Dealing With Loss, Death, Dying, Earth, His Light Carries On, In Loving Memory, In Memoriam, Interstellar, Light Years, Loss, Loss of Loved Ones, Loved Ones, Milky Way Galaxy, Physics, Proxima Centauri, Space, Stars, Sun, Universe, When A Parent Dies
Posted on June 9, 2018
by Kēphen
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To be Acknowledged as Existing 7,432 Americans will wake up today to what will be their last day alive, most of whom will not know this ahead of time. According to the American mortality rate published in 2016 by the National Center for Health… Continue Reading “To Be Acknowledged As Existing”
Category: All, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Appreciation, Awareness, Friends, Friendship, Gratitude, Lessons on Living, Love, Loved Ones, Positive Influence, Thich Nhat Hanh, What Matters
Posted on April 6, 2018
by Kēphen
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Choose To Live Do something that scares you. Go places you’ve never been before. Become the person you wish other people would be. Ever since my mom died almost two years ago, I have constantly faced the mortality of my own existence. Too many… Continue Reading “Choose To Live”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Awareness, Death, Life, Live, Mindfulness, Mortality, Thrive
Posted on April 1, 2018
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The Power of Belief I was born into and raised within a Christian community, more specifically a Catholic parish. This article will discuss how I went from attending a private Catholic school and Catholic Mass every weekend, to feeling a lot of doubt in… Continue Reading “The Power of Belief”
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, GodTags: *See All Posts, Atheism, Atheist, Buddhism, Buddhist, Catholic, Christianity, Church, Confirmation, Doubt, Easter, Eucharist, Faith, Holy Bible, Inspiration, Jesus Christ, Lord and Savior, Mind, Nature, Ordained Minister, Ordination, Parish, Power of Belief, Priest, Religion, Richard Dawkins, Sacraments, Sam Harris, Sin, Transubstantiation, Youth Pastor
Posted on March 24, 2018
by Kēphen
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Lords of the Wild For millennia human beings have created depictions through art and literature of fabled beings who resided in forests, mountains, and various other aspects of nature. These ranged from male and female beings who looked very human like to those who… Continue Reading “Lords of the Wild”
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Environment, GodTags: *See All Posts, Animals, Baruch Spinoza, Cernunnos, Christianity, Earth, Environment, Environmentalism, Existence, Gods of Nature, Green Man, Inspiration, Nature, Nature Worship, Pan, Pantheism, Religion, Space, Spirituality, Sun, Truth
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Out of the Darkness: My Experience with a Mental Health Condition
Posted on September 20, 2018 by Kēphen
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My name is Kephen Merancis and there’s really no easy way to start the conversation that we need to have. It takes a lot of courage to break the wall of silence that stigma builds. It takes at least a little bit of hope… Continue Reading “Out of the Darkness: My Experience with a Mental Health Condition”
Category: All, Behavioral Health, Human Condition, Kephen's Commentary, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Behavioral Health, Bi-polar Disorder, Depression, MCRD, Mental Health, Mental Illness, San Diego, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Prevention, USMC