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Moderation

Moderation. Something that I find so incredibly important. When I encountered my first bout of enlightenment I felt like it was a shotgun burst...but in reality is was more of a burst of light. In this burst of light I understood everything there was to know. But in reality the burst of light was just that, a burst of light. The darkness follows soon after. There is nothing wrong with this.

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The Veil of Culture

We are all subjects of our own culture. We see our everyday world through a lens crafted by our enculturation. I am not saying this is a bad thing. American culture has it's low points, as does New England culture, as does rural town culture (all categories I would place myself in). All of these cultural identities also have wonderful, and often times, beautifully quaint aspects.

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Abrupt shift in consciousness

I'm new to this whole spiritual growth thing, as of a few months ago. I had always been interested in spirituality, and I was always an accepting, relatively kind person. Although up until earlier this Fall, I was very cynical, depressed, and doggedly agnostic; and I was pretty OK with it.

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"Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we have been waiting for." — Hopi elders

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Benjaminsk

About Me

Skills and talents
acceptance, cynicism, offending others, drinking Moxie, drinking beer, enjoying the little things, biking, hiking, outdoorsmanship
Interests
the different, the fun shit, the new, the odd, the outcasted, the strange, the understated
What I'm Reading
A Song of Ice and Fire
What I'm Listening To
Between the Buried and Me, Mastodon, Minus the Bear, Mars Volta, Weezer, Radiohead

Education

High school
Dracut Senior High School/Gray-New Gloucester High School
College
University of Vermont

Work

Employer
Chunky's
Position
Foodrunner