Beauty vs. Ugliness REFLECTION: Beauty suffers by definition. There is false beauty that is superficial and short-lived as there is true beauty that is deep-seated and forever. At times these two do coexist. At times they do not. One is understated, the other overstated. One is likely to offer surprises […]
Author: Mike Magee
THANKSGIVING DAY Balanced vs. Frenzied REFLECTION: Speed is not the essence. A gentle pace allows observation and learning. Nature is the great buffer, balancing back the extremes of our acids and bases, drawing life together, advancing harmony. Life is learned by modeling. All forms of life and all living are formative. […]
Humble vs. Boastful REFLECTION: To be heralded at a young age is a special burden. It leaves within the honored and those who surround her a constant need to justify the award, a subtle process that can reorder an individual’s priorities away from growth and exploration and toward familiar and safe terrain. Awards and […]
Creative vs. Regimented REFLECTION: Our humanity is most clearly expressed by our individual creativity. Unique ideas that spring from every spirit carry us beyond the restrictions of time and space and circumstance. They allow us to think beyond the lines of reason and along paths less traveled or never traveled before. They are a […]
Honest vs. Dishonest REFLECTION: To say what you mean and mean what you say is to be honest. The truth is tough at times to tell. It can hurt. It does hurt when told in the wrong words or at the wrong time or in the wrong place. Yet in […]
Solitude vs. Lonliness REFLECTION: It is not always lonely to be alone. Quite the opposite. Solitude can be glorious. True loneliness is a product of isolation and rejection, feeling unwanted and unloved, personally impoverished. Solitude is a choice. Loneliness is not. Solitude has its companions, a full range of active senses, heightened awareness and […]
Change vs. Stasis REFLECTION: Progress requires change. A civil society attempts to accommodate this need through openness, transparency and inclusion. As there is change in society, so are there changes in individuals and relationships as well. Change can generate fear and anxiety, but also can ignite our inborn desire to explore, to flow and grow […]
