I've often found the largest impediment to being ignorant is, well, being ignorant of the fact I'm ignorant. It's a difficult endeavor really, to know one doesn't know what one doesn't know. Coming full circle on this, I've discovered that every time I grew cognizant of my lack of knowing something has always come about by suddenly knowing it.But then it's no longer an issue of ignorance as I kind of know about it now. What does this have to do with anything?I'm glad you asked. This is

Fresh off of a post that seems to be popular, where the theme is one of a love/light nature I thought it an omen to introduce its counterpart.I can remember many years ago when I first got online, I was astounded by the many varying groups.This was back in the old AOL days, although I was late to the party having arrived at 7.0.I can remember quickly encountering the love light groups as they tended to frequent a lot of the spiritual corners I was drawn to participate in.I found quite a few goo

I've been honored to be an ambassador now for 18 days.I've noticed many bizarre things of which I'll be discussing. But before I get to that, a huge thank you to those of you who pushed me into being an ambassador. Unlike some I'll be alluding to here, my efforts and your appreciation of them has been genuine. I'm humbled and thankful you have taken me in your circle(s) and honor me in such a way.It seems to me some are coveting the ambassador status so much you view it as some bizarre twist of

Many folks refuse to step outside of the boxes their minds are caged in. Never questioning the rigid boundaries they've often been taught are valid and normal.Without thinking of it, they will defend these boundaries as if their own life depended upon them, and the routines of mediocrity that are the result of these prisons they were trained to exist within.The part that is disturbing, to me anyway, is how so many trapped in these ruts of mental stagnation yearn for more. Yearn for more as they

Solipsism is a fun exercise to play with. The simplest explanation being that the only part of life that we can verify is our own existence. And by extension the external world and all other life as we encounter it may only exist in our perception, or simply put, delusions.Using a solipsistic approach as a tool for empathy could be a great mechanism for expanding ones ability in bringing home the projections we make to feel/understand those in our target audience. Although on the surface many w