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“We do not merely absorb reality: we can shape reality. Our consciousness is not split from how we view the world: it creates space for momentum and original undertakings. ("The umbrella of our imagination")”
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“If mutual threads are hopelessly entangled in our abstract world, we must return to our lived experiences, recover a deep sense of meaning, and navigate the tension between feeling right and individuality. (“After Bowling Alone”)”
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“The dance between Lightness and Heaviness is a dance between freedom and commitment, between flexibility and responsibility. Practical wisdom tells us when we must act or hold back and when we should choose to let life flow or pursue purpose and substance. (“The unbearable heaviness of being")”
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“Beauty can transform the fragments of a lost heart into poetry, reconstruct it spiritually, and reimagine brokenness into a new reality. Just as in Kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing pottery by embracing its breaks rather than attempting to conceal them, we celebrate its history and acclaim its imperfections. (“Absence of Beauty is like Hell“)”
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“Beauty promises recognition, connection, and loftiness. It invites us to soar and transcend. Beauty lends magnitude to our lives, but we feel dislocated if we miss sense and substance. Its absence is like a fall from grace. Beauty is one of the last refuges against emptiness. Without it, we become void drifters in a barren world. (“Absence of Beauty is like Hell“ )”
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Ray’s 2025 Year in Books
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