The fact that you went to Chicago means you’ll always have an orientation that is slightly different than the mainstream culture, slightly countercultural. You’ll have a harder time being shallow. You may not know your life’s purpose or your calling, but you know that that mountain world...
In ancient Greek, the wordmetapherōmeans “to carry across.” In some ways, this is exactly what a metaphor does: it carries a shared quality or characteristic across two things or concepts of different natures. This is why a metaphor usually has two parts: the tenor and the vehicle. Th...
Which leads us to examine what “single mother” really means. Yes, you are unmarried and romantically available. Fair enough. But “single mom” is a heavily loaded term with lots of social and political connotations. Depending on how you vote, a single mom is responsible for bearing father...
It means learning for yourself that cancer is just part of your story. It may not be the worst thing that happens to you, and if it is, that's OK. You can claim that, and you can own that, but let that be a narrative that you author and you authorize, not one that's prescribe...
You decide to understand "what meaning means" so that you can proceed to lead your life in ways that feel meaningful to you. You single out meaning as the one thing you really need to understand, realizing that if you do not fathom it you will likely remain confused about and estranged ...
“When freedom means expulsion from the meaning you’ve spent your life making, then freedom is hell.” More generally, we all seek status in our own ways even if we hesitate to admit this ultimate motivation is what fuels our interests. “It contradicts the heroic story we like to tell ...
make - create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses" create create, make - make or cause to be or to become; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" do, make - create or design, often ...
Google spends plenty of hours and more money than you can fathom preventing people from gaming the system. Be consistent: Consistency is extremely important in SEO and social media. If you post once every three months, not only will social media algorithms hate you, but there won’t be ...
Behavior dissonance isn’t a problem unique to older adults; there are fathomless actions that individuals know are good for them yet don’t do. However, the survey results are worrisome when contemplating the rising rate of cognitive decline. This ties into the need to address global ...
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