https://wellexaminedlife.com Increasing Self Awareness Through Dialogue Thu, 19 May 2016 13:02:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 63705932 https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/59efa5dcae52a99cbb523165f79d2e3c1f3bac156bbe3553765fa1359e7a1a58?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fwebclip.png https://wellexaminedlife.com yesAll rights to original content reserved by Authorinterviews,poems,music,storiesI seek the profound in the overlooked. I seek the marvelous in the everyday. I’m often fascinated by the way sunlight dances on the Anacostia River from the 11 street bridge and often over whelmed by the beauty of a lost piece of art on a forgotten corner in a rarely visited neighborhood. I am consistently amazed by the lives of everyday people and enriched by the stories they so openly share with me. I firmly believe that the ability to wonder and be amazed is a muscle that will wilt if left unused. It seems to me that life becomes dull and meaningless without wonder and amazement. More than anything, I want this project, this website, to be a personal exercise regiment for my ability to wonder and inspiration for others to allow the everyday to amaze them. The unexamined life is not worth living, not because introspection produces happiness but because careful observation ensures that we will not miss the beauty of the trees for the Forrest.Increasing Self Awareness Through DialogAaron Goggansaarongoggans@gmail.comAaron Goggans https://wellexaminedlife.com/2016/05/18/emerging-analysis-relationshit-and-transformative-love/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2016/05/18/emerging-analysis-relationshit-and-transformative-love/#comments Wed, 18 May 2016 20:30:00 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=2025 Continue reading Emerging Analysis, Relationshit and Transformative Love]]> Two weeks ago Omolara Williams McCallister and I spoke at a regional UU conference at All Soul's that was centered around Black Lives Mater and racial justice. Also speaking that day was Alonzo Smith who is a professor of Black history. I decided to turn our talks into a podcast but unfortunately have been super … Continue reading Emerging Analysis, Relationshit and Transformative Love

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2016/05/18/emerging-analysis-relationshit-and-transformative-love/feed/ 4 2025 aarongoggans aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yesTwo weeks ago Omolara Williams McCallister and I spoke at a regional UU conference at All Soul's that was centered around Black Lives Mater and racial justice. Also speaking that day was Alonzo Smith who is a professor of Black history. I decided to turn our talks into a podcast but unfortunately have been super … Continue reading Emerging Analysis, Relationshit and Transformative LoveAaron GoggansTwo weeks ago Omolara Williams McCallister and I spoke at a regional UU conference at All Soul's that was centered around Black Lives Mater and racial justice. Also speaking that day was Alonzo Smith who is a professor of Black history. I decided to turn our talks into a podcast but unfortunately have been super … Continue reading Emerging Analysis, Relationshit and Transformative Loveinterviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/09/27/am-i-a-nigger/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/09/27/am-i-a-nigger/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2015 16:39:16 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=1663 Continue reading Am I A Nigger?]]> ASK YOURSELF! Am I A Nigger?                Am I A Nigger?                                                       Am I A Nigger? And if the answer is yes? Don't be afraid to show it! Cause it's the Nigger in you that makes you BLACK! ...Once you learn to hate it... An acoustic dialogue on respectability politics, the diversity of Black self … Continue reading Am I A Nigger?

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/09/27/am-i-a-nigger/feed/ 1 1663 aarongoggans aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yesASK YOURSELF! Am I A Nigger?                Am I A Nigger?                                                       Am I A Nigger? And if the answer is yes? Don't be afraid to show it! Cause it's the Nigger in you that makes you BLACK! ...Once you learn to hate it... An acoustic dialogue on respectability politics, the diversity of Black self … Continue reading Am I A Nigger?Aaron GoggansASK YOURSELF! Am I A Nigger?                Am I A Nigger?                                                       Am I A Nigger? And if the answer is yes? Don't be afraid to show it! Cause it's the Nigger in you that makes you BLACK! ...Once you learn to hate it... An acoustic dialogue on respectability politics, the diversity of Black self … Continue reading Am I A Nigger?interviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/05/20/iloveblackwomen-day-three-listen/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/05/20/iloveblackwomen-day-three-listen/#respond Wed, 20 May 2015 14:08:23 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=1615 Continue reading #ILoveBlackWomen Day Three: LISTEN!]]> [You can also listen to this podcast on itunes by searching "Well Examined Life" under podcasts] It's amazing what you can learn when you listen. I mean really listen and hear, another person. This site was founded on the believe that you can increase your own self awareness through dialogue. That means we can learn … Continue reading #ILoveBlackWomen Day Three: LISTEN!

