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Tag Archives: solitude
Isolation
“We’re afraid to be alone, everybody got to have a home. Isolation.” —John Lennon Side one of “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was on the turntable with the stylus tracking the fifth song, “Isolation”. I’m not sure why I had decided … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, Health, Hometown, Meanderings, music
Tagged isolation, John Lennon Plastic Ono Band, loneliness, solitude
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Hermit Day
My events calendar points out that today is National Hermit Day. This is a commemoration that touches a special place in my mind because of the hermit-like nature of my personality. The 29th of October was selected as Hermit Day … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, cultural highlights, Hometown, Meanderings, philosophy, religion
Tagged hermits, monks, Saint Colman mac Duagh, solitude
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Hermitlike Folks
“If a reclusive monk discovers that he is living in a state of bliss and ecstasy, his poverty of human company becomes the ultimate in comfort. Should he give it up?” This puzzle came up last week when a pair … Continue reading
Posted in cultural highlights, Hometown, Meanderings, religion
Tagged hermits, monks, Mormon missionaries, solitude
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Like A Hermit
The darkness of early morning this time of year is fascinating in a way that is different from early morning hours of January. Instead of the frozen, hibernating, peaceful world of a Northern Hemisphere winter, the overnights of June have … Continue reading
Purposely Alone
Today is St. Valentine’s Day. This weird holiday is awkward in at least a few respects. It’s particularly unnerving for people who are not married or engaged. This frequently misunderstood holiday honors a Roman Catholic martyr whose demise was quite … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, cultural highlights, Friendship, History, Meanderings, religion
Tagged alone, bachelorhood, Claudius the Cruel, marriage, partnership, solitude, St Valentine
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Being Alone
While I wrote about the Apollo 17 mission the other day, I thought about command pilot Ronald Evans, the astronaut who was left behind in lunar orbit while his partners decended to the surface of the Moon. Evans spent about … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, cultural highlights, Friendship, Health, Meanderings, Youth
Tagged alone, Antarctica, Sami people, Siberia, solitude, space travel
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National Hermit Day
I met Yves at the funeral of a friend six years ago. He was the first self-identified hermit I’d ever come across. (Most solitary people do not label themselves as such.) He was affiliated with the monastery, Saint-Benoît de Nursie of Montréal, Canada. I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Contemplation, cultural highlights, Health, Meanderings, religion
Tagged creativity, hermits, joy, monks, solitude
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