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on Ill-Will
I recently learnt someone I truly despised had died. Many thoughts ran through my mind at this news, not least of which was how we should bear the deceased no ill-will. Ill-will… Hatred is an emotion that grasps us in … Continue reading
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on Matters
Everything I write, is written because it matters. This is true for my books, poems, blog posts, texts, tweets, beliefs, and emails. It all matters to me, the question is what matters to you? Do truth, integrity, compassion, understanding, and … Continue reading
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on Abuse
Love is a powerful thing. Indeed, it is powerful enough to overcome abuse. I struggle with that. I don’t understand how anyone can love someone who deliberately injures them, either emotionally or physically. For me this is one of those … Continue reading
on Busy
We live in a busy world full of things we simply must do. But must we? I smile as I write that. Things are not people, they are just things and things don’t care whether they get done or not. … Continue reading
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on Tough Love
I recently posted this thought on Twitter. I wonder why we encourage our children to toughness, not tenderness? In loving relationships between adults practicing “tough love” will quickly end such relationships. With that thought in mind I’m tempted to ask … Continue reading
on Moments, Misspent
Reflecting on how we spend our lives has brought me to the conclusion we are no longer spending time wisely. Life is a purse full of coin we’re granted at birth, but the coins aren’t cash, they’re moments and we … Continue reading
on Trust
I believe that when we look for signs we find them. If we’re taught to look for evil, we will find traces of it everywhere. If we’re taught to look for beauty, then that is what we’ll find. Are there … Continue reading
on Silence
Life is constant contradiction. We’re told we should “Speak the truth and shame the devil“, we’re also told to “Bite our tongue“. When we speak out against something that strikes us as questionable, we often incur the wrath of those … Continue reading
Soul Tutor
Our soul is our ultimate tutor. All we need do is listen to its murmurs, for that is when its lessons freely flow. ~ soul tutor ~ ~ in how to understand, and be more understanding, in how to accept, … Continue reading
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Unravellings
The following is an essay written some months back by my youngest daughter, Julia. The assignment involved writing a creative “Dear John Letter”. I’ve had to wait till now to post it as it was still to be graded. Why … Continue reading
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on Motives to Writing
Why do we do the things we do? Motivation to the apparently inexplicable is a theme throughout Malmaxa. Few things are ever done “for no reason”, but to comprehend the reasons for apparently inexplicable acts we need to understand the … Continue reading
on Loyalty
In my “real” job I work with law enforcement agencies virtually every day. I have enormous respect for the vast majority of them, not because they “lay their lives on the line every day“, which in my opinion is the … Continue reading
on Transgender Restrooms
Restrooms are not about sex, they are about gender. When it comes to evacuating your bowels the sex you identify with does not matter, your gender does. Before you join the current hysteria and scream “Discrimination!“, stop, draw a few … Continue reading
on Hope
Hope is like a light, and it is itself the switch. For anyone who reads my blog the words above may sound familiar, probably because they are. I said something similar in my post “on Belief”, where I said “I … Continue reading
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on Disappointment
Prepare to be disappointed. Before you continue reading I encourage you to question each of my assertions. Please don’t trust me, do the research for yourself. To that end you’ll find many of the embedded links are Google searches, phrased … Continue reading