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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phil Oliver (@osopher) MTSU philosophy lecturer to speak on ‘Freedom in E...
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"… It is a great and underappreciated talent — the capacity to be seized. Some people go through life thick-skinned. School or career ...
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Thinking with your gut is not generally a good idea, as Carl Sagan said in Demon-Haunted World . But sometimes, to feel at home in your wor...
I think there is a lot of wisdom to be found in that. It’s quite comparable to the metaphor of the butterfly. It’s rather sad the amount of people I meet that almost appear to refuse to be happy. No matter how many joyous moments or reasons to be elated they have, they stand stubborn against them. I realize it’s easier said than done for most people. Some people simply cannot be happy solely by the means of wanting to, may it be due to some disorder or overwhelming circumstances. In the end, it does seem that it must sprout from your self, though.
ReplyDeleteExactly! I guess it figures that I have that butterfly metaphor in front of me everyday! (I forgot to put my name on posting the above!) Mary
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