Life As A Human Likes is a weekly feature of fascinating, enlightening, fun or just odd blogs and other web gems that enliven the experience of being human. This week, we feature a bit of a mixed bag…something for the dreamers, something for the schemers and something for the …um… wieners.
Philosopoetic Innovation Part Two: The Beauty of Doing
A warrior is blind when not training. I quickly fall into depression without proper foresight. In one of my darker moments, I looked at myself in the mirror one morning, and told myself I needed to make a choice. I needed to either be who I truly was, or die…
Tarmac Meditations #15 — Not Knowin’
A runner shares the stream of consciousness of his early morning thoughts.
Tarmac Meditations #14 — Coming Back
A runner reflects that it doesn’t matter how fast you are or how many times you fall, you just have to keep on coming back. That’s what makes the difference.
Tarmac Meditations #13 — Photographer’s Reflection
I met a couple of Vietnam vets who were there for the run — to “represent,” one of them told me with a grin. We talked about the weather, how the hedgerows were electric green in the downpour. I heard subtext in the rain talk, sensed it was a memory of jungle and youth. The far-off looks told me that memory is where you find it.
Meditating to Quiet the Mind, Inspire the Spirit, and Rejuvenate the Body
When you feel stressed out or frustrated, relief can be as simple as taking a few minutes to quiet the mind through meditation. Through the process you’ll also inspire your spirit and rejuvenate your body, even more so than getting some deep sleep.
Stirring Up The Dust — A Memoir for Father’s Day
While cleaning out his garage a son finds his father’s obituary, which takes him back to the tragic circumstances of his dad’s death and stirs up the past.
Appetite for the Spectacular: Guest Post by Simon T. Bailey
Simon T. Bailey, bestselling author of “Release Your Brilliance”, wants to know: what does Appetite for the Spectacular mean to you? When you hear those words, what stirs your soul? What is possible when you become intentional about your life and decide to be spectacular?
Just When You Thought You Had Enough
The discovery that her man has betrayed her leads our writer to seek therapy to open the trap doors beneath the betrayal. And what lies beneath is a shocking form of abuse.
When the Darkness Gets Darker
My heart stopped, just like they say it does in all those novels. And then the pain hit as the reality of what I was reading sunk into my consciousness. There were many emails to many other women, right there on the page. I opened them and began to read, shaking and then sobbing.