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Charlie Hebdo + Ideas…
I’m still thinking about the Charlie Hebdo tragedy. I tend to do that when I have conflicting feelings about something — unresolved internal issues. By the time we’re 14 or so, most of us have realized that ridiculing someone — … Continue reading
Posted in beliefs, extremism, free speech, ridicule, sacred, terrorism
Tagged extremism, free speech, muslim, ridicule, sacred, satire, terrorism, tragedy
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Tackling the ‘climate change’ dragon
What exactly do I believe about climate change? And why do I want to know? Lately I’ve found myself sometimes getting into a state of near panic when I think about it. Lurking in the background of my life these … Continue reading
What’s in a name?
People change their names for so many reasons. I first became aware of this with women I knew who changed their names as a part of their working through experience of abuse. Then there are those who have felt oppressed … Continue reading
Posted in beliefs, choices, heritage, identity, Insight, names, psychology, reflections
Tagged beliefs, identity, insight, names
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Thinking about ‘critical-judgmental’…
I posted this on Facebook recently*: “Ploughing through the shock-value, mud and bugs in the swamp of this gentleman’s lifestyle/behaviour, I was rewarded by the Precious inside him…. Smells like integrity to me – a quality I profoundly respect and … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, beliefs, consciousness, criticism, judgment, personal growth, psychology, reflections
Tagged acceptance, critical-judgmental, mindfulness, personal growth, religion
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Thinking about guns….
“There are lessons here on U.S. gun culture, and the risks inherent in allowing a prevalence of weapons that makes it easy for the deranged — as the killer must surely have been — to obtain them.”* “The deranged”. How … Continue reading
Posted in beliefs, education, guns, history, ignorance, massacres, mental illness, military, reflections, shootings, social change
Tagged community, education, guns, Second Amendment, shootings, social commentary
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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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Thinking and Dreaming 
Desperate need…
Like most moms, I love my children enough that I would probably die for them. I also enjoy their cousins and their friends, especially now that my kids are in their thirties, and the others have been coming around for … Continue reading →