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About B Gourley

Bernie Gourley is a writer living in Bangalore, India. His poetry collection, Poems of the Introverted Yogi is now available on Amazon. He teaches yoga, with a specialization in pranayama, and holds a RYT500 certification. For most of his adult life, he practiced martial arts, including: Kobudo, Muay Thai, Kalaripayattu, and Taiji. He is a world traveler, having visited more than 40 countries around the globe.

DAILY PHOTO: Chattahoochee River at Paces Mill

PROMPT: The Future or the Past

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Do you spend more time thinking about the future or the past? Why?

How would I know? When I’m doing either – by definition – my mind is wandering. Ergo, I have no metacognitive engagement. (i.e. I’m not timing or encoding— and certainly not recording— mental objects.)

DAILY PHOTO: Van de Graaff Park, Tuscaloosa

PROMPT: Greatest Gift

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What is the greatest gift someone could give you?

The capacity to decrease entropy in an isolated system.

DAILY PHOTO: Alligators in December

PROMPT: Colleges

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What colleges have you attended?

Indiana University [IUPUI], Georgia Tech, and Georgia State.

DAILY PHOTO: Christmas Lights, Government Plaza of Tuscaloosa

PROMPT: Play

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Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you?

Yes. Frenetic and chaotic creativity.

DAILY PHOTO: Scenes from the Tuscaloosa Riverwalk

PROMPT: Challenges

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What are your biggest challenges?

Finding the humor in the collapse of Western civilization.