Tag: life
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Joy And Death
It is disappointing. That is the only word I can use to describe the way I feel about humanity at times: disappointed. I know that we can do better, and often I wish that we would. Instead, we get locked into this tit-for-tat cycle of growing retribution that you can never go back far enough…
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Resume
On the 6th this month, my family and I spent the day driving from Philadelphia back to Chicago. It was a somewhat expected/unexpected trip to Philly. Unfortunate circumstances seem to be the biggest thing pulling us back lately to where my wife and I grew up and where the bulk of each of our families…
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Did I Stutter?
Yes. Yes I did. This week has been trying. Suffice to say that life has thrown another curveball and at least for temporary measures, routines have been thrown out of balance. If anything, it is a handy test to see whether a) how disciplined I can be with regards to my routines (the answer: not…
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In Truth
Why are we afraid of the truth? Why must we always fight against the things that bring forward the truth? Truth, no matter the form, is an opportunity for growth. It is an opportunity to shed the things that weigh us down over time, much like the chains forged to weigh down the ghost of…
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Information
Every moment of everyday they are there. Some may try to ignore them while others indulge their every whim. Emotions are a continual presence in our lives. They can be fleeting or omnipresent, but they are always there in some way. Anger, love, fear, disgust, and more flow in and out of us. Should they…
Jeremy C Kester 