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Any first year Psychology student could quickly figure out what’s going on with parts of our neighborhood. People are so full of anger and frustration right now. They’re angry about Covid-19, punitive and illogical lockdowns, Assembly Bill 5, loss of the family business, loss of freelancer work, loss of income, … Read more…
I would like to acknowledge everyone who thanked me for last week’s links to reputable Australian charities. And for those of you who were able to send a donation, thank you twice over. They are all in dire need of the help, now and in the future. Recovery will be … Read more…
We are all sons and daughters of the Most High God, and because of this, we need to extend the reach of our hearts to our brothers and sisters in Australia. They have been suffering for a long time with the fiery aftermath of terrible drought in their land. Those … Read more…
Failure is not an option. We hear that on many fronts. If you live or work in an environment saturated with that philosophy, the end result had better be worth the damage the environment is doing to you and your psyche! I’m thinking mostly now of any destination where the … Read more…
As polite people who have learned the meaning of self-control, we do tend to choose our battles carefully. We try to control emotional outbursts of anger or any other negative feeling, but if we never become angry about anything, then we aren’t truly living. We’re just doormats for bullies and … Read more…
Well, almost everyone is doing some good in the world, just by being in it. This earth needs caretakers, of its inhabitants and of their environment. The psychopaths, sociopaths, and other truly disturbed folks are the exception, of course, as with everything else. Even then the worm in the apple doesn’t … Read more…
People will fight for and about a range of concerns, especially things they love. This includes family, freedom, their country or their monarch, their religion, even a cause they deem worthy or vital. We Love Our Families Any self-respecting husband or wife will fight for their spouse’s life, honor, well-being, … Read more…
Always there is the temptation to pursue our own justice when a legal system is corrupt or slow but the results are usually worse than the original alleged offense. We often fear retaliation from neighbors if we tattle on them for violations of the law. Yet others go so far … Read more…
DEEP IN THE WAVE: A Surfing Guide to the Soul by Bear Woznick with Lou Aronica A good part of a writer’s job is to read widely. Tell me my prejudices are showing but I wouldn’t have expected a book about surfing to be spiritual, let alone as spiritual as … Read more…
As if it weren’t tragic enough that Monsanto’s herbicides (including Roundup) are contributing heavily to the destruction of our honey bees and other pollinating insects, now Dow’s latest combination weed-killer, approved by the EPA, will continue the destruction of milkweed, the only source of food for Monarch butterfly caterpillars. The … Read more…