Being Nodes of Change
I don’t need to enumerate all the atrocities that are the daily thoughts, words and deeds of a few people in powerful positions right now. I do call us to prayer. Is a prayer only an ineffectual act of someone … Continued
Look at What We Have
Corrupt authoritarians use scarcity as a weapon or threat to cause fear in the populace in order to manipulate them by claiming to be their savior. We can choose to become fearful, or to face down the threat. Fearing and … Continued
The Sovereignty of Our True Self
Right now many of us are dealing with the frustration of feeling powerless and being exhausted from constant insults to our intelligence by the current regime. … But, as Martin Luther King preached, we must keep our eyes on the prize.
Making Hope
People with passion for the freedom and justice of democracy face more anguish than those who choose to be numb and cloistered, who claim to be neutral and “non-political”. If the hope for a world of Truth and Love seems impossibly blocked, some would rather die, and they weep while others hide in aloof personas.
But the fact that we weep and mourn the loss is witness that the ideal is not just fantasy but is real.
Breaking Out
It is common knowledge that lighting, cameras, acting, special effects are like shadows on a screen. Show business works hard to maintain the illusion for the value of their ticket sales. They don’t want you looking behind the set, costumes and make-up.
But there is that factor of the audience’s “willing suspension of disbelief,” voluntarily agreeing to accept the given façade and script for the sake of a good time. In the public arena this is compounded by…
How to De-Normalize Evil
We spend much time and energy in the necessary work of naming wrongs and speaking out in Congress, courts and public streets against the evils being perpetrated. This is a crucial work, as I said in the blog “The List … Continued
Our Constant Within
Human beings are by nature adaptors. Whatever circumstance occurs we automatically assess and choose how to navigate life in relationship to it. Many details will change during the course of time, and we will morph to cope, but we have … Continued
The List for Resilience
Most of us are still able to list evils and this indicates that the Good is not vanquished. In fact, the majority of people recognize evil because they still hold the ideals of righteousness. The challenge is our resolve and … Continued
Watch for the Signs
When the world is falling apart in this season we tend to wonder, “If Christmas happened, why is evil tearing things up now?” The idea is that we had a lot of problems, but then the Messiah was born to … Continued
The Light is Longterm
The world used to hope that the USA was still a defender of Goodness, but with MAGA-America’s betrayal it is hard to keep the Light shining. Not that we didn’t see the copycat of Putin coming, but when we see … Continued
