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Existentially Speaking

By Richard Cirulli

Existentially Speaking 

Can We Be Better Than What We Think?

January 10, 2023 Examiner Media

“Man is born free but lives in chains-knowing these chains are self- imposed” –Rousseau By Richard Cirulli Existentialism deals with phenomenology, in simple terms the phenomenon of life. That raises various questions: Does our existence equal our essence of life?

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Existentially Speaking 

Who Scores Your Soundtrack of Life?

August 9, 2022August 10, 2022 Examiner Media

“I can show you, that when it starts to rain, everything’s the same, I can show you” The Beatles By Richard Cirulli It’s fair to say that our life is the song we sing, though we need to ask ourselves

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Existentially Speaking 

How We Can All Live a Meaningful Life Without Going to the Gym

June 14, 2022June 17, 2022 Examiner Media

“There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point? The truly adult view, by contrast, is that our life is as meaningful, as full and as wonderful as we

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Existentially Speaking 

Will the New Normal Make Us All Existentialists?

May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 Examiner Media

“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself” — Jean Paul Sartre By Richard Cirulli For us to better navigate our attempts to find meaning in our lives, we may want to consider our lives in perspective of

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Existentially Speaking 

All Trusts Are Not Created Equal

January 11, 2022May 4, 2022 Examiner Media

Dear Mr. Di Costanzo: Does my trust protect my assets if I need to go into a nursing home? Be careful! People often refer to a trust as a one-size-fits-all vehicle, yet there are many different types of trusts serving

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COLUMNS Existentially Speaking 

Making Sure Life Isn’t Like a Pit Bull

December 7, 2021May 4, 2022 Examiner Media

“All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson By Richard Cirulli We can all agree we often find ourselves perplexed when we feel challenged by the gauntlet of life’s trials and tribulations. At

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Existentially Speaking 

It’s Best to Think of Daydreaming as Theater of the Mind

November 8, 2021May 4, 2022 Examiner Media

By Richard Cirulli “And you can be sure that if you’re feeling right A daydream will last long into the night Tomorrow at breakfast you may prick up your ears Or you may be daydreaming for a thousand years” –John

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COLUMNS Existentially Speaking 

Having a Hearty Laugh Until it Hurts – at Your Expense

October 12, 2021October 15, 2021 Examiner Media

“Laugh, laugh, I thought I’d die It seemed so funny to me Laugh, laugh you met a guy who taught how it feels to be Lonely, or so lonely” –Beau Brummels By Richard Cirulli Few may be able to recall

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Existentially Speaking 

Anger: Our Self-Inflicted Fury of Revenge

September 10, 2021 Examiner Media

By Richard Cirulli “We have to count the letters of the alphabet and gather ourselves before we say something we regret.” –Athenodorus In this month’s column, I will address the topic of anger; a state of mind which we all

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Existentially Speaking 

Butwhatifits: Who Drives Your Chariot?

June 2, 2021 Examiner Media

By Richard Cirulli “I have always had the ability to attach my demons to my chariot.” Ingmar Bergman Butwhatifits.   It’s slang for the feeling one gets that despite all the planning and accomplishments, you come to realize you got

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