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A Case for Living With Soul (Instead of Purpose)

A Case for Living With Soul (Instead of Purpose)

by laurel5289 | Dec 28, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset

Image: Pastel and ink on paper • “Soul Singer” • Katy Ward A friend once told me: “the worst mistake anyone can make in life is to build someone else’s “ideal scene.” The “ideal scene” is the dreamed-up version of your life, where every part is a personal...
Podcast Interview: How to Integrate Sustainability Into Your Everyday Life

Podcast Interview: How to Integrate Sustainability Into Your Everyday Life

by laurel5289 | Jun 7, 2021 | Big Questions, Environment, Mindset, Sustainability

Questions covered in this show: How would you define ‘green’ or ‘sustainable?’ How does that affect how you live? How do you integrate it into your life? What drives you in this direction? What’s your WHY behind sustainability? Was there...
How Covid Broke the Matrix… and How to Stay Unplugged (1 of 3)

How Covid Broke the Matrix… and How to Stay Unplugged (1 of 3)

by laurel5289 | Nov 11, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset

Breaking the Matrix 101 Part 1 of 3 in the Allegory of the Cave series.  Feature art by the McGill Library for Unsplash. Why does the holographic steak taste so good in The Matrix? There’s a scene in the film when Neo plugs back into the Matrix to have a conversation...
How to Know If You’re Building Your Ideal Life – Or Someone Else’s (2 of 3)

How to Know If You’re Building Your Ideal Life – Or Someone Else’s (2 of 3)

by laurel5289 | Nov 5, 2020 | Big Questions, Mindset

Have you seen The Truman Show? It’s a film about a guy named Truman who lives in a simulated life that is completely predetermined and broadcasted to a TV audience. Truman has no idea his life is inside a TV set… and no idea that the reality he sees is not the reality...
On Keeping Close Relationships In Spite of Politics

On Keeping Close Relationships In Spite of Politics

by laurel5289 | Jan 12, 2021 | Mindset, Social Good

Tutto Andrà Bene for Unsplash The shocking events in DC last week brought an unexpected opportunity for me. The events boiled partisan opinion to overflowing. Can you imagine how many yelling matches (or frigid silences) came up at dinner tables? I wondered if...
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