Month: April 2014

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2014: Facticity: Once You Have Named Something You Will Never Again Truly See It

Facts are our labels to explain nature. The occurrence in the image above has been called a “galaxy.” Facticity is a term coined by Phenomenologists (philosophers who influenced Existentialists like Sartre and Camus) to more directly address what is. The image above is not a galaxy; it is a snapshot of an immense grouping of what we call “stars” that we have conceptually identified as a “galaxy.”  No “galaxy” exists in Nature outside of our brains. Phenomenology deals with only what we know for sure. We know we exist. We know that there are perceptions, feelings, and thoughts.  We do not know, but rather surmise, that there is a separate self because we observe (have perceptions of) the phenomena of other similar selves who presumably also […] Read More

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2014: Your Dreams Are Never Unattainable, This Man Will Inspire You To See Why

Growing up, Dominican native Manuel de Los Santos had one dream: to play professional baseball. Once on route to pitch for the MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays, Manuel’s plans were derailed in 2003 by a traffic accident that handicapped him to a point that professional baseball would no longer be an option. Disheartened by the unforeseen and unfortunate circumstance, Manuel found inspiration and passion in an unexpected place and his story from that point onward is more than inspiring. Check it out: Life can certainly be unpredictable. Although we can never really control that, we can, however, control our response to the unpredictable, the challenging, the life-altering and everything else we may be faced with at any given moment. Manuel de Los Santos is a […] Read More

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Your Dreams Are Never Unattainable, This Man Will Inspire You To See Why

Growing up, Dominican native Manuel de los Santos had one dream: to play professional baseball. Once on route to pitch for the MLB’s Toronto Blue Jays, Manuel’s plans were derailed in 2003 by a traffic accident that handicapped him to a point that professional baseball would no longer be an option. Disheartened by the unforeseen and unfortunate circumstance, Manuel found inspiration and passion in an unexpected place and his story from that point onward is more than inspiring. Check it out: Life can certainly be unpredictable. Although we can never really control that, we can however control our response to the unpredictable, the challenging, the life-altering and everything else we may be faced with at any given moment. Manuel de los Santos is a […] Read More

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Manifestation & How To Draw Positive Energy Into Your Life

I wanted to speak with you like-minded individuals on something that has been transforming my life in ways I never thought imaginable. In light of the Spring Equinox on March 20th, I created a habit. This consisted of simply making a list of 10 things you would like to see occur in your life. Things you have always wanted to do or experience. After these 10 things have been written out, identify 1 to 3 things you can do on a daily basis to get a little bit closer to achieving these goals! Very simple, right? Every night, I have additionally been saying to myself a mantra I found across the internet: “I pray and ask for positive healing energy to come into my […] Read More

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Terrifying Insects Back From Edge of Extinction

There are a LOT of animals being saved from extinction…rhinos, cheetahs, snow leopards, etc,. Most of them are regal or furry or cute or just plain huggable. The Weta Punga are not ANY of those things. Weta Punga literally means “God of Ugly Things”. Nailed it. The Weta are squirrel-sized insects that can only be described as terrifying. But that’s not stopping a group of animal lovers from bringing the animal back from the edge of extinction. Once the weta flourished in and around the islands of New Zealand. Invasive and non-native species took care of that until only small numbers of the giant insect remained. Researchers in Auckland began a breeding program to…uh…yay…bring back the populations of weta that once roamed the islands. […] Read More