Without much provocation, each of us has the capacity to become easily unmoored, sent into the storm, and battered around until begging for surrender. Less esoterically: someone with time on his/her hands can push our buttons, cause stress and anxiety, and make us question our place in society. The provocateur could be an intimate partner, […]

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Think that sounds too cerebral? Nah. It only sounds like some fancy philosophical term. Here’s how I define existential relativism: my own private shit show. See? Not at all learned or esoteric. Here’s how this got started: I wrote a blog piece the other day that garnered a thoughtful and lengthy comment, that in so many […]

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