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...

Judging and Helping

Something that I recently read, contemplated, ingested, has created a subtle epiphany in my thought processes. As a lifelong student and human services worker, this information hit me directly to the core. I can’t give you the direct quote, but it boiled down to...

Those Words

You read something. Maybe on a conservative’s post, maybe it’s a meme you disagree with. Maybe it’s someone attacking something or someone you hold dear. You read words. That’s all you did. But those words…they were WRONG! They made you...