What do I believe?

Some parts of my core belief systems are hard for others to understand. Whether it is a failure on my part when trying to explain, or they simply don’t see it, it can be frustrating. But a FB friend of mine recently … Continue reading →

#atozchallenge: Justification (a political poem)

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How do we justify? We always DO. Because I am to the LEFT, through and through? Or maybe others, they may cite, To the RIGHT is what is right. But between me and you, and maybe he and she … Is it possible … Continue reading →

The Song of the Pond

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The other day, I did something I have not done in a very long time, yet something that should be a staple of my soul’s diet. I communed with nature for a bit. As many of my recent posts have … Continue reading →

Real virtuality

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I just wrote a tongue in cheek post about how silly Social Networking can be. And while I do laugh at it, I also find it very disturbing. It seems to me, that in our constant search to “improve” the … Continue reading →

The value of do nothing “useful”

For most of my life (I pretty much discount the first few years when I was more interested in shiny objects than life paths) I have been trying to figure out what exactly I want to do when I grow up. Over … Continue reading →

Redefining “Gratitude” mark 2

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I did not intend to write a post here today. But the universe works in mysterious ways, and here I am. I wrote a tongue-in-cheek bit on my other blog (which is kind of devoted to tongue-in-cheek) called Redefining “Gratitude”. … Continue reading →

The sun also rises …

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There is a post I wrote almost a year ago that I often refer to. It is one of the first posts I wrote as I started creating my “blogging voice”. This small, on the surface possibly silly, post may be … Continue reading →

Standing up

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I was raised Jewish. When I was younger, I was a member of a Zionist Youth organization called Young Judea. This was before I really looked at organized religion and found it was not for me. We frequently had weekend “retreats” to … Continue reading →

My love hate relationship with sleep

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I am not one for astrology. I believe in the interconnectedness of all things, but I don’t believe anyone can predict anything from the positions of stars in the sky. Especially anything about human nature. On the other hand, I am completely dichotomous by nature. Which … Continue reading →

Ask YOURSELF!

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In the shadows of memory do we truly ever learn as humans? A tragedy happens and we hide it behind the rhetoric of power seekers. We get enmeshed in the emotions of the flag wavers; the holier than thous; the haters … Continue reading →