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/05/20/iloveblackwomen-day-three-listen/feed/ 0 1615 aarongoggans Mom nad April #ILoveBlackWomen aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yes[You can also listen to this podcast on itunes by searching "Well Examined Life" under podcasts] It's amazing what you can learn when you listen. I mean really listen and hear, another person. This site was founded on the believe that you can increase your own self awareness through dialogue. That means we can learn … Continue reading #ILoveBlackWomen Day Three: LISTEN!Aaron Goggans[You can also listen to this podcast on itunes by searching "Well Examined Life" under podcasts] It's amazing what you can learn when you listen. I mean really listen and hear, another person. This site was founded on the believe that you can increase your own self awareness through dialogue. That means we can learn … Continue reading #ILoveBlackWomen Day Three: LISTEN!interviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/05/08/illogic/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/05/08/illogic/#respond Fri, 08 May 2015 12:10:05 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=1596 Illogic is a response to messages that are beamed at us constantly in the media that are supposed to provide a framework for action and thought. Illogic is the only tool capable of destroying the current logic of being that is our illiberal society.

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2015/05/08/illogic/feed/ 0 1596 aarongoggans aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yesIllogic is a response to messages that are beamed at us constantly in the media that are supposed to provide a framework for action and thought. Illogic is the only tool capable of destroying the current logic of being that is our illiberal society.Aaron GoggansIllogic is a response to messages that are beamed at us constantly in the media that are supposed to provide a framework for action and thought. Illogic is the only tool capable of destroying the current logic of being that is our illiberal society.interviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/12/12/blacklivesmatter-podcast/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/12/12/blacklivesmatter-podcast/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2014 13:09:05 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=1455 Continue reading #BlackLivesMatter Podcast]]>   There is a movement happening in America... All across America young Black people are articulating the damage, the pain, the fear, the lynchings that come with being one of the backs upon which this white supremacist nation was built. It is important that we all bear witness to this pain. If you are Black, … Continue reading #BlackLivesMatter Podcast

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/12/12/blacklivesmatter-podcast/feed/ 2 1455 I love aarongoggans Silence aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yes  There is a movement happening in America... All across America young Black people are articulating the damage, the pain, the fear, the lynchings that come with being one of the backs upon which this white supremacist nation was built. It is important that we all bear witness to this pain. If you are Black, … Continue reading #BlackLivesMatter PodcastAaron Goggans  There is a movement happening in America... All across America young Black people are articulating the damage, the pain, the fear, the lynchings that come with being one of the backs upon which this white supremacist nation was built. It is important that we all bear witness to this pain. If you are Black, … Continue reading #BlackLivesMatter Podcastinterviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/10/14/clare-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves-in-order-to-live/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/10/14/clare-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves-in-order-to-live/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:28:41 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=1151 Continue reading Clare: The Stories We Tell Ourselves In Order To Live]]>       I’ve debated with myself about what the purpose of these interviews is. I’ve been constantly questioning why I do them and, more importantly, what I want my audience to get out of them. I have yet to come up with a coherent answer to the second question but talking to my dear … Continue reading Clare: The Stories We Tell Ourselves In Order To Live

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/10/14/clare-the-stories-we-tell-ourselves-in-order-to-live/feed/ 0 1151 IMG_1610 aarongoggans IMG_1534 aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yes      I’ve debated with myself about what the purpose of these interviews is. I’ve been constantly questioning why I do them and, more importantly, what I want my audience to get out of them. I have yet to come up with a coherent answer to the second question but talking to my dear … Continue reading Clare: The Stories We Tell Ourselves In Order To LiveAaron Goggans      I’ve debated with myself about what the purpose of these interviews is. I’ve been constantly questioning why I do them and, more importantly, what I want my audience to get out of them. I have yet to come up with a coherent answer to the second question but talking to my dear … Continue reading Clare: The Stories We Tell Ourselves In Order To Liveinterviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/08/19/processing-igotthetalk-while-in-mourning/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/08/19/processing-igotthetalk-while-in-mourning/#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2014 22:20:56 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=1022 Continue reading Processing #igotthetalk While in Mourning]]> It has been a rough week. A week that has forced me to think a lot about family, the bonds we build and the comfort we provide each other. It was also a week of tremendous social upheaval in Ferguson, MO. Already the conversations about Ferguson on Facebook and Twitter were giving me anxiety as … Continue reading Processing #igotthetalk While in Mourning

