Change Your Thoughts – Change Your Life: Living the Wisdom of the TaoBy Wayne W. Dyer Purchase at:
Tag: Philosophy and Religion
365 Tao: Daily Meditations
365 Tao: Daily MeditationsBy Deng Ming-Dao Purchase at:
Lost, Found: The Moth
In flashback, the priest tells Charlie, “We all have our temptations, but giving into them, that’s your choice.” When Charlie’s brother Liam tells of the promise of a record contract, Charlie only agrees to proceed with the band if they…
Lost, Found: Walkabout
Walkabout — as Locke describes it, “a journey of spiritual renewal where one bcomes one with the Earth and derives strength from it.” As the survivors are all lost and trying to find themselves and the island represents in so…
Lost, Found: Tabula Rasa
Tabula rasa — the blank slate. The notion that people are born with nothing innate, “blank,” “clean,” and that everything we are comes from our experiences. Our modern conception of this comes mostly from 17th century philosopher John Locke, who…
Lost, Found: The MacGuffin Theory
The moment with Charlie at the end of the pilot episode — where he asks his fellow hikers, in response to the French distress signal, “Guys, where are we?” — seems to be the question that launched a thousand theories.…
Lost, Found: Pilot, Part 2
The proper critics will scoff — I remember my Environmental Sociology professor being horrified that I was going to go through Titanic in chronological order rather than thematically. After seeing the look on her face, I did a rewrite, and…
Lost, Found: Pilot, Part 1
(If you haven’t read the introductory Lost, Found post, you might get some value from doing so, but maybe not, it’s up to you!) Right out of the gate, in only the first half of the pilot episode, we are…
Lost, Found: An Ongoing Look at the Meaning of a Landmark Television Series
I’d resisted watching Lost for a very long time. Television had become less important in my life, and other things demanded my time. Taking on another hour-long series just didn’t seem wise. I’d hear about it. And what I’d hear…
Lemonade #1: Mixed marriages can be troublesome
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