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Category Archives: consciousness
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
Posted in causes, consciousness, nuclear, peace, reflections, Remembrance Day, social commentary, war, world peace
Tagged activism, escapism, Nuclear, peace, Remembrance Day, War
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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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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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The habit of despair
Last night I watched the very moving documentary Crooked Beauty* about Jacks McNamara’s life, art, music, poetry, and activism – threaded through her experience of mental illness. I’ll watch it again. I was reminded of something I’ve been thinking about, … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, body, consciousness, Feelings, Insight, personal growth, psychology, reflections
Tagged choices, consciousness, feelings, personal growth, psychology, stimulus response
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Different drummer
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. It is not important that he should … Continue reading
Posted in causes, community, consciousness, history, Inclusion, Insight, love, marijuana