I once heard a statistic that ninety-five percent of the thoughts we will have today are exactly the same as the ones we had yesterday. If that is something that is actually calculable and true, then to say we are creatures of habit would be a vast understatement. And if it is true, what an opportunity we have—imagine the impact it would have on our lives if we deliberately began to expand the percentage of new ideas we entertain each day. A willingness to be moved, even temporarily, to an alternative position on a matter, to consider a new interpretation of past events, or to look at ourselves in a different light, for example, all could yield a gamut of surprising results. The value, use, or possibilities of a flexible and changing perspective is a common thread running through the work in this issue.
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Tara Wrobel
Contact: Tara@TemporaryTruths.com
Temporary Truths, a bimonthly online journal, is the work of Tara Wrobel, an artist and writer based in Massachusetts, who offers the following statement for this work:
So much of what we are taught as we grow up in our families, cultures, and societies can cast us inflexibly in certain narrow experiences of what it means to be alive. I am interested in the inherent potential of human experience when these sorts of restrictions are stripped away. What more is there? What is really possible? What's actually true? The journeys through the interior world that result from these kinds of inquiries and how what is learned therein affects experiences in the exterior world inspire much of the writing published in this journal. Additionally, related topics like creativity, self-expression, personal authenticity, and connecting with the natural world are explored. The name, Temporary Truths, is reflective of the ever-changing awareness that this sort of investigation continually generates, where what is true is very much intertwined with where one is in their own personal evolution. Therefore, I offer my ideas here as my best efforts at the time to convey my perceptions and experiences.
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Next Page (page 2): One and All
Page 3: A Poet's Place
Page 4: Depth of View
Page 5: Relating to the Spiritual
Page 6: The Weight of the Most Wanted Things
Page 7: Daily Balance
Page 8: In Parting
Past Content Archive: Writing and imagery from previous issues
Image on this page ("A Moment's Reflection"): Maudslay State Park in Newburyport, Massachusetts.