Category: Values

The Villages, Florida…

by Bob Adamcik | Apr 10, 2022 | Class, Modern culture, Notes, Politics, Society, Values | 0 |

Over the last two weeks I’ve been road-tripping through Florida. As I was driving homeward via the central part of the state, I decided to see the infamous “Villages,” described variously as having the highest...

Which way is North?

by Bob Adamcik | Jan 12, 2022 | Admin, Notes, Self-image, The self, Values | 0 |

After watching the social and political theater of the last half-dozen years, I’ve decided an easy way to characterize people is by their moral compass: Do they appear to have one, and if so, what is their North Star? This...

A crisis of identity…

by Bob Adamcik | Apr 6, 2019 | Contentment, Happiness, identity, Notes, Search, Self-image, The self, Values | 0 |

I found a surprising bit of substance in a piece of escape fiction last week. Laurence Shames, in “Scavenger Reef,” tells of the death of Augie Silver, one of those rare individuals who are effortlessly successful in...

On shame…

by Bob Adamcik | Oct 17, 2018 | Human Nature, identity, Notes, Self-image, The self, Values | 1 |

It occurs to me this morning that shame is perhaps the most powerful of emotions, more so than any other. Certainly is is the most unappreciated. Shame goes to the core of our self image, or perhaps to the image we present to...

Meaning is not a gift, it is an assignment…

by Bob Adamcik | Sep 3, 2016 | Contentment, Meaning, Notes, Search, Values | 2 |

This is the third in this little trilogy of posts addressing meaning in our lives. One catalyst for these was Richad Dawkins’ book, “The Selfish Gene.” Dawkins makes the argument that the replicating gene...

On my last post and creating meaning

by Bob Adamcik | Aug 23, 2016 | Contentment, Happiness, Meaning, Notes, Search, Values | 4 |

There are a couple of things feeding my thinking here. First was a recent discussion with a friend. I’d read a piece listing the most popular iOS and Android apps downloaded last June or July. Among the top 20, virtually...

What counts as socially-responsible behavior?

by Bob Adamcik | Jan 7, 2016 | Notes, Other people, Passion, Search, Values | 0 |

I have a personal conflict: I have a strong sense of social responsibility, but I’m a solitary guy. I’m happiest hanging out at home. But just donating money seems like a cop-out. Over the years, I’ve built...

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