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The infinite possibilities each day holds should stagger the mind. The sheer number of experiences I could have is uncountable, breathtaking, and I'm sitting here refreshing my inbox. We live trapped in loops, reliving a few days over and over, and we envision only a handful of paths laid out ahead of us. We see the same things each day, we respond the same way, we think the same thoughts, each day a slight variation on the last, every moment smoothly following the gentle curves of societal norms. We act like if we just get through today, tomorrow our dreams will come back to us.
And no, I don't have all the answers. I don't know how to jolt myself into seeing what each moment could become. But I do know one thing: the solution doesn't involve watering down my every little idea and creative impulse for the sake of some day easing my fit into a mold. It doesn't involve tempering my life to better fit someone's expectations. It doesn't involve constantly holding back for fear of shaking things up.
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Tag Archives: earthquake
Disasters & The Moans to Not Help People Anymore
On January 12th of this year, a 7.0 earthquake all but destroyed the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, killing an estimated 230,000 people and left an additional million homeless. Aid from around the world was announced and has since begun to … Continue reading
Massive 8.8 Earthquake hits Chile; Tsunami generated in Pacific
Not even two months since the last major earthquake disaster, the Western hemisphere is waking up to another devastating earthquake, this time in the country of Chile. The estimated magnitude is 8.8, and a tsunami as high as fifteen feet … Continue reading
From disaster to political fodder in 48 hours (or less)
…American politics: they deliver. In yesterday’s post I mentioned that noted religious man/serial nutcase, Pat Robertson, suggested that the 7.0 earthquake that destroyed Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Tuesday evening was in fact God’s revenge for Haiti doing a deal with the … Continue reading
Up to 1 out of every 100 Haitians killed in Port-au-Prince Quake
“Disastrous” does not even begin to come close to the apparent situation on the ground in Haiti’s destroyed capital of Port-au-Prince. The Prime Minister of the country, Jean-Max Bellerive, took to the airwaves in a live interview with CNN shortly … Continue reading
Major earthquake strikes Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Just before 5:00pm eastern time this evening, a major earthquake (USGS: 7.0) struck 10 miles away from the center of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. There is little to no official media contact with the area right now but it is assumed damage … Continue reading