Here’s an expression that I think we could do without: the bucket list. You know what? Fuck the bucket list. The “bucket list” is an invocation of death—a calling-in of the once-before-I-die. “When we fear death, we fear living.” (Harry A. Wilmer, Practical Jung) It turns out that everything in life is a practice. You… Continue reading Fuck the “bucket list”
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I’m Here to Tell The Truth
I’m here to tell the truth. First of all, I’m here to tell the truth about my own life, about what I have done and experienced. What has happened has happened, and if we try to hide it by not speaking, we are denying our self expression. Speaking the truth of our experience is one… Continue reading I’m Here to Tell The Truth
Alcohol is Obsolete
What I’ve learned from my own experience is that alcohol, “alcoholic” and “alcolholism” are all obsolete.We’ve learned a lot about alcohol in recent years. We’re coming to understand it in the context of modern neuroscience and holistic well-being, and that it affects us all in the same basic ways.Wanting to be your full self is… Continue reading Alcohol is Obsolete