Today is one of those days where I was driving (not speeding, folks, not speeding :D) along toward work and I thought, “Am I present? Am I focused on what I have and what I am doing rather than what I don’t have or what I have to do?” To be honest, I don’t know […]
Continue Reading →The thing that is bothering me today is the sexualization of females. It is disheartening, disturbing, and disgusting to me. I look at female musicians and a large majority of them choose to post images of themselves scantily-clad, in provocative and suggestive poses, with “come hither” looks on their faces. It’s so frustrating. I understand […]
Continue Reading →It seems like lately everywhere I look, there are blatant and ludicrous examples of U.S. politicians and citizens trying to control other people by any means necessary, usually criticism. Politically motivated slander is common in newscasts, commercials, music, movies, books, social media sites, on billboards, even on the bumpers of personal vehicles. Uninformed and unsolicited […]
Continue Reading →I have decided that I need to write down the things I am thankful for a lot more frequently than I do. Now, the way my brain works, I tend to focus on negative things – things that irritate me, or things I have no control over. There’s an old prayer that is very useful […]
Continue Reading →Today I am wondering: when I feel the varied emotions which can be collectively called “Love”, what am I feeling? According to the Ancient Greeks, there were four main types of love: Agape – unconditional and selfless love, does not require reciprocation. Eros – passionate love, as for one’s mate, requires reciprocation. Philia – companionate […]
Continue Reading →Desiderata is a poem written in 1927 by Max Ehrmann. It inspires me each time I read it. The name means “Desired Things”. And, in this time of materialism and superficiality, we have forgotten those things which are most important. This poem says all the things I have believed to be true since a very […]
Continue Reading →I feel the tide of time changing. If you have ever felt this, you know what I mean: it is the feeling that the course of your life is about to change in some profound and inescapable way. For me, there is also the feeling of new alternate realities being created at that moment when I make […]
Continue Reading →Lately, I’ve been working on being aware of the moment I’m in. What I mean is that when I catch myself fixating on past mistakes or fantastical futures, I make a conscious effort to pull myself back to the present. It is surprisingly difficult to do so. A lot of the time, I don’t even […]
Continue Reading →I woke up this morning and proceeded to go through my daily routine as usual. I noticed, in passing, that there were a lot fewer people at the gym and on the highway than usual. I briefly wondered if there is a holiday coming up, or if this is perhaps a popular vacation weekend. In […]
Continue Reading →On my mind this morning: religious prejudice. Yesterday I got into a debate with a set of ultra-religious folks about gender identity. The debate started out with a question about thoughts on a child who identifies as the opposite gender from a very young age and then wants gender reassignment surgery around the time of […]
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