The Spambot in the back of your head

The Spam Bot in the Back of your Head   Have you ever made a mistake? Oh yes, you know your mistakes. They show up in the internal narrative all the time. As a matter of fact, you can probably think of your mistakes faster than you can think of your successes....

Unwanted Babies: An Observation

Have you ever met an unwanted baby? Sure you have. You just didn’t know it because that person had grown up already. The scars of having been an unwanted baby are not really obvious on the surface. They could be your bartender, your grocery store clerk, or the guy who...

Grey

“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” –George Lois There’s something about grey paint on houses. There’s something about its homogeneous, boring, unexciting ability to cover...

The Pedophile Priests of Pennsylvania

The Pedophile Priests of Pennsylvania have a legacy that will continue to affect our entire country for many more generations. Young boys who were molested do not grow up to be healthy, happy, productive members of our society. They grow up to be angry men. They...

The difference between Religion and Spirituality.

It all started with a small meme that some folks shared about religious people doing what they are told and spiritual people doing what is right. That meme started a debate that had this cute little opinion piece thrown in as some sort of evidence that spiritual...

Don’t just sit there, do your thing!

“Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.” ― George Lois There are over 600 people who call me ‘friend’ on Facebook. And I know most of them in person. The one requirement that I have for...

Consent in magickal spaces

This is in regards to an ongoing conversation about consent in the Pagan, Wiccan, and Magickal communities. Mostly because festivals and ceremonial celebrations are open and relaxed spaces, people have open and relaxed behavior, which infringes upon boundaries that...

Obvious things we tend to forget

When you have choices… Choose to increase options rather than limit them. Choose to create peace rather than create problems. Choose to see the big picture rather than just your corner of it. Choose to grant forgiveness rather than carry grudges. Choose to...

The Myth of Competitive Society

Does the earth provide enough resources for everyone? Your answer to that question will determine where you stand on the toughest issues of our time. All of the controversies we are experiencing right now are based on the answer to that question. Do we assist the poor...

Post-election fears and suggested solutions.

Here is my fears: that the hateful have just been empowered. That they will take illogical either/or thinking to the extreme. That they have been given implicit permission to discriminate, that they have been given permission to do it with guns drawn. That those who...