Tag: perception

  • There and Away: Perceiving changes in ourselves

    There is something oddly unsettling about coming home after being away awhile and finding the house left in by your pre-vacation self. Not that I expect my week in Mexico was a soul-changing experience, but coming home, I had one week more of experiences than the self who left certain things scattered around the house,…

  • Whose Shadow Do You Cast?

    “I’m not famous. My image is famous. It’s a shadow I don’t even cast.” – Harold Brodkey As you read these words – or if I read yours – somewhere has formed a shadow person of the author, an image or idea that we associate with the writing. The quote above considers the idea that…