2014/03/15 Some Things Ya Just Gotta Learn The Hard Way – Regardless of how successful we are in any aspect of our lives, there are times when the end-result we have envisioned, planned and worked for fails to materialize the way we intended it to. The Boot-Strap Expat adventure, after six months of focused efforts…
2014/02/21 It’s Hard To Keep Things In Perspective Sometimes – I have mixed thoughts and feelings on some of the issues raised by some writers. Jon Rappoport often brings up issues associated with contemporary life and the serious threats we face individually at the hands of the Collective. From Genetic Manipulation and the false promises…
2014/02/13 Pagans Have Been Out In Most Of The West For Decades – We may be harassed by small pockets of our communities but we tend to be very visible. Holding Rites and Rituals in public spaces; Forming Charitable and Community Service organizations; Showing up in mainstream media sharing our values with the uninformed or…
2014/01/20 Every Moment Is a Gift, and Sometimes I Remember to Share It – Most of you are familiar with my Anarchist, Fuck You Establishment Self. But that is just one facet of the gem. Each of us has many facets or faces we show the world. I’m a lover, not a fighter, although I’ve…
2013/12/24 Holy Days, Holidays and Holi-Daze are a touchstone in most of our lives. Whatever your personal beliefs, or non-beliefs when it comes to spiritual or religious tradition there remain all the secular holidays to remind us that we are just one ingredient in a local stew of humanity. Holidays in Disorienting Environments I grew…
2013/10/28 The Only Guarantee In Life Is Death And There Is No Death Time for some philosophy, but first some background. Philosophia literally means “Love of Sophia,” the ancient Goddess of Wisdom. We monkeys (you and I, whether you accept this fact or not), both nekkid[i] and clothed have been living and dying on this…
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