erikpemberton.org – more noise for the internet
Description: more noise for the internet
Human potential is an amazing thing.
Often, we lose sight of the larger picture of the world as we get engulfed by the distractions and responsibilities of modern life. You’ll hear people reminding you to “stop and smell the roses.” These platitudes often make sense or affect change in small, fleeting ways, but rarely cause a long-term shift in one’s perspective.
Ego is typically the driving force behind decisions that carry any sort of weight behind them. Children don’t want to disappoint their parents, employees strive to mask their dark secrets from employers, significant others fight urges to do anything that might cause each other pain and religious people struggle with thoughts or feelings that challenge their faith. Behind each of these things is a desire to include or exclude, to affirm or deny some self-perception you’ve constructed within your own mind. In
erikpemberton.org – more noise for the internet