Aug 24, 2021IterationsI have witnessed death in many ways. There was the death of the life I thought I would live, my mother’s literal death, and the death of the control I thought I had over this existence. Prevailing western views had shaped much of my early feelings on death and the…Mwc Death9 min readMwc Death9 min read
Aug 28, 2020Letting GoIn the shower the other day, my thoughts began to trickle down into an endless void on the subject of contamination, like flowing streams of water from the shower-head as they circled the drain beneath my feet. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder has that effect on me. I often get stuck in…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Jul 31, 2020Afraid of FearI am beginning to see the connection between fear, the concept of fearing fear, and the precautionary behaviours others take to avoid it. This simple understanding appears profound only because it is right in front of our noses. We have become fascinated with defining our fears, and the myriad of…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
Jun 26, 2020The GameA cloud does not lament when it becomes rain… I am mostly done with it all. All these stresses and conventions. I seem too rather-not with most things. The sky is beautiful, and yet it does not try to be. It is not seeking my approval. It is beauty, and…Mental Illness4 min readMental Illness4 min read
Jun 13, 2020Addicted to Feeling BetterHow can you expect not to become addicted to something that makes you feel better? How can you expect not to become dependent upon that medical elixir? How can you prevent loathing the return to your natural state once your body uses up the medication? When the only alternative to…Philosophy2 min readPhilosophy2 min read
May 29, 2020It’s Okay to be Sad You’re Not DeadIt’s okay to be sad that you’re not dead. Whomever it was that you lost has gone over a threshold without you, one that most of us are unwilling to cross without the aid of religion or other beliefs. Beyond the threshold, no one is waving from the other side…Journal1 min readJournal1 min read
May 22, 2020The Superhero ComplexThe idea that we need to rescue this world to sustain our existence is not a new one. The entirety of the superhero genre, from Marvel to DC, is based on this principle. However, the realization that the world does not require our species to continue being a hospitable environment…Journal3 min readJournal3 min read
May 8, 2020You can’t be good at everything, and that’s okay.We have sold ourselves a lie. I do not say this to be cynical, I say this because the lie itself is cynical. We have a convinced ourselves that it is possible to achieve anything we put our minds to. If this were true, then Stephen Hawking should have been…Mental Health2 min readMental Health2 min read
May 2, 2020Unworthy ParticipantIt would be absolutely fantastic to float in the vacuums of space, but it is also absolutely fantastic to feel a spring breeze with the warmth of the sun on your face, down here on Earth. I have proved that I can be happy in this existence, but I am…Philosophy3 min readPhilosophy3 min read
Apr 25, 2020AliveWhat does it mean to be alive? We open our eyes, and here we are. We are given a set of rules from those around us and told to proceed loosely according to those rules. Everyone is playing by different rules and influenced by all the other rules they encounter…Phiosophy1 min readPhiosophy1 min read
