Common sense is a common phrase that is in reality far from common. It seems that it should be common or we would want it to be common; after all when we apply common sense things commonly come out uncommonly good. The absence of common sense seems in large part to be related to the fact that we tack so much stuff on to it, or cut so much stuff … [Read More]
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We Are Better Than This: Missing the Essense of “Us”
Rarely do we rise to the pinnacle of our capabilities. However, all too often we readily descend to the dismal pit of our inabilities. We’re remarkably human, but we’re terribly primal at the same time. We have the ability to access an intellect that has no equal in all of creation, yet we defer to something more animalistic that’s all too … [Read More]
Might I Say – What I Don’t Want to Hear
We hear a lot of things. A whole lot of things. We’re incessantly bombarded with sheets and shards and streams of information. It’s about bits and bytes and boatloads of data that we ingest and digest without even realizing that we’re doing that. Either consciously or unconsciously we compile all of that sordid stuff into some sort of choppy … [Read More]
Am I Paying Attention? – Being Aware
Am I paying attention? As this thing called life moves ‘round about me, and I move ‘round about within it, am I paying attention to it all? Am I paying attention, or have I unwittingly confused a host of other behaviors and habits as paying attention? Am I paying attention, or have I adopted certain views or biases as ready templates that I slap … [Read More]
Craig Lounsbrough
M. Div., LPC