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On Self

Why is it so difficult to comprehend the murmurs of our heart? If our heart is belief, our mind is the skeptic. It becomes so confusing when we are battered with contradictory thoughts and feelings. As if our wordless emotions … Continue reading

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On Abortion.

Words matter to me. A lot. Especially when I discover that words are being used to manipulate me. I don’t like being manipulated. At all. And thus to the topic of this post. A topic that rears its ugly head … Continue reading

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Nothing ever changes.

But it should. I have come to the inescapable conclusion there is no longer anything supreme about the US Supreme Court. To me they are a bunch of bought and paid-for moral cowards who are more interested in the letter … Continue reading

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on Belief

This post has nothing to do with religion. What do you believe? I believe many things, so since I said I’d say what I believe and I try to do as I say I will, here are some of the … Continue reading

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On Blasphemy.

So many people are such moral cowards they find themselves unable to question things that are obviously wrong. Could this trait be one of the poor outcomes of that terrible policy known as “political correctness”? Do we fear speaking the … Continue reading

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Boobs, Boobs… Glorious Boobs.

This post is about the misconceptions many women have in regard to what men think about their breasts. During a conversation with a female friend, the topic of men’s bad behavior came about. Normally I’m fine with that. However, when … Continue reading

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Editing Resumes.

Isn’t English a wonderful language?  So many ways to say the same thing, and so many things the same words can say. Does the title of the post mean I have taken up a new line of work and am … Continue reading

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A question, of worth.

Of a farm laborer, a nurse, and a doctor, who is intrinsically the most valuable? Were we to make this judgment using remuneration, society’s current standard of value, the doctor would be the clear winner, the nurse would trail far … Continue reading

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Relationships

Why do happy relationships collapse? When the Motivation to change  is greater than the motivation to remain. Yet too often the change occurs in favor of another person who turns out to be remarkably similar to the last. I fear … Continue reading

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Space.

Space is not something for which I feel a dire need.  Now bear in mind that space comes in two essential flavors. Personal space, is the space around us into which we don’t like other people to intrude when they … Continue reading

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Dreams

Why do so many fear their dreams? I have read research that indicates people have more nightmares than they have dreams. Personally, I don’t believe it. Why? Because I am a people, and I remember as many of my dreams … Continue reading

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I know What, but not Why?

People are incredibly arrogant. They think that all they need do is shake their head in scorn at anything they don’t understand, or for which no scientific explanation exists, make some derisive comment, ignore their intuition, and their vision of … Continue reading

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Is Love’s perfect measure, a Tootsie roll?

In the USA we celebrate two rather peculiar Holidays. The first of these is called Halloween. The principle attraction of this holiday, at least for young children, is something called “Trick or Treat” – a fun time for both parents … Continue reading

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A Butterfly’s Breath.

“The breath of a butterfly changes the world.” I have no idea who first realized that truth, or who first formed it into words. When I heard the expression as a youngster, I questioned it with thoughts along these lines… … Continue reading

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Should family come first?

Today is Thanksgiving day.  Thanksgiving is a time of family, both for enjoying the company of your family, and for reflecting on its importance in your life.  It makes me ponder the apparently obvious question of whether family should come … Continue reading

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