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On “ending violence against women”
So you signed a petition to end violence against women? Bravo. Good start. But How are you going to end it? Really. You are bigger, stronger animals compared to us. Your voices are, by default, louder and more intimidating. By … Continue reading
Posted in compassion, empathy, Power, reflections, violence
Tagged non-violence, petitions, violence, vulnerability
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A few words for Skepticism
It seems to me that a few words about Skepticism* are in order. I have talked about coming out as an atheist**; but I think it’s time to come out as a Skeptic too. Skepticism seems a little harder for … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, beliefs, evidence, personal growth, quantum consciousness, science, Skeptics, stages
Tagged atheism, beliefs, evidence, quantum, Skeptics
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Isabel, then and now…
At times it’s easier to reflect on the past more than the present because the past contains more pleasure, less sadness (in some ways). Recently I visited my 92-year-old aunt*, whose mental state – which used to be sharp for … Continue reading
Posted in loss, Memories, old age, Reflection, reflections, relationships, senility, short-term memory, values
Tagged dementia, Memories, old age, reflections, relationships, society, values
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Halloween – the ‘junk model’
The earliest Hallowe’en I remember I was about seven. Mom had made crepe-paper costumes (made from a bought pattern) for my sister and me. I was somehow not thrilled, partly because my sister got to be a rose (her name … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, commercial, competition, consciousness, Halloween, junk, materialism, modern life, pollution, reflections, social commentary
Tagged commercialism, community, consciousness, Halloween, holidays, social commentary
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River
I sit here in my large, comfortable, well-heated home, almost trembling with reverberation from seeing Alanis Obomsawin’s film, “The People of the Kattawapiskak River” at the ImagineNative film festival in Toronto. Every Canadian needs to see it. It’s late, and … Continue reading
Posted in aboriginal, accountability, child abuse, consequences, exploitation, heritage, history, indigenous, loss, reflections, residential schools, Restitution, social justice, suffering, trauma, values
Tagged amends, Canadian history, consequences, human-rights, indigenous, residential schools, Restitution, social commentary
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Coming out as an atheist
When I was about 19, despite having taught Sunday school for three years, I delared myself an atheist. Or perhaps it was because of Sunday school. What had happened to the formerly ‘devout Christian’ me? My aunt, who at 92 … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, causes, compassion, fear, fundamentalist, gay, ignorance, Memories, peace, personal growth, poverty, reflections, religion, schizophrenia, social justice, values
Tagged atheism, compassion, high anxiety, personal growth, religion, right-wing, values
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Occupy?
In the sixties, computers like we have now hadn’t been invented. They were a ‘futuristic’ concept. Some of us dreamed that eventually there would be a computer on every desk in schools. We thought computers would be used to create … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, causes, computers, equality, exploitation, history, ignorance, Insight, love, materialism, Memories, personal power, politics, poverty, reflections, social change, social justice, values
Tagged corporate greed, exploitation, Occupy, power, profit motive, social commentary
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Blogging consciousness…
Why do I blog? Probably the majority of bloggers ask themselves, occasionally, why they do it, what they are after. Am I posting too often, or too little? And ultimately “What is my goal?” * When I ask myself why, … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, blogging, consciousness, Insight, personal growth, personal power, Poetry, Reflection, reflections, social change, values
Tagged blogging, celebrities, consciousness, passion, personal growth, values
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Politicians accountable?
The other night I watched a movie called “Margaret’s Museum”. It’s the first movie in a long time that made me ache. Not cry – though almost. Just ache, with a kind of profound sorrow. There was the sorrow of … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, exploitation, politics, poverty, reflections, social justice, suffering, values
Tagged consciousness, exploitation, political accountability, social justice, suffering
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Just another Remembrance Day…
Remembrance Day seems to be sticking with me this year for some reason. As a former peace activist, I’m one of those odd people who has always reflected on war and its causes and consequences*. Currently, glory and heroism are … Continue reading →