No Religion and Politics in Lodge – An Early Look
Many are aware that discussion of politics and religion is frowned upon in Masonic lodges, but why? And when did this start? Continue reading No Religion and Politics in Lodge – An Early Look
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Gaining and Losing Any Amount of Weight
In past years, I learned a lot about diet & fitness. There are many personal & psychological aspects to this, but there is also some hard science. Changing the physical form of your body is a very powerful tool for self-improvement, but there is also a lot of harmful information out there. I want to … Continue reading Gaining and Losing Any Amount of Weight
The Climate and the Weather
In how we think about our lives, we should always be careful to distinguish between the climate and the weather. It’s all too easy to get wrapped up in what happens from day to day and our passing emotional states. As a result I thought it’d be helpful to look at both the short term … Continue reading The Climate and the Weather
The Right Size and Future for Masonry
Much has been said about Masonry’s decline in membership. Before getting into it, let’s stare down this decline so we know what we are talking about. First, we have to look at the facts without any value judgments. There is general agreement that this decline is caused by a range of different factors, but the … Continue reading The Right Size and Future for Masonry
The Radio Station Game
There’s too much reality happening for a person to take it all in. Human brains have this marvelous facility we call attention, that allows us to filter the firehose of information that’s coming in, and winnow it down to a useful set of things we can use to get stuff done. For something to be … Continue reading The Radio Station Game
Life Scripts
A life script is a common set of patterns that people use to structure their movement through life. People don’t usually think about them, but they’re very real. In the United States circa 2020, the middle class has a default life script that goes something like this: Grow up, get decent enough grades In high … Continue reading Life Scripts
The Progressive Overload Principle
A person’s default goal is to stay alive and function as efficiently as possible, that is, with the least energy expended possible. That is all. Which is to say that a person who has no goals, usually has this as their goal. To grow, a person has to go further, which fundamentally means that extra … Continue reading The Progressive Overload Principle
Adulting Level 2: Do Something Useful
What does it mean to adult? To be an adult? There is no clean simple answer to so big of a question. Here is a part of an answer. Time’s wasting, let’s begin. To be a level 2 adult, you have to first clear level 1, and know how to provide for yourself. What’s Useful? … Continue reading Adulting Level 2: Do Something Useful
How does Ritual Teach?
Many of us feel the impact of the degrees of the blue lodge. With my temperament, I can’t help but tinker with and wonder how things work. Months afterwards I wondered how the degrees work; how they impart the lessons. This offering is my attempt to pull together what I came to, as an initial … Continue reading How does Ritual Teach?
Complexes and Social Media
A complex is merely a pattern of emotions or thoughts, organized around a theme. A simple example might be that if you had a leg amputated when you were a child, it would influence your life in profound ways, even if you overcame the handicap. A person may have many thoughts, emotions, memories, feelings of … Continue reading Complexes and Social Media
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