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On the allure of evil. October 31, 2016. Human beings are obsessed with evil. We love to dress up as vampires and zombies, and watch nightmare-inducing movies about bloody, horrific serial killers. But what is it in the human psyche that is so drawn to terror? There are many components, which are fueled by the adrenaline provided by a thrill. I can’t explain every facet of this convoluted fascination, but I have found insight into a part of it. Evil plays into that all-consuming human desire to be. Shout...
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More on our internal, romanticized selves | The Aisling Chronicle
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More on our internal, romanticized selves. March 24, 2015. On our internalized and romanticized selves. Early Plum Blossom Haikus →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out.
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On Anna Karenina and knowing who you are | The Aisling Chronicle
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On Anna Karenina and knowing who you are. June 2, 2015. June 2, 2015. And us real people, just want to make ourselves happy and to understand who we are. Knowing who you are. On anna karenina and knowing who you are. What we live for. On the movement of energy. On wholeness and thrill seeking →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out.
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Human Actions | The Aisling Chronicle
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This is a list of actions that, when narrated in literature by a talented writer, contain a certain piercing humanity. If you think of any that I don’t have yet, please let me know! Putting on or buying clothes. Painstakingly opening a package. Savoring chocolate (for example). The giving and receiving of gifts. Disappointing someone who cares about you. Petting a kitten or other baby animal. Writing late at night. Sitting or standing outside in angry silence. Most things done in the still, early morning.
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Be yourself | The Aisling Chronicle
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February 12, 2015. February 12, 2015. People always tell you to be yourself, but, literally speaking, it is impossible not to be. The desire to conform, and inability to remain apathetic to peer pressure is a legitimate part of most people’s personalities. It would be better to tell people to be unafraid to make their own decisions. This is a double edged sword, though, since some might interpret that as permission to break the law. My enchanted forest →. One thought on “ Be yourself. Word of the Day.
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On little word pictures | The Aisling Chronicle
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On little word pictures. July 30, 2015. Berry picking on a summer day. Smells like rain and freshly cut hay. The pop of juice. And the buzz of bees. Ride on the wind. Til they reach the sea. On wholeness and thrill seeking. On shame vs. guilt →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out.
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On why love is so terrifying | The Aisling Chronicle
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On why love is so terrifying. March 17, 2015. A dear friend of mine has been struggling with how much she loves her boyfriend, and the constant fear that she has of him leaving. It got me thinking about trust, love, and impermanence, which brought me to the series of epiphanies recorded below. It is important to keep in mind that not all love is romantic, and that many of the things I will address also apply to friends and family. Some wisdom from tumblr. On punk rock and wholeness →. Word of the Day.
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On wholeness and thrill seeking | The Aisling Chronicle
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On wholeness and thrill seeking. June 24, 2015. June 24, 2015. Many people spend their entire lives searching for wholeness, but I realized that it cannot be achieved for more than a few moments at a time. In order to achieve this, one must come to the realization that wholeness does not come from inside or outside your being, but involves connecting to the energy contained within the earth. On wholeness and thrill seeking. On Anna Karenina and knowing who you are. On little word pictures →. On Are the e...
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Video response to ‘On the effect of life’s futility’ | The Aisling Chronicle
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Video response to ‘On the effect of life’s futility’. February 18, 2015. February 18, 2015. My wonderful friend Trinity read my post ‘On the effect of life’s futility’ and made a video response to it. I hope you’ll watch it! Https:/ theaislingchronicle.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/on-the-effect-of-lifes-futility/comment-page-1/#comment-4. On the effect of life's futility. What are we meant to do on earth? On equilibrium and longing vs. belonging. Silence vs. quiet continued →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
