It’s been nearly 5 years since I started this blog, a year and a half of working on it, and writing about philosophy. Since then, I’ve avoiding writing this post because I still questioned what philosophy is and why philosophy matters. The world has since become a weird place where socializing has changed and we’re all stuck at home, so this matters more than ever. Today’s post is attempting to answer the question what is philosophy and why does philosophy matter?
Tag: philosophy
Conflict is the Highest Teacher
There is a lesson in every difficult situation. Read more about what conflict can teach you on my blog!
Write from the Heart
This month is all about living a more joyful life. But how can we do that when we’re using only our mind to think about things and analyze them instead of communicating from a place of alignment? Philosophers have contemplated tough questions for centuries, including ones of how we communicate, questions about love and the…
What if…
What if you gave up every block, doubt, fear and thing that holds you back from shining? How would your life be different? What would it look like if you freed yourself from the prison of the thinking mind? What would you know?
How to keep going when the world is a mess
Sometimes I wonder if im the only one who consistently goes through cycles of feeling wonderful, and then feeling like shit. The last three weeks have been shit. Actually, the last 8 weeks have been really tough for me. From being rejected by multiple people, to getting shingles on my head, to the lack of…
How Philosophy Opened My Mind and Intelligence
Today we enter day 5 of Wildflower May and discuss how philosophy opened my mind and intelligence. I chose this topic because I’ve discussed how my childhood was a bit different, and my own experiences of school and learning changed when I started to learn about World Religions and Philosophy.
10 Philosophical Mistakes Everyone Makes
It’s exciting to me, as a philosopher to write this post. I believe that mistakes are not problems, but lessons to take from and apply changes going forward. Here are 10 philosophical mistakes that everyone makes when first encountering philosophy. 1. Reading only certain philosophers As a trained philosopher, the biggest mistake one can make…
In Search of Philosopher’s Stone
The Myth of Philosopher’s Stone Philosophy is a kind of hidden thing, that people know about, but don’t often study, much like the myth of a philosopher’s stone that is said to turn common matter into gold. But what is this myth really asking of us? What is the idea of being able to transform…
5 Philosophical Questions to Ponder During Quarantine
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post, for purely positive reasons. The last two months have been a transition into my higher, philosophical self. Spiritual teachers call it transcendence; the process of crystallizing and cocooning into your beautiful butterfly self. Over the past 4 weeks, I have been in self-isolation. This isolation is…
Love Always
After a month of love, and experiencing new self-love, something dawned on me. It’s always been there. Love is ALWAYS there, because you ARE love. Your intrinsic worth is LOVE. You are valuable because you have the capacity TO LOVE. Love is the answer. What is unconditional love? Unconditional love, is love without boundaries. The…