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The Nature of Culture: Moving Beyond Binaries

Within the nature of culture is a choice to self-judge or self-love. To move beyond the destructiveness of human society, we must heal our shame of being human.

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Finding Place, Shifting Perception: From Landscape as Image to Landscape as Cosmology

We cannot physically transform the world through landscape design in ten days, but we can change the way we see the world and make place by shifting perception.

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Romanticism and Nostalgia: The Modern Condition

Romanticism and nostalgia are paradoxes of modernity: to be authentic within illusions, yearn for individualism in connectedness, and find pleasure in mourning.

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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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