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YouTube Video for this post... In a time of moral erosion and ecological decay, our salvation lies in self-responsibility, moral courage, and respectful kindness. Hate. "Us vs. Them." Discrimination. Ghosting. Bullying. These aren’t just modern cultural issues. They are symptoms of a deeper fracture in the human condition—a spiritual exhaustion, a collective identity crisis. We... Continue Reading →
Navigating the Shared Canoe of Existence with Collective Wisdom I believe our focus on the Climate Emergency should be as comprehensive and profound as our attention to other facets of life, both internal and external. Considerations such as our well-being, employment, family dynamics, and spiritual beliefs monopolize our time and mental energy. Yet, in some... Continue Reading →
Featured Photo: Courtesy of Pexels.com Confronting and Tackling the Climate Emergency: A Call to Action Sure, there are fears not only about tackling the Climate Emergency but also about how to begin. These feelings are natural and completely understandable. We all approach new endeavors with some trepidation; it is a natural part of positive change.... Continue Reading →
“Grief can destroy you -- or focus you. You can decide a relationship was all for nothing if it had to end in death, and you alone. OR you can realize that every moment of it had more meaning than you dared to recognize at the time, so much meaning it scared you, so you... Continue Reading →
“What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped... Continue Reading →
“You can trust everyone to be human, with all the quirks and inconsistencies we humans display, including disloyalty, dishonesty and downright treachery. We are all capable of the entire range of human behavior, given the circumstances, from absolute saintliness to abject depravity. Trusting someone to limit their sphere of action to one narrow band on... Continue Reading →
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing... Continue Reading →
“We are not consumers. For most of humanity’s existence, we were makers, not consumers: we made our clothes, shelter, and education, we hunted and gathered our food. We are not addicts. “I propose that most addictions come from our surrendering our real powers, that is, our powers of creativity.” We are not passive couch potatoes... Continue Reading →
"Moral certainty is always a sign of cultural inferiority. The more uncivilized the man, the surer he is that he knows precisely what is right and what is wrong. All human progress, even in morals, has been the work of men who have doubted the current moral values, not of men who have whooped them... Continue Reading →
“Reading is a dialog with oneself; it is self-reflection, which cultivates profound humanity. Reading is therefore essential to our development. It expands and enriches the personality like a seed that germinates after a long time and sends forth many blossom-laden branches. People who can say of a book, 'this changed my life' truly understand the... Continue Reading →
“Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development, an essential complement to investments in roads, dams, clinics and factories. Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural... Continue Reading →
empowerment & inner transformation... 