by Kent Pilkington | Mar 11, 2013 | Observations
I’m currently looking at ways that I tend to inflict verbal violence/shaming, often without even realizing it. Or perhaps with only peripheral knowledge. Certainly, it’s true that we should all be capable of withstanding a certain amount. However,...
by Kent Pilkington | Jan 21, 2013 | Observations
Learning to love has been a process with a lot of lessons along the way. Here is one of the most difficult, yet most liberating: Moving from “I am yours and you are mine” to “I am you and you are me”. This was a major challenge, in part because...
by Kent Pilkington | Jun 25, 2012 | Observations
I’ve observed for a long time how people (myself foremost) move into a different state of mind when they think about a others who do or think or believe in a way the person finds objectionable, wrong, offensive, etc. I see it when people talk about welfare...
by Kent Pilkington | Apr 23, 2012 | Observations
I’m not a musical virtuoso. I never have been. The path between my brain and my hands can run a bit long. I’ve tried the piano and the trumpet and abandoned both. But even as my 40th birthday rolled around, the desire to BE a musician (regardless of the...
by Kent Pilkington | Feb 2, 2012 | Observations
After a quick shower, I stepped over to the pod and looked inside. The white interior was bathed in a blue, diffused light that reflected all around, giving the water an otherworldly hue as it’s own slightly blue tinge was added. Stepping into the warm salt...
