I’m turning my back on social media. Now, that I have stayed off for a couple of days I realize how much noise there is on it. I don’t have a television nor do I watch much in terms of programming on streaming. In a way, I am turning off…
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Environmental Regulations: It gets into your mind.
They, the US Government, is in the process of lowering emission standards for industry and vehicles in the United States when it should be raising them. Have you ever heard of gravity? Probably. It means that everything is pulled towards the mass that is affecting the curvature of space time….
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The Simplicity of Faith
Spirituality is something that I’ve thought about for as long as I can remember. I would have been interested in it even if my parents hadn’t taken us to church every Sunday and Wednesday. So, every Sunday morning was a rush to get to Sunday School and Church every week…
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“There is nothing you can do.”
Overcoming Helplessness: The Power of Individual Action “There is nothing you can do.” This statement surfaced during a discussion about the war in Ukraine, but it resonates well beyond that context. It reflects a larger feeling of helplessness regarding various global issues that seem beyond my control. Given my limited…
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Freedom: One of my strongest motivators.
Freedom is one of my strongest motivators. Upon reflection today I realized that “Freedom” one of my absolute core values is. I forget that it is often because it runs so deep in me that I don’t really have to think about it. It is how I am naturally going…
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Guilt as Motivation: My most inherited trait.
My upbringing was a big, long lesson in what I call “Guilt Motivation.” Today, when I get this feeling I really hate it because it makes me not want to do anything. I acknowledge the fact that there is a tendency to blame the “thing” I’m feeling guilty about on…
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Where are the great thinkers today?
https://timothy-simpson.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/What-have-we-profited-if-we-have-gained-the-whole-world-and-lose-our-soul.m4a I understand your concerns. We live in a remarkable era filled with technology—AI, social media, Apple, Microsoft, and countless gadgets—much like a scene from a Star Trek episode. Yet, despite these advancements, trust in the media, politicians, and even among ourselves is waning, leading to a deeply troubling atmosphere…
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Christmas 2024: The meaning of Jesus to the world.
(My posts are merely thought experiments and not to be taken as if I firmly believe or think what it is I am writing. It is an experiment. I reach no conclusions.) When you grow up in the Southern Baptist religion Christmas is a very important time of year. Add…
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Life’s Purpose: Accomplish something.
(My posts are generally a “Thought Experiment” so don’t take everything I say as if I mean any of it. It is just random thoughts recorded to be sorted out. It is a way to reason out things.” “What gives your life purpose?” This was a question posed during a…
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Altered Perspective: How some of the things I used to like now kind of make me cringe.
This article is really more about exploring a topic than stating facts so the exercise is one more of just trying to put down on ‘paper’ the thoughts and feelings about things in my life that I can’t seem to quite grasp. So…off we go… For some odd reason I…