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Writing the story of their own life allows the author to parse their story into examinable segments while continuing to engage in the act of communion and creation.


Kilroy J. Oldster

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KILROY J. OLDSTER Writers’ never-ending quest involves investigating genuineness while carving out narrative nonfict...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Mentorships, similar to other important relationships, usually end. Ideological differences and a ne...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Whole life is a search for the splendor of love, companionship, and beauty. When I found you, my sea...
KILROY J. OLDSTER A mature person reaps joy in the commonplace acts of living, appreciates the serenity of just being,...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Without opposition, there could be no creation. All life would cease without resistance. Emotions al...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Our actions reflect the distilled wisdom that we possess of the innermost self. Our personal philoso...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Human migration is an important part of our ancestral story. The places we live shape us, the places...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Every day is an opportunity to stand in awe when witnessing the overpowering presence of nature, an ...
KILROY J. OLDSTER By simplifying our lives, we rediscover our child-like stalk of innocents that reconnects us with th...
KILROY J. OLDSTER We each appear only one time in history. Whatever occurs in our life will never occur again. Our lif...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Living is a process of developing oneself. Without experiencing pain from disconcerting periods of o...
KILROY J. OLDSTER A person experiences anxiety when they realize their insignificance in the cosmic field, which prese...
KILROY J. OLDSTER We become the product of our recurrent thoughts. Writing is one method of explicating upon our thoug...
KILROY J. OLDSTER How we begin and how we end any relationship is a product of planning, fortuity, and personality. Ma...
KILROY J. OLDSTER We must live a genuine life in order to discover personal happiness and self-fulfillment. Understand...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Disquietude that springs from the fundamental nature of being a human being is vaster and more encom...
KILROY J. OLDSTER The tedium of existence and feeling imprisoned in a deplorable job can cause a person to consider th...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Families share relationships based not only blood, but also the unique affiliation of a terribly lon...
KILROY J. OLDSTER There are many standards to measure if a person was successful including did they fill a niche role ...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Character modification requires active participation in challenging new experiences, but without ref...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Engaging in meditative self-reflection and gaining increased control of inner experiences provides a...
KILROY J. OLDSTER A life without a storm would lack drama. Pounding waves of a tempestuous sea test a person’s mettl...
KILROY J. OLDSTER It is up to each one of us to immunize ourselves from any disabling bolts of anger and defend oursel...
KILROY J. OLDSTER A principled person’s greatest disappointment will always be his or her own failures to respond to...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Sorrow and strife comes to all persons. Mature people expect hardships and setbacks and patiently an...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Human inertia induces us to believe that our lives will never change unless we relocate.
KILROY J. OLDSTER Life includes unforeseen incidents that prove critical to promote personal growth. Life rarely gives...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Unresolved issues from childhood revisit us in adulthood.
KILROY J. OLDSTER Patriotism is the surefire wingnut that binds our diverse society. Rulers historically used patrioti...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Any meaning of life derives from amiably accepting our anonymous role in the singular order of the u...
KILROY J. OLDSTER A period of darkness is essential in order to expand personal awareness. Experiencing sadness and lo...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Maniacal obsession can be a destructive or a transformative psychic force. What is unacceptable is a...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Art is not just a display of beauty. Art also reflects what is ugly, and it celebrates the grotesque...
KILROY J. OLDSTER We inhabit an internal world that is subject to diversification. Every day we undergo personal trans...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Human beings possess the gift of personal freedom and liberty of the mind. We each possess the sover...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Authors do not need to offer us the answers to such weighty questions such as how to live and prepar...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Disturbing encounters in life spur reflective thinking that jars a person from his or her exhausted ...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Self-transformation commences with a period of self-questioning. Questions lead to more questions, b...
KILROY J. OLDSTER Our most potent memories include the taste and smells of foods we enjoyed as a child in part because...
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