e-volved living

There’s an older gentleman I see when I’m out on my morning walkabouts in the lower Oakland/Piedmont hills.  He sits on his front porch.  I noticed him a couple of times, then started paying attention when I pass by.  My schedule is inconsistent and he’s not always there, but, If he’s not, the empty chair [...]

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We watched Joseph Campbell: The Hero’s Journey last night.  His knowledge is deep and vast so I can’t say I grasped everything.  He studied the mythologies of human experience and their commonalities and distinctions.  One of his points was that if you follow your passion, things will fall into place and life will support you.  [...]

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I read this quote the other day:
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
I think it was attributed to Winston Churchill, and I also saw a variation attributed to Harry Truman.
I’m sure it has been said, in many ways, by many people throughout time.  And, like many [...]

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