What is it about shared identities that people often find themselves obsessing over, identities that are often meaningless if they are not connected by an underlying set of shared values? Much of it may have historical roots, but, as deep as those roots may stretch, they will get ripped out over the slightest of lines… Read more »
When it comes to the topic of pollution and climate, many people are unfamiliar with what lies behind many of the more attention-grabbing statements. Whether it is reading headlines or listening to talking points, those statements often get repeated by others, over and over again, despite that a few sentences have never been sufficient at… Read more »
I believe in setting big, impossible goals, as I’ve learned that what seems impossible—like having extreme anxiety—can be cured, such that we forget what anxiety feels like. Similarly, we could be sick and unable to work, projecting two years left to live, but turn it around to where we are coached by an Olympian hopeful. … Read more »
Helsinki, Finland’s capital, sits on a rocky peninsula plus a number of islands in southern Finland. The area was first settled after the end of the Ice Age around 5000 BC, but Helsinki didn’t become Finland’s capital city until 1812 (the capital had previously been Turku.) Liberally sprinkled with vast green spaces, neoclassical buildings, and… Read more »
You’re probably wondering what happened to last week. Honestly, so am I. As you may have noticed, no Voice Magazine came out last week. What started off as a massive migraine that took me through Friday and lingering effects throughout Saturday basically delayed this issue. By the time it came to Sunday and I was… Read more »
Near-death experience accounts of visiting the afterlife can be viewed as qualitative, as similar themes occur across cultures and age ranges. These themes often include pure, unconditional love beyond anything we have experienced in this world. The themes also involve beautiful colors more stunning than any color on Earth and sometimes beautiful music, where everything… Read more »
“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t.” —Richard Bach (as cited in Pim van Lommel, 2010, p. 1) I want to write a treatise called Machiavelli’s Sister! It will be the polar opposite of The Prince, by Machiavelli. My goal is the spiritual ideal,… Read more »
The phrase “inside baseball” actually came from a form of baseball where power hitting the ball was not allowed. Instead, scores could be made through bunts, singles, walks, and stolen bases. Later it apparently came to mean highly specialized knowledge within a field, ie, what the heck a single actually is, and from there on… Read more »
Health can become a fun form of fanaticism and has many benefits. Toxins, on the other hand, lead to suffering. Getting hit with a disease where we can no longer work, where we suffer to the point of nausea, where we are isolated for a decade in a black room with no sound, barely able… Read more »
