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Undecided? You bet!

Up until today, I have remained undecided whom to vote for President. Searching for a photo to accompany this post, I came across this one. It highlights the chorus of ridicule I’ve heard aimed lately at the undecided ‘wishywashers’ among us. Slinging ridicule back is tempting; however examining this from a symptomatic point of view […]

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Nov 5, 2012 by Carl Abbott
Filed Under: Autobiographical Tagged With: desire, freewill, government, lower position, politics, symptoms point of view, tribalism

My Battle With Tobacco

Researcher say nicotine is as addictive as cocaine. Perhaps, but then I only know the nicotine side of this. My story has many twists and turns which come to an ironic end. If you’re in a hurry for the Taoist aspect, skim some and skip to the ending, The Long Journey’s End. I began smoking […]

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Dec 7, 2010 by Carl Abbott
Filed Under: Autobiographical Tagged With: addiction, belief, freedom, freewill, lower position, surrender

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