Zach Treanor

1 : the state of something that is not remembered, used, or thought about any more The technology is destined/headed for oblivion. The names of the people who lived here long ago have faded/drifted into oblivion. 2 : the state of being unconscious or unaware : the state of not knowing what is going on around you After being awake for three days straight, he longed for the oblivion of sleep. She drank herself into oblivion. 3 : the state of being destroyed The little village was bulldozed into oblivion to make way for the airport. The mental state definition of oblivion is typically used when someone drinks to the point where they become unconscious and forget their sorrow. I substitute “drinking” with “thinking” to show that my own thoughts caused me to depart from reality. My own thoughts departed me from Reality. And therein lies the problem — we all exist in the present moment but we are rarely aware of it. I frequently disengage from the physical world and get lost in my head — ago...

“The Drum Major Instinct”  Dr. King preached this sermon from the pulpit of Ebenezer Baptist Church February 4th 1968. 2 months later, he was assassinated.   I still remember hearing the Drum Major Instinct Sermon for the first time. I was saturated in negativity and was seeking answers to the frustrations I was feeling. And this Sermon, or theory, had me discover the answer to life’s question of why we feel angry or disgruntled at specific moments in our lives.   The Drum Major Instinct. What is it and the broader question is do you, society, myself, and the world have it? Yes we certainly do.   It is among all of us engrained in our DNA.   We all harness this instinct and in most cases it disorients our personality in a direction of anger, evil, and/or frustration.   We all seek purpose in the life that we live. We want to succeed, be recognized for our accomplishments, and feel both important to ourselves and society.   Throughout our childhood the ...