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Witnesses

January 21, 2022January 23, 2022 Stef P.Leave a comment

There are billions upon billions of stars, each more spectacular than the last. There are rules to the universe, a predictable and mathematically comprehensible order. As far as we know, we are the only form of life. Human intelligence is the only mechanism we know for observing this universe, witnessing these stars, figuring out the… Continue reading Witnesses

Mental Health

The Problems Manifesto

November 21, 2021November 23, 2021 Stef P.Leave a comment

Like anyone, I have a lot of problems. I solve problems all day every day, mostly for work, but sometimes personal problems too. How to get insurance companies to pay claims. How to get people to attend my meetings. How to meet deadlines. I get really into my problems; there is all kinds of self-righteous… Continue reading The Problems Manifesto

Meditation

Theories of Change

August 14, 2021September 8, 2021 Stef P.Leave a comment

Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. -Mary Oliver On the opening page of the story of my life, I am dead. I drank myself to death. I ate myself to death. I died a million deaths before I died, in a hostile world that hated me as much as… Continue reading Theories of Change

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