Still there is beauty
In all the chaos, seek beauty Donna L Turner April 30, 2026 How are we coping today? I am so glad that years ago, during a trying time when parents were dying, and even friends my age were succumbing to … 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
The Passion of Jesus in a Flower
Announcement! Starting this month Horizon Gate is incorporating Donna’s blog, Photo Musings, into our stream. Photo Musings offers nature photography to encourage contemplation and peace. Web pages will soon provide the archive of Donna’s past blog posts. This is her … 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
Bigger than Voting
As necessary as it is to immediately remove the current American regime, it would still be only a step in the much bigger need for deeper change. The current regime is the manifestation of a global culture that has become … Continued
Inklings of Utopia
Throughout humanity’s relatively short history we can see points of breaking out as well as setbacks and reverting that marked changes in our development. Generally, the movement has been positive, like waking up or being born. Currently “backsliding” is being … Continued
What’s the Question? Who’s Asking?
As I observe the descent of humanity asserting ourselves again in religious fascism as a way to facilitate religious materialism, I lift my eyes to the grandeur of our existence. The many photographs by astrophotographers offer awe in contemplating the … Continued
The Cult and Beyond
One of the challenges of our society is reducing issues to words and finding that we are always over-simplifying. We are unable to include all subtleties and variations that would fully honor the given issues, let alone the wide variety … Continued
