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The Beauty of Imperfection

By |January 6th, 2024|Categories: Posts|

The Beauty of Imperfection In the course of my reading I have recently encountered references to the Japanese art forms "Wabi Sabi" and "Kintsugi".  I had to look both of these up.  What I found was that both of these traditions value what can be described as 'imperfection', 'impermanence', and 'brokenness'; in short, what we might describe as 'wear and tear'.  Wabi Sabi and Kintsugi operate on an [...]

Personal Identity: A Meditation

By |January 3rd, 2024|Categories: Posts|

My recent encounter with a government office left me in a state of bewilderment, questioning the very foundation of my identity. It all began when I was instructed to present documentation to prove who I was, and to my astonishment, I discovered that there were two different birthdays associated with my name in the system. For my entire life, I had celebrated one particular date as my birthday, but now [...]

Odysseus the Destitute

By |January 1st, 2024|Categories: Posts, Uncategorized|

How does one connect Homer's Odyssey with StoryPathing?  Remarkably, Homer introduces his in a state of abject defeat, after four preceding chapters in which Odysseus was physically absent, but much talked about.  The machinery of the plot starts to turn here, in chapter 5, as Odysseus' situation is about to change. Later, prompted by an audience, he delivers a personal narrative summarizing his adventures up to that point; [...]

From Mystery to My Story

By |July 5th, 2023|Categories: Posts, Uncategorized|

Reflections on one's personal journey and the ability to articulate it are indeed thought-provoking. It can be a significant challenge to articulate our life's trajectory and how we ended up where we are, especially when someone else asks us to do so. Often, we take our experiences for granted, and it is only when we pause and reflect that we can gain a deeper understanding of our personal narrative.  [...]

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