Some people get fed up with not knowing if what they are going to say will offend someone.
I remember perhaps ten years ago, when I posted meme on LiveJournal. I’ll share the content of the meme now, but … Continue reading
It can be tricky to master the balance between standing up for your authentic truth and being sensitively compassionate towards those who do not embrace that truth.
It’s tricky for me, anyway. Mastering balance in general is a true ordeal.… Continue reading
There are two kinds of people in this world…
The first kind actually believes there are two kinds of people in this world.
The other kind knows that when they find themselves saying, “There are two kinds of people in … Continue reading
When I am certain I am right, and someone else is wrong on a given issue or view…
I can know that this is an opportunity to learn about the bigger picture.
Democrats and Republicans often look at their views … Continue reading
And the world keeps telling you, over and over and over again, that you’re not alone.
As if your feelings of alienation are a character defect, a glitch, an undesirable batch of script.
This just further cements you into solitude. … Continue reading
Even though you curse my name
I still forgive you
Even though you’re damaged goods
I know I’m no better than you
No one profits from this feud
You brought the flame
But I won’t douse it with my gasoline… Continue reading
Never-ending pain
In you, me, in everything
Never-ending pain
Impaling this heart again
I slouch down on the spear…
Inner space corrupted
Gnashing teeth, all that I hear
Seeing red, emboldened by this rage
What we have become
Just … Continue reading
I recently received an email from a friend, who made some political images.
Told me, “Feel free to share.”
At first, I didn’t consider sharing them, because they do not particularly illustrate my subjective political ideals.
(Without getting too far … Continue reading
Protip: we all are
If you believe in something that’s not popular, but you know in your heart and soul that you’re on the right track…
You may face intense resistance on all fronts. You might even give up for … Continue reading
Plato, the idealist, promoted the idea that our world is governed by forces beyond the physical realm.
Aristotle, the naturalist, believed that there is no force whatsoever beyond the natural world.
These two great minds with opposing perspectives represent the … Continue reading