Some Thrive, Some Die

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Lawrence Benner’s cat just died, and it’s got him thinking about all the ways we’re obsessed with death, when it’s really quite simple.

The Year of Drinking Dangerously

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Sintong Gaspari doesn’t want to be a part of gay culture. But he doesn’t want to be alone, either.

Never Stop Living

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Does self-image ultimately determine how the body will perform?

10 Signs I’m Disconnected From Myself

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Jayson Gaddis knows when he’s disconnected. And knows what to do to connect back again.

A Scientific Case for the Human Soul?

Near Death

So what happens when someone dies? Hameroff theorizes that the quantum processes previously taking place within the brain rejoin the larger proto-consciousness that exists in the universe. He proposes that, perhaps, this greater phenomenon of proto-consciousness of which we are a part, is what many would call “God.”

“My most intimate encounters with the ‘logic’ of suicide have come from my own internal battles.”

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This is a comment by Seth Mullins on the post “Stepping Off”.

Whose Life Is This?

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Keith Doyle, a man with second sight and precognitive dreams sees pregnancy, and abortion, in a different light.

Respect: Happy Birthday Curtis Mayfield [1942-1999]

The soul and funk legend would have been seventy today.

Great Moments in Greatness: The Sylvers Take To The Skies

You wish your favorite musicians had swagger like this …

Great Moments in Greatness: Harry Belafonte Checks Out The Supremes At A Rehearsal

Sometimes great people find time to hang out, and you just look on, wanting to be a part of it.

Row, row, row your boat

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Strange dreams in India lead to a self-realization

Respect: Happy Birthday Lionel Hampton & Luther Vandross

Two American musical institutions share a birthday today, and we pause to show our respects.

Music: @MalcolmBarrett & Brandon Scott (@actorbscott) are Sin City With New Soulful Album

Two actors taking their talents to the musical arena, Sin City brings the funk and tight rhymes to blow your mind.

Music: South African Singing Sensation Soon To Scintillate Stateside [@darrylzero]

South African singer Lira is poised to spread her musical inspiration to audiences worldwide.

Soul Is Hard to Find

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After all the hard work he’s put in, Rick Belden wonders if there are some things we just can’t change.

Respect: Musical Legend Nick Ashford, 1942-2011

One half of the legendary songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson has left us.