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70Birches---a short story
He stood at the window, staring past the birch trees swaying in the cold wind. Fall was descending rapidly, the kind of Canadian fall that slips in quietly on the back of warm days. Autumn was taking him by surprise this year—the trees had nearly...
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76Funny Motivational and Inspirational Quotes: 15 Mind Blowing Quotes.
This Hub looks at fifteen mind blowing quotes and dissects them to find out why they are so mind expanding. Okay, mind blowing might be a little too strong of a description, but one will see how these quotes really do apply to today’s world. So, even if one is a positive thinker, a cynic, Christian, atheist, or an existentialist- you will find food for thought here.
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62“Shall the Fundamentalists Win?” Defending Liberal Protestantism in the 1920s by Harry Emerson Fosdick
In the early 20th century there were huge advances in technology and science, and knowledge of the physical world was rapidly growing. Some conservatives that were opposed to these new ideologies were doing everything they could to prevent it from...
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69Lessons of the Transcendentalists
Introducing the ideology of Transcendentalism in the 1840’s, Transcendentalist authors began to shed the light on individualism and nature. Rather than preconceived secular doctrine ruling the minds of writers and artists alike, Transcendentalist writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau go against this mindset. This hub illustrates the importance of Transcendentalism and the philosophers who created it.
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67Peace and Joy Filled Photography
Today I hope to catch sun breaks again so that I can snap some more photo’s out my car window. I have no control how they’ll turn out that way, and that is the fun and mystery of it. Sometimes I get a glimpse of what it might be, usually they are a pleasant surprise to me. I feel excitement and wonder growing as I saw the most awesome mountain and water views yesterday with the sun bouncing off the trees.
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73Why Ralph Waldo Emerson Is My Favorite Philosopher
Ralph Waldo Emerson was born in Boston on May 25, 1803. His parents were William and Ruth Emerson. Unfortunately for young Ralph, his father passed away in 1811. He further endured hardship when three of his siblings died in childhood, two died before the age of thirty and another brother was mentally handicapped. His older brother William was the only other Emerson child to enjoy adulthood as a lawyer in New York. His family was so poverty stricken...
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75Imagination, Where Does It Come From
Imagination, where does it come from explores the word and concept and ask the reader to do the same. Since no one knows how it works who is to say that ideas are not implanted wisdom by one original source.
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69Book Review: Walden - Henry David Thoreau
On the surface,"Walden" appears to be nothing more than the musings of a solitary, philosophically inclined Christian man who has a remarkable appreciation for nature. The semi-autobiography masquerades as the tale of a man embracing the simple life and returning to nature in the pastoral tradition of Virgil's Eclogues and Voltaire's Candide. A closer examination, however, reveals Walden to be a Transcendentalist manifesto featuring themes that are profoundly antithetical to Christian belief.
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66What's In The Heart of LIFE COACHING?
Do you know busy people who struggle to find time for their families and other areas of private life? Life Coaches work with them to regain their balance so that they can have rewarding relationships, revitalize their life passion and live...
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59Solitude
An essay I wrote for College about the value of Solitude in our world of distractions
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