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Posted on June 9, 2018
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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…
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 August 22, 2017
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The Thousand Year Journey Jedidiah Jenkins offers up some inspiring wisdom for those of us seeking deeper meaning in life: Follow Jedidiah on Instagram
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Awareness, Courage, Explore, Fun, Happiness, Healing, Health, Inspiration, Introspective, Joy, Learn, Lessons on Living, Meaning, Mindfulness, Nature, Travel, Wander, Wisdom
Posted on April 16, 2017
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Words To Live By I’m sharing this video because as a 4 minute reflection, it may very well be the most profound thing you listen to this month, for the next six months, or perhaps even this whole year. In fact, if you’re like…
Category: All, Depression and Suicide, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Hope, Inspiration, Lessons on Living, Philosophy, Travel, Truth, Wisdom
Posted on September 14, 2016
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In Search of Self Over the years I’ve learned that the most potent of personal feelings can be the most consoling and relatable to other people who are going through their own hardships. So without even knowing it, you can touch the lives of…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Depression and Suicide, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Depression, Faith, Guilt, Honesty, Hope, Hopelessness, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Mental Illness, Peace, Philosophy, Sadness, Spirituality, Suicide, Truth, Wisdom
Posted on September 14, 2016
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On Labels and Identity Want to read something awkward and extremely personal? You know you want to, but if you don’t want to know about my sex life you should probably stop reading right here. Oh look at you continuing to read. I knew…
Posted on November 10, 2014
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More Than Just Friends Someone told me one night that I write because it’s how I come to understand things. That through my writing I come to terms with things that once tormented me or what continues to torment, perplex or inspire me to…
Posted on October 19, 2014
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Ubiquitous After nine years of living in my own self-created prison, locked away deep inside of myself, a place darkened by self-hatred, denial, fear, shame, and many other things, I opened the steel door that had long been my burden and for the first…
Category: All, Human Condition, LGBTTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Equality, Gay, Hope, Human Rights, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Love, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom
Posted on October 14, 2014
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“To be loved is to be acknowledged as existing.” – Thich Nhat Hanh The Four Cornerstones The older I get the more I realize the difficulty of long-term social attachment. By that I mean relationships. The way we see things changes as we grow…
Posted on September 11, 2013
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September 11, 2013 I crashed my car in July. About two hours/100 miles from home, on my way to my vacation destination. Physically there was no way I would have really been killed, it just wasn’t that type of collision. There has been a…
Posted on August 12, 2012
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“No man is angry that feels not himself hurt.” – Sir Francis Bacon Anger, Violence, Death, and Regret I can remember when I had just begun my teenage years. Back in those days, and earlier, I had an affinity for animals. I revered them…
Tag: Lessons on Living
To Be Acknowledged As Existing
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…
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
The Thousand Year Journey
Posted on August 22, 2017 by Kēphen
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The Thousand Year Journey Jedidiah Jenkins offers up some inspiring wisdom for those of us seeking deeper meaning in life: Follow Jedidiah on Instagram
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Awareness, Courage, Explore, Fun, Happiness, Healing, Health, Inspiration, Introspective, Joy, Learn, Lessons on Living, Meaning, Mindfulness, Nature, Travel, Wander, Wisdom
Words To Live By
Posted on April 16, 2017 by Kēphen
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Words To Live By I’m sharing this video because as a 4 minute reflection, it may very well be the most profound thing you listen to this month, for the next six months, or perhaps even this whole year. In fact, if you’re like…
Category: All, Depression and Suicide, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Hope, Inspiration, Lessons on Living, Philosophy, Travel, Truth, Wisdom
In Search of Self
Posted on September 14, 2016 by Kēphen
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In Search of Self Over the years I’ve learned that the most potent of personal feelings can be the most consoling and relatable to other people who are going through their own hardships. So without even knowing it, you can touch the lives of…
Category: All, Atheism, Religion and Spirituality, Depression and Suicide, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Depression, Faith, Guilt, Honesty, Hope, Hopelessness, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Mental Illness, Peace, Philosophy, Sadness, Spirituality, Suicide, Truth, Wisdom
On Labels and Identity
Posted on September 14, 2016 by Kēphen
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On Labels and Identity Want to read something awkward and extremely personal? You know you want to, but if you don’t want to know about my sex life you should probably stop reading right here. Oh look at you continuing to read. I knew…
Category: All, LGBT, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Fun, Gay, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Philosophy, Wisdom
More Than Just Friends
Posted on November 10, 2014 by Kēphen
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More Than Just Friends Someone told me one night that I write because it’s how I come to understand things. That through my writing I come to terms with things that once tormented me or what continues to torment, perplex or inspire me to…
Category: All, Human Condition, LGBTTags: *See All Posts, Gay, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Love, Truth, Wisdom
Ubiquitous
Posted on October 19, 2014 by Kēphen
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Ubiquitous After nine years of living in my own self-created prison, locked away deep inside of myself, a place darkened by self-hatred, denial, fear, shame, and many other things, I opened the steel door that had long been my burden and for the first…
Category: All, Human Condition, LGBTTags: *See All Posts, Courage, Equality, Gay, Hope, Human Rights, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, LGBT, Love, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom
The Four Cornerstones
Posted on October 14, 2014 by Kēphen
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“To be loved is to be acknowledged as existing.” – Thich Nhat Hanh The Four Cornerstones The older I get the more I realize the difficulty of long-term social attachment. By that I mean relationships. The way we see things changes as we grow…
Category: All, Human ConditionTags: *See All Posts, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Love, Truth, Wisdom
Crash
Posted on September 11, 2013 by Kēphen
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September 11, 2013 I crashed my car in July. About two hours/100 miles from home, on my way to my vacation destination. Physically there was no way I would have really been killed, it just wasn’t that type of collision. There has been a…
Category: All, Human Condition, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Death, Inspiration, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Wisdom
Anger, Violence, Death, and Regret
Posted on August 12, 2012 by Kēphen
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“No man is angry that feels not himself hurt.” – Sir Francis Bacon Anger, Violence, Death, and Regret I can remember when I had just begun my teenage years. Back in those days, and earlier, I had an affinity for animals. I revered them…
Category: All, MiscellaneousTags: *See All Posts, Death, Ethics, Execution, Guilt, Introspective, Lessons on Living, Morals, Wisdom
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