“All forms of writing are an act of conception; writing must lead to creation. Each time that we write, we begin again.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Language is our identity tool and by using experience, observation, and imagination, we each discover the words that give voice to our… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The story of what it means to be human is never complete. Every generation will produce its own share of comedies and… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Writing is one method for revising a person’s outlook on life and observing the world and one’s place therein from an altered… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Storytelling is ultimately the only way that we know besides song, dance, painting, and music to share with our tribesmen what it… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Personal essay writing that incites the mind and instigates personal growth involves examination and re-examination, a process of noticing and reflecting upon… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Recounting the narrative of our personal story in a methodical and chronological manner helps us see our life in a historical perspective.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Life is an ongoing journey where the intrepid traveler explores as many tributaries in the river of life as possible. Living consists… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Writing is an exhausting and demoralizing task that destroys human conceits. Writing an elongated series of personal essay opens a person’s mind… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“A shaman and a writer each serve as their communities’ seers by engaging in extraordinary acts of conscientious study of the past… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Storytelling creates a healing serum. The thematic unguent of our personal story represents a fusion of the ineffable truths that each of… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Every book adds a grain of humility and humanity to the communal ground that we tread. Writing is the one method that… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Disharmony at home or work is toxic to a person’s physical disposition and mental health.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The emotional ingredients that sustain long-term relationships are kindness, thoughtfulness, and compassion.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Personal disillusionment accompanied by self-pity and self-loathing are the Achilles’ heel of modern humankind, representing the weakness of the human spirit.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“We nurture our own being by respecting all people and consciously working to mitigate the pain of the world.” — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Life is a collection of memories and feelings. Mawkish sentimentally urges us to engage in artistic overtures, we yearn to share with other people… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Time is inexplicable because it moves – clicks away – at steady increments, while increasing the past and bringing the future into the present.… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Each of us, along with our ancestors, inhabits the same cosmos. When we tell stories, we enter the stream of human consciousness; we take… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“A period of darkness is essential in order to expand personal awareness. Experiencing sadness and loss makes a person appreciative of life, more tenderhearted,… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“A person writes similar to how a blind person uses brail. We grope along the palpable corridors of the mind’s organic texture to locate… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“People frequently ask me why I work so hard - prolong hours, infrequent vacations, and never calling in sick or missing work for any… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The ego is the culmination of our preferences and dislikes. Our ego represents the firm edges of how we perceive ourselves. An ego death… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Witnessing the moonrise each month, a person cannot resist noting a modest sense of optimism tugging at his or her enclosed capsule of bodily… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
