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When Politics Becomes a Team Sport
Voting by identity instead of values We have a problem — and it’s us. We treat politics and government as binary, as if they were an either-or situation. You’re either this or that, with no room for nuance, complexity, or actual thought. That’s how we end up voting along party lines, like a team sport instead of choosing what aligns with our values or what might actually serve the whole. And…
When Politics Becomes a Team Sport
Voting by identity instead of values We have a problem — and it’s us. We treat politics and government as binary, as if they were an either-or situation. You’re either this or that, with no room for nuance, complexity, or actual thought. That’s how we end up voting along party lines, like a team sport instead of choosing what aligns with our values or what might actually serve the whole. And…
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Celebrating 60: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
I just turned 60, and wow, 59 had some big changes and was HARD. I wouldn't change it, and I'll hold onto lessons about expectations, observations, toxic relationships, and look at how I'm moving forward authentically.
This should’ve been a blog post first. I turned 60 yesterday, and as I do every year, I found it a good occasion to post something on social media about turning a new age and thank my wonderful friends and family for all of their well wishes. But this one turned into what really should have been a blog post! So, since it is my own blog and I can make my own rules — better late than never, and…
Looking Beyond 9/11
Like many, I recall the shock and sadness that seared our souls on 9/11. I'm not celebrating, but honoring the innocent lives lost and praying for peace. Let's strive for harmony and justice, and not glorify further conflict. May peace prevail.
Yes, I remember vividly where I was and what I was doing on this day at this time 23 years ago. It was horrific and a terrible way to wake up, to watch such an event knowing that people were suffering and dying as I watched safely, stunned and in disbelief from my futon in my living room on my little 20-inch TV with the rabbit ears. I was getting ready for work and had turned the morning news on…
Whatever Is Going On
Whatever is going on now isn’t the end of your story or even the whole thing. It’s just a piece of the pie, a corner of your world that you’re building, creating. Every story about your experiences, written, thought, or spoken should end with “More later….”
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A Long Overdue Memoir About the Power of Kindness
This is a touching account of a neighbor who cared enough to pull us out of the dark and cold. I'm certain it changed our trajectory. Kindness is powerful. I'm deeply grateful. Ode to Ms. Patsy.
Ode to Ms. Patsy This memory flooded into my mind this morning in the shower seemingly out of nowhere. It must have laid dormant somewhere waiting for the right thought to release it. Somewhere in the fog of several lifetimes ago I was in a place where I felt lost and alone, overflowing with my story that there was no one that understood me and no one near that I could comprehend — a place…
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Loyalty
Loyalty, a double-edged sword, can be a positive or a negative quality. It's always worth taking a closer look when someone claims that attribute.
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The Right Person
Sometimes it doesn’t make sense… until it does. You are up to the challenge. You have it in you to take the charge. Someone will receive a blessing because of you. You are making a difference just by showing up. You have just the right story for this moment. There is no one but you for this space. 🌠 YOU are THE right person for this time. 🎇
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Walking & Thinking #9
We pretend we want to continue with something and we stand by while it crumbles and refuse to admit that we just aren't into it anymore, that maybe it just isn't working or feeding us as well as it used to.
Sometimes no amount of walking gives me the answer. We will claim to have outgrown something, someone, a situation, when really what has happened is that we are not able to grow into it or unwilling to do so. Maybe it’s just two sides of the same coin. Maybe it doesn’t matter which one it is. Maybe what’s important is how we handle it. But what if the underlying issue is that we often dig into…
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A Volunteer's Heart
Volunteering takes heart, but some may not understand that part.
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W W J D
Remember those bracelets? Personally, I find it difficult to activate that mantra when I am dealing with people who think it’s optional that people different from them, or those they don’t dare to understand, should be allowed to live their lives the same as the “rest of us” (OMG, that’s such a HUGE othering phrase!). I mean, what WOULD Jesus do with the folks that think it is their right to…
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Stop Calling It Political To Excuse Yourself
Jesus wasn’t sent here to make you comfortable and complacent. You can get your ears tickled at home. Go to church to stretch your mind and heart. If you’re in a church where your pastor won’t speak on the harsh things about humanity (or inhumanity) as well as the ones that make you feel good, tell me, who is up in there actually following Jesus then? Jesus called out ALL the nonsense! Put your…
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Lessons From The Daisy
We usually think of daisies as being delicate. But this one shows us something different -- that there is strength in what appears to be delicate, and apparently longevity as well! Below are 35 thoughts that have come up as I have observed this flower.
I have been watching this Gerbera Daisy grow for at least a couple of weeks now. I first noticed it opening up on December 26th, and today is January 16th. This probably doesn’t seem unusual, except that we are in the dead of winter. All of my Gerberas die out in the winter and most of them come back in the spring if I have some kind of cover for them, or they are covered somewhat and protected…
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When I Lose Someone
When someone dies and I say that I lost them, it sounds like there is hope that I will find them again, recover the relationship somehow at some point. Some philosophies say that I might, but even with that I am not guaranteed.
I was thinking about someone dear that passed away recently. I found myself gravitating to his Facebook page, and there were many comments about how we have “lost” him. Later, I was looking at gifts for someone, and a particular item could be given as a gift of remembrance of someone special who had passed away. The reviews were typically, “When we lost our brother…,” and “When I lost my…
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But I Love ALL People
We put a LOT of energy into this, and yet we think we remain unaffected... Operating from this is also work, but it isn't the kind that hurts us on a soul level or the level of hurting humanity. In fact, it's actually restorative on a cellular level.
I often wonder if we truly came to realize how much our apathy, our overt and covert racism, homophobia, genderism (or pick an ism/phobia) hurts us on a personal level — would we finally do something about it? If we found out it was making us sick, if we felt it in our own lives, on our own bodies, in our own homes, in our own minds, would we finally be compelled to do something? Or would we…
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Together. Apart.
Impressions
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