![I am an optimist. And not just your average glass-is-half-full kind of optimist either. I am the glass-is-overflowing type. I’m not sure where it came from exactly. My family are not particularly noted for either their pessimism or optimism, so it’s not likely that it stemmed from that (although I acknowledge it was not prevented […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sen-l-Darcangelo-1-2.jpg?w=58 "I am an optimist. And not just your average glass-is-half-full kind of optimist either. I am the glass-is-overflowing type. I’m not sure where it came from exactly. My family are not particularly noted for either their pessimism or optimism, so it’s not likely that it stemmed from that (although I acknowledge it was not prevented […]")
Lie to yourself – it might just become truth
I am an optimist. And not just your average glass-is-half-full kind of optimist either. I am the glass-is-overflowing type. I’m not sure where it came from exactly. My family are...
All Stories
![There is an old story. It is known as the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent many centuries ago, it has circled the globe in an effort to explain the various perspectives available within one single, over-arching truth. Because of its deeply useful philosophy to remember that […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sen-l-Darcangelo-7-1.jpg?w=58 "There is an old story. It is known as the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent many centuries ago, it has circled the globe in an effort to explain the various perspectives available within one single, over-arching truth. Because of its deeply useful philosophy to remember that […]")
The elephant in the room: Pursue truth, but don’t let it control you
There is an old story. It is known as the parable of the blind men and the elephant. Originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent many centuries ago, it has circled...
![We’re all human. And humans are all, to one degree or another, vengeful. Even those of us who work so hard to overcome the lesser angels of our nature love a good car-keying breakup song or can’t help dropping a snarky Yelp review when crossed. Why do we feel the need for revenge? It doesn’t […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sen-l-Darcangelo-3.jpg?w=58 "We’re all human. And humans are all, to one degree or another, vengeful. Even those of us who work so hard to overcome the lesser angels of our nature love a good car-keying breakup song or can’t help dropping a snarky Yelp review when crossed. Why do we feel the need for revenge? It doesn’t […]")
Revenge is a dish best served with a side of kindness
We’re all human. And humans are all, to one degree or another, vengeful. Even those of us who work so hard to overcome the lesser angels of our nature love...
![You might find it surprising to know that I possess a belief in astrology. Or perhaps you won’t find it surprising at all. As a way of making an eventual point, in the roundabout style I typically employ, I’ll share the details of the astrological portion of my faith. You need not subscribe to these […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/sen-l-Darcangelo-1.jpg?w=58 "You might find it surprising to know that I possess a belief in astrology. Or perhaps you won’t find it surprising at all. As a way of making an eventual point, in the roundabout style I typically employ, I’ll share the details of the astrological portion of my faith. You need not subscribe to these […]")
Of magnets, constellations and new beginnings
You might find it surprising to know that I possess a belief in astrology. Or perhaps you won’t find it surprising at all. As a way of making an eventual...
![There is a long-held belief that sacrifice is the pathway to all accomplishments, ranging from high-school diplomas to eternal salvation. These are the types of things that are accomplished through sacrifice. In the sense that the word is being used here, meaning that sometimes they gave up parties they really, really wanted to go to […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sen-l-Darcangelo-7.jpg?w=58 "There is a long-held belief that sacrifice is the pathway to all accomplishments, ranging from high-school diplomas to eternal salvation. These are the types of things that are accomplished through sacrifice. In the sense that the word is being used here, meaning that sometimes they gave up parties they really, really wanted to go to […]")
Here’s a New Year’s resolution: Be more selfish
There is a long-held belief that sacrifice is the pathway to all accomplishments, ranging from high-school diplomas to eternal salvation. These are the types of things that are accomplished through...
![I can’t think of anything I’d like more for Christmas than joy for this world, who has been through so much of late. This saddened and wicked world, full of disease and dis-ease, both. Wounds of the heart so deep even the light cannot penetrate them. Sorrows resting quietly inside and unknown. Likely to be […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sen-l-Darcangelo-5.jpg?w=58 "I can’t think of anything I’d like more for Christmas than joy for this world, who has been through so much of late. This saddened and wicked world, full of disease and dis-ease, both. Wounds of the heart so deep even the light cannot penetrate them. Sorrows resting quietly inside and unknown. Likely to be […]")
Joy to the world … please — we need it
I can’t think of anything I’d like more for Christmas than joy for this world, who has been through so much of late. This saddened and wicked world, full of...
![Rightly or wrongly, I have always thought of myself as a bit of an empath. It’s a loaded term, really. It can give impressions of every claim from the psychic to the emotional. I am somewhere toward the latter on the spectrum. It’s hard to tell sometimes whether my emotional experiences are those of others […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sen-l-Darcangelo-3.jpg?w=58 "Rightly or wrongly, I have always thought of myself as a bit of an empath. It’s a loaded term, really. It can give impressions of every claim from the psychic to the emotional. I am somewhere toward the latter on the spectrum. It’s hard to tell sometimes whether my emotional experiences are those of others […]")
Whose feelings are whose? Empathy is good, but there is a limit
Rightly or wrongly, I have always thought of myself as a bit of an empath. It’s a loaded term, really. It can give impressions of every claim from the psychic...
![We live much — if not all — of our lives according to a set of rules that someone else usually came up with. However, we often don’t realize it is we who pick and choose the rules we decide we will follow. We may not feel we have much choice in the matter sometimes. […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sen-l-Darcangelo-1.jpg?w=58 "We live much — if not all — of our lives according to a set of rules that someone else usually came up with. However, we often don’t realize it is we who pick and choose the rules we decide we will follow. We may not feel we have much choice in the matter sometimes. […]")
Says who? What if you were your own prophet?
We live much — if not all — of our lives according to a set of rules that someone else usually came up with. However, we often don’t realize it...
![What exactly is a transcendent experience? To transcend means to go beyond expectation. To go past what has previously been experienced. To transcend is to evolve as a result of either a single powerful moment or a series of transformative experiences, or both. Like a light bulb over our heads or a ground-breaking discovery. An […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sen-l-Darcangelo-7.jpg?w=58 "What exactly is a transcendent experience? To transcend means to go beyond expectation. To go past what has previously been experienced. To transcend is to evolve as a result of either a single powerful moment or a series of transformative experiences, or both. Like a light bulb over our heads or a ground-breaking discovery. An […]")
Don’t change the bricks, change the mortar
What exactly is a transcendent experience? To transcend means to go beyond expectation. To go past what has previously been experienced. To transcend is to evolve as a result of...
![This upcoming week, we celebrate and honor the harvest. We recognize the miraculousness that we have the knowledge to grow and gather nourishment. It is a miracle that we have the technology to feed the entire world — once we’re ready. When humanity has evolved to the point where it empowers people rather than suppresses […]](https://www.nashobavalleyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/sen-l-Darcangelo-5.jpg?w=58 "This upcoming week, we celebrate and honor the harvest. We recognize the miraculousness that we have the knowledge to grow and gather nourishment. It is a miracle that we have the technology to feed the entire world — once we’re ready. When humanity has evolved to the point where it empowers people rather than suppresses […]")
Smile and be glad, for it’s Thanksgiving
This upcoming week, we celebrate and honor the harvest. We recognize the miraculousness that we have the knowledge to grow and gather nourishment. It is a miracle that we have...