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Share a story to inspire others!

Human worth is non-hierarchical, yet we’ve learn to judge through history and culture. Let us heal by retelling our human stories of belonging in nature.

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Healing Patriarchy is Healing the Wounded Father Within by Remembering the Sacred Feminine

Patriarchy is the imbalanced state of human nature at the collective level. Healing patriarchy starts with remembering and reuniting with our feminine within.

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Reviving the Divine Feminine and the Innocent Child in A Course in Miracles

A Course in Miracles skews masculine but Heaven on Earth needs the Divine Feminine, the Innocent Child, and the magic of our embodied experiences to exist.

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Finding Self-Worth in a Capitalist World as an “Unsuccessful Entrepreneur”

What does self-worth mean in a capitalist world? An interruption is needed because the capitalist mind cannot compute the idea of pricelessness.

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How the Illusion of Landownership, Misplaced Potentiality, and a Debt-Based Paradigm Created the Global Housing Crisis

One of the most talked about social issues is the housing crisis. From the perspective of ecopsychology, this crisis mirrors the homelessness of our self-worth.

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In Support of a Personal Philosophy

We are all philosophers whether we admit it or not. We come into the world to learn, distill, and embody our own truth within a personal philosophy.

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Our Inner Landscapes Mirror Our Outer World: Open Your Heart’s Secret Garden to Create More Beauty in the World

Life is a continuation of changing perspectives in our inner landscapes. Looking out into the horizon is simultaneously being aware of where we are standing.

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Nature and Nurture: An Ethic of Flourishing

Every living being has different needs. An ethic of flourishing provides a non-judgmental framework for autonomous choice-making within constrained systems.

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This blog consists of philosophical musings I have about life and world. I write about spirituality, nature, culture, personal growth, and many things in between. My explorations on social issues and collective trauma are based on intuition and personal experiences.

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