Please Tell Me I’m Good: Humanity’s Need for External Validation

By: Ben Bielert It doesn’t matter what other people think. This is a lie we tell ourselves daily, while we scramble to find some semblance of meaning in this life. They say that you shouldn’t care what other people think. But isn’t this just a strange dichotomy of life? We all care what other people … Continue reading Please Tell Me I’m Good: Humanity’s Need for External Validation →

The Time Dilemma: How Should We Fill Our Limited Days?

By: Benjamin BielertEvery day, it ticks away. We waste more of it than we care to talk about. We spend an inordinate amount of it on jobs, on relationships, and in situations that don't serve us. We have a finite amount, and although certain habits can increase it, they also often spend it. I'm talking … Continue reading The Time Dilemma: How Should We Fill Our Limited Days? →

Random Thoughts 3: Humanity’s Connection to the Sea

Today I was truly thinking about something random, and that was the strange bond that humans feel to the sea. We feel calmed by it, awed in its presence. We take notice of large bodies of water in general, but we’re strangely soothed by the sea, so long as its calm. For as easily as … Continue reading Random Thoughts 3: Humanity’s Connection to the Sea →

Random Thoughts 2: Where has all the originality gone?

Here's another random thoughts post. I have these thoughts sometimes and they can't be helped, so when I have them I'm just gonna post them, so long as they aren't deeply disturbing. The ones that are deeply disturbing I'll save for my journal. In this post I'm going to be like a crotchety old man … Continue reading Random Thoughts 2: Where has all the originality gone? →