Jan. 5, 1860. . . . A man receives only what he is ready to receive, whether psychically or intellectually or morally -- we hear and apprehend only what we already half know... every man thus tracks himself through life, in all his hearing and reading and observation and traveling.  His observations make a chain.  The phenomenon or fact that ( Read more... )

The air is soft and bland, and a mild temperature prevails, while the atmosphere is filled with a dense, dry haze, that causes the distant objects of the landscape to appear as if veiled in a cloud of smoke.

This obscurity has been supposed by some writers to originate in the same way as aqueous mists; while others imagine it to be due to the ( Read more... )

i wasn't your kind, only here for the ride

Summer blends into fall
and the humming finale of the insects
rises from the tangled grasses

There are two forces that work to prevent a person from committing immoral acts. One is an emotional aversion to such acts that each individual builds up over a period of time as a result of enculturation and frequent reflection. The other is one's values, and the beliefs that one creates based on those values. Use of the latter requires a ( Read more... )

lithe

Pronunciation:
    \ˈlīth, ˈlīth\
Function:
    adjective
Etymology:
    Middle English, from Old English līthe gentle; akin to Old High German lindi gentle, Latin lentus slow
Date:
    14th century

1: easily bent or flexed 2: characterized by easy flexibility and grace ; also : athletically slim

People (or me at least) seem to go through cycles of questioning and reinventing themselves ( Read more... )

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I feel like I've been cutting and running for awhile now, and pretty soon there will be nothing left to cut.

Cognitive dissonance is the perception of incompatibility between two cognitions... it is the uncomfortable tension that comes from holding two conflicting thoughts at the same time. The contradicting cognitions serve as a driving force that compels the mind to acquire or invent new thoughts or beliefs, or to modify existing beliefs, so as to ( Read more... )