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Who is Mature
Who is Mature

"I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys R Us kid. There's a million toys at Toys R Us that I can play with..." I LOVED going to Toys R Us as a kid, but I would often demand everything in the store...#onlychildsyndrome. How do I balance the needs of my inner, artist child with my adult self as I explore my creativity? Who really flips their lid.

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolabill plotkin, Nature and the human soul, blame, julia cameron, the artist's way, berg, michael berg, The Way, the way, lgbt, gay, homosexuality, white supremacy, white supremacist, collaboration, maturity, adulthood, manhood, womanhood, gay pride, growing up, toys r us, children, child, inner child, artist, art, creativity, creative, smoky mountains, eclipse, mature, purpose, meaning, life, spirit, spirituality, soul, inspiration, accountability, expectation, selfishness, selflessness, selfless, selfishComment
Who is Listening
Who is Listening

As I was physically developing, my ears outgrew my head. Yes, I heard my fair share of Dumbo jokes, yet I still struggled to really listen despite my ear size. I suppose bigger doesn't make for better, so how do we perfect the art of listening? Do you hear what Who hears?

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Into the LightMatthew ChicolaThe Way, the way, berg, michael berg, listening, judgment, validation, psychology, spirituality, compassion, the velvet rage, Alan Downs, grindr, anxiety, lgbt, the universe story, brian swimme, thomas berry, huron-manistee, national forests, michigan, chicago, bucktown, nonjudgmental, spirit, soulComment
Who is Hopeful
Who is Hopeful

Why did the chicken cross the road? It would seem out of his/her character to make such a bold move, unless of course it was a means to escape. What was the chicken hoping to reach or to achieve by crossing? Who is bwoking to find out.

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolachicago, survival, equitable treatment, animal, animal welfare, bugs, insects, butterfly, hope, inspiration, The Way, the way, michael berg, the denial of death, ernest becker, grand rapids, nature, Nature and the human soul, photography, bill plotkin, mystery, light, dark, psychology, spirituality, soulComment
Who is an Animal
Who is an Animal

I haven't figured out all the tricks I can do with my spots yet, but Put Me in the Zoo, by Robert Lopshire, was a favorite childhood story because I thought it would be so much fun to live among the animals. Could CHICO handle all those eyes watching every move now, though? Who wants to stay.

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Into the DarkMatthew Chicolacharlotte's web, muppets, animal, animal welfare, frank oz, E. B. White, Put me in the zoo, robert lopshire, the denial of death, ernest becker, The Way, the way, michael berg, wilbur, existential, existentialismComment
Who is (Endless) Love
Who is (Endless) Love

The Cardigans "Lovefool" may not be the biggest hit, but the song's repetitive lyrics ("Love me, love me, say that you love me...Leave me leave me just say that you need me") perfectly illustrate what made me so foolish in love. How can love become a many splendored thing? My gift is my web. 

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolalove, endless love, power of love, heartless, love hurts, lovefool, the denial of death, ernest becker, berg, michael berg, The Way, the way, the velvet rage, The velvet rage, Alan Downs, wicked, elphaba, glinda, god, heart, emotionComment
Who is Charitable
Who is Charitable

We can probably agree that it is better to give than to receive if our aim is to be charitable, but what happens when the call to give is more than we can handle? Do we answer or send it to voicemail? If you're anything like me, your voicemail box is full, so don't ignore it! It might change your life. 

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Into the LightMatthew Chicolamichael berg, The Way, the way, charity, fundraising, nonprofit, paws, sheldrick, animal welfare, give, give back, pay it forward, donate, natureComment
Who is a Survivor
Who is a Survivor

Yes, Alanis Morissette. It is ironic, I think. I haven't been married, so I can't comment on wedding day rain, and I don't smoke so I can't comment on cigarette break restrictions. I have, however, experienced the rush of a plane crash. Life certainly has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's ok, but how does our reaction to it determine our destiny? Who is a little too ironic.

 

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Into the DarkMatthew Chicolasurvivor, disaster, crash, accident, miracle, light, life, ptsd, purpose, meaning, god, darkness, berg, the way, The WayComment