{"id":150,"date":"2023-12-01T06:26:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-01T11:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/?page_id=150"},"modified":"2024-02-06T18:36:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T23:36:38","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignfull has-large-font-size\" style=\"border-width:2px\"><blockquote><p><em>We are not now that strength which in old days <br>Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are; <br>One equal temper of heroic hearts, <br>Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will<br>To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.<\/em><\/p><cite>&#8211; Alfred, Lord Tennyson<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignfull is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-3 wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-250 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all-articles category-blog tag-appalachian-trail tag-duty tag-family tag-hiking tag-loss tag-love tag-marriage tag-purpose\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/jerry-learning-about-love-loss-and-purpose\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-pixabay-34534-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jerry: Learning About Love, Loss, and Purpose.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-pixabay-34534-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-pixabay-34534-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-pixabay-34534-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-pixabay-34534-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-pixabay-34534-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/pexels-pixabay-34534-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-title wp-elements-631f61beea479e43b32f4930238b8fe5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/jerry-learning-about-love-loss-and-purpose\/\" target=\"_self\" >Jerry: Learning About Love, Loss, and Purpose.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-excerpt wp-elements-83e9164e1475dcb0fd190f6e4dbbfeb4\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019m tempted every year to through-hike the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. While I never took the trip, I used to frequent the archway, which is the starting point for thousands of people who start their attempts in the spring. The last time I went was in the middle of April. The last time&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/06\/jerry-learning-about-love-loss-and-purpose\/\">Keep Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:7px;margin-bottom:7px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-02-06T13:41:00-05:00\">6 February 2024<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-209 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all-articles category-blog tag-aldous-huxley tag-brave-new-world tag-freedom tag-happiness\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/11\/you-are-losing-your-freedom-brave-new-world\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1706\" height=\"2278\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-mael-balland-10807608-scaled-e1707233160409.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"You are Losing Your Freedom: Brave New World.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-mael-balland-10807608-scaled-e1707233160409.jpg 1706w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-mael-balland-10807608-scaled-e1707233160409-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-mael-balland-10807608-scaled-e1707233160409-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-mael-balland-10807608-scaled-e1707233160409-768x1026.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-mael-balland-10807608-scaled-e1707233160409-1150x1536.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-mael-balland-10807608-scaled-e1707233160409-1534x2048.jpg 1534w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1706px) 100vw, 1706px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-title wp-elements-631f61beea479e43b32f4930238b8fe5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/11\/you-are-losing-your-freedom-brave-new-world\/\" target=\"_self\" >You are Losing Your Freedom: Brave New World.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-excerpt wp-elements-83e9164e1475dcb0fd190f6e4dbbfeb4\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">You Aren\u2019t As Free As You Think We all have our share of trials. We all have burdens. But thankfully, we don\u2019t have nearly as many as our ancestors did. Most of our problems are small ones\u2014 first-world problems. We have more access to good food, clean water, shelter, and entertainment than anyone else. If&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/11\/you-are-losing-your-freedom-brave-new-world\/\">Keep Reading<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"padding-top:0;padding-bottom:0;margin-right:0;margin-left:0;margin-top:7px;margin-bottom:7px;\" class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-12-11T14:09:20-05:00\">11 December 2023<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-186 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-all-articles category-blog tag-authentic tag-authentic-self tag-authenticity tag-be-yourself tag-behavior tag-humility tag-personality tag-real-me tag-self-help\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/02\/dont-be-yourself-be-better\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1919\" height=\"1621\" src=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-oladimeji-ajegbile-2908773-scaled-e1707232539771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Don&#8217;t Be Yourself, Be Better.\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-oladimeji-ajegbile-2908773-scaled-e1707232539771.jpg 1919w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-oladimeji-ajegbile-2908773-scaled-e1707232539771-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-oladimeji-ajegbile-2908773-scaled-e1707232539771-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-oladimeji-ajegbile-2908773-scaled-e1707232539771-768x649.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-oladimeji-ajegbile-2908773-scaled-e1707232539771-1536x1297.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1919px) 100vw, 1919px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-title wp-elements-631f61beea479e43b32f4930238b8fe5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thelaymanslantern.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/02\/dont-be-yourself-be-better\/\" target=\"_self\" >Don&#8217;t Be Yourself, Be Better.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"has-link-color has-text-color has-contrast-color wp-block-post-excerpt wp-elements-83e9164e1475dcb0fd190f6e4dbbfeb4\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A Common Problem I used to have a friend named Jonah, whom I met at a training camp. Jonah, when I first met him, was one of the funniest people I\u2019ve met. He did impeccable impressions of Homer Simpson, Carl Wheezer, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. 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