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/08/19/processing-igotthetalk-while-in-mourning/feed/ 1 1022 IMG_1904 aarongoggans aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yesIt has been a rough week. A week that has forced me to think a lot about family, the bonds we build and the comfort we provide each other. It was also a week of tremendous social upheaval in Ferguson, MO. Already the conversations about Ferguson on Facebook and Twitter were giving me anxiety as … Continue reading Processing #igotthetalk While in MourningAaron GoggansIt has been a rough week. A week that has forced me to think a lot about family, the bonds we build and the comfort we provide each other. It was also a week of tremendous social upheaval in Ferguson, MO. Already the conversations about Ferguson on Facebook and Twitter were giving me anxiety as … Continue reading Processing #igotthetalk While in Mourninginterviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/07/21/acoustic-discourse-on-violence/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/07/21/acoustic-discourse-on-violence/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2014 02:07:46 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=980 Continue reading Acoustic Discourse On Violence]]> Here is my latest audio art piece "Acoustic Discourse On Violence." The piece explores a working logic of non-violent action that is complicated by visceral reactions to fear of the unknown, shame at our moral complicity and responses to aggression. I have been contemplating taking a vow of non-violence and compassion for some time now. … Continue reading Acoustic Discourse On Violence

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/07/21/acoustic-discourse-on-violence/feed/ 1 980 aarongoggans How complicit are you in the project of American Empire ? aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yesHere is my latest audio art piece "Acoustic Discourse On Violence." The piece explores a working logic of non-violent action that is complicated by visceral reactions to fear of the unknown, shame at our moral complicity and responses to aggression. I have been contemplating taking a vow of non-violence and compassion for some time now. … Continue reading Acoustic Discourse On ViolenceAaron GoggansHere is my latest audio art piece "Acoustic Discourse On Violence." The piece explores a working logic of non-violent action that is complicated by visceral reactions to fear of the unknown, shame at our moral complicity and responses to aggression. I have been contemplating taking a vow of non-violence and compassion for some time now. … Continue reading Acoustic Discourse On Violenceinterviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/06/06/life-before-the-revolution/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/06/06/life-before-the-revolution/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2014 18:30:26 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=932 Continue reading Life Before The Revolution]]>   Booing Up When All Your Friends Are Lesbians...& You're Not     Here it is...the moment [a few of] you have been waiting for. The debut of my play writing prowess...a comedy of queer proportions...the story my dating life as read by my friends...the hilarity that might could be the DC Queer DIY Punk … Continue reading Life Before The Revolution

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/06/06/life-before-the-revolution/feed/ 1 932 IMG_0649 aarongoggans Image For Life Before The Revolution aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yes  Booing Up When All Your Friends Are Lesbians...& You're Not     Here it is...the moment [a few of] you have been waiting for. The debut of my play writing prowess...a comedy of queer proportions...the story my dating life as read by my friends...the hilarity that might could be the DC Queer DIY Punk … Continue reading Life Before The RevolutionAaron Goggans  Booing Up When All Your Friends Are Lesbians...& You're Not     Here it is...the moment [a few of] you have been waiting for. The debut of my play writing prowess...a comedy of queer proportions...the story my dating life as read by my friends...the hilarity that might could be the DC Queer DIY Punk … Continue reading Life Before The Revolutioninterviews,poems,music,stories https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/05/29/strip-2/ https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/05/29/strip-2/#comments Thu, 29 May 2014 01:13:27 +0000 http://wellexaminedlife.com/?p=924 Continue reading Strip]]> This latest poem is less a poem and more a audio art experience? The Poem is called strip or remover of difficulties or the things they ask you to strip away. It's new, its different, it complex. Listen to it twice and let me know what you think! Strip away the paint and the decorations … Continue reading Strip

]]> https://wellexaminedlife.com/2014/05/29/strip-2/feed/ 1 924 IMG_1862 aarongoggans aarongoggans@gmail.com (Aaron Goggans)yesThis latest poem is less a poem and more a audio art experience? The Poem is called strip or remover of difficulties or the things they ask you to strip away. It's new, its different, it complex. Listen to it twice and let me know what you think! Strip away the paint and the decorations … Continue reading StripAaron GoggansThis latest poem is less a poem and more a audio art experience? The Poem is called strip or remover of difficulties or the things they ask you to strip away. It's new, its different, it complex. Listen to it twice and let me know what you think! Strip away the paint and the decorations … Continue reading Stripinterviews,poems,music,stories