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PIECE OF MIND
Writings and Musings of Jay D. Pearson
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Mortality and the Illusion of Meaning
My friend Norm passed on New Year’s Day. He’d made a surprising comeback from my original post to the point where he had a fantastic...

Jay D. Pearson
Jan 20, 20161 min read
What is Peace?
Driving through Seattle yesterday, I saw another sign proclaiming a desire for peace on earth. A worthy desire, but not likely, outside...

Jay D. Pearson
Jan 6, 20161 min read
The Hypocrisy of Inclusivity
As another Christmas season winds down, and the controversy of what can and can’t be celebrated worsened yet again, it struck me that the...

Jay D. Pearson
Dec 28, 20151 min read
My Love-Hate Relationship With Christmas
Christmas: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, or so the song goes. When I hear the songs, see the lights, or drink my Peppermint...

Jay D. Pearson
Nov 28, 20152 min read
A Life Well Lived
Today looks like it will be my friend Norm’s last day. As I wait for the news I dread, I am thinking about him and what he has meant to...

Jay D. Pearson
Nov 8, 20151 min read
An Introvert in an Extrovert’s World
Being an introvert in an America that only values extroverts sucks. The Meyers-Briggs study of the 1960s estimated 25% as being...

Jay D. Pearson
Oct 21, 20153 min read
Seeing Outside of Caste
I am a member of a large masters swim team. We have roughly 80 members, about half of whom regularly swim very demanding workouts early...

Jay D. Pearson
Sep 21, 20152 min read
The Darkness of the Soul
In the first book of my series, one of the ancillary characters talks about the darkness of the soul, and in the second book, another...

Jay D. Pearson
Aug 29, 20153 min read
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