Pascal Bollon

Tagged: Orrery Of Life

We do not live in one dimension. Neither do we live in one reality. We live in a series of layered existences. These existences are spiritual, physical, ideological, social, religious,.. to name a few. Each of these existences are ruled by series of dimensions. These dimensions in turn create simultaneous series of balances and imbalances. Each series of balances and imbalances have their own cycle, timing, and relative importance. Like an orrery.

My Heritage | The Matriarchy

Part 4 – Mamie, my Grandmother, the Iron Lady 1943 – Likasi Country Club- Mamie, my grandmother I was 6. Or 12. It does not matter. It did not matter. During the year, my domicile was Rueil, a Western suburb of Paris. That life was about optimising school attendance and...

“You Do You!” … and Then What Do You Do?

Over the past 10 years, we went from “You do You, you be yourself”, to “You do You, whatever dude”. Once the cornerstone of support, acceptance and inclusivity, the phrase “You do You” is now less a program than a shrug. Whatever floats your boat.  This is so emblematic of our...

feeling the void

Feeling The Void

Or, how life is often too much and not enough At first, there is nothing, the void of creation. Then we build this up into something. Until we reach a point where life seems either futile or overflows with needs. It always seems to clank one way then the other,...

I Am Irrelevant

What will the people think? What will they remember about me? A common worry, even when we don’t care. Maybe especially so. And if it is a worry, then we have to admit it has at least some importance in our life. I was recently discussing choice and end-of-life dignity....

MakingNonSenseofIt, Pascal Bollon

The Theory behind “The Price We Pay”

The last time you read from me, it was in The Price We Pay. I was addressing numerous conversations I had, heard or read about alternative life choices, regrets and guilt. Whether moral, economic, emotional, sentimental, it seems sometimes a default conversation. As a way to map out our choices,...

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The Price We Pay

No regrets. No guilt. Another movie star pays for his life of parties. A football team loses the game in stoppage time because they stopped pushing after 90 minutes. Getting a sun tan gives skin cancer. Smoking kills. Any of these sentences shocked you? No, I did not think so....

Overlapping Orbits – or how to keep it together in a group?

We are herd animals. We all have precise expectations from groups. Sometimes high expectations, sometimes no expectations at all. We need to understand how groups will impact us. The question is whether balance and peace are a group ‘s baseline. Or maybe constant sparks are. In my previous article, I...

life is movement like an orrery

Balancing the Chaos

Should we live balanced lives? We are taught that a balanced life is a more fulfilling life. Just type in Google Search “balance in life quotes” and you will find 1.57 billion results! Apparently, the secret to life is finding balance in everything you do. A Balanced Life is a...