By Brian Alger on 11/04/2011
[Exploring Life] November mornings somehow inspire reflection. It’s strange to wake-up while it is still dark and this seems to be something that I never quite adjust to. Our natural internal rhythms somehow feel more forced as the amount of available light during the day decreases during the fall and winter months. On this November [...]
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By Brian Alger on 09/01/2011
[Exploring Life] We live in an age of instantaneous global communication. We also live in an age of mass somniloquence. Each of us secretly desires the intimacy and art of a deeper more compelling conversation that authentically explores the alluring mystery of being alive. When we engage in authentic conversation we explore and exchange our [...]
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By Brian Alger on 02/01/2010
[Exploring Life] Aristotle posed the question, How should a human being lead his life? It is a universal question that touches every human life on the planet. For some, the question visits us only once in a while; for other, it relentlessly pursues our attention and demands intimacy. In What should I do with my [...]
Posted in 5. EXPERIENCE | Tagged adversity, aging, confinement, death, dying, exploration, exuberance, freedom, intention, joy, life, meaning, passion, pattern, purpose, ritual, routine, solitude, vocation, work |