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Aaron Talledo
- Sep 26, 2020
- 6 min
A Journey Through Meditation
Rising over the mountains and placed amongst a canvas of navy blue sky and grey-bellied clouds, the moon begins its cyclical journey once more. I’m sitting on my bed as I decide to open my window. Outside, the Mojave air gusts in excitement, and as nightfall descends, I think of the nocturnal creatures leaving their holes, ready to continue their evolutionary gambit. The air is harsh tonight. It is a combination of whirls and exasperated bellowing, quickly rising in speed, an
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Shane McIntire
- Sep 12, 2020
- 7 min
The Personal Responsibility of Unjumbling the Mind: Crafting a Safe Haven
“An old man on a park bench stares with envy, At a couple with their children on their knees, While across the park a young man is caught by the police, Stealing for a habit he must feed, And if not for love, I could be one of these.” – Johnny Cash, If not for Love, on MAN IN BLACK When the Man in Black first sang those words in 1971, he was likely thinking about his wife, June Carter, and the life he might have had had he not met her. Cash struck a low point in his life, and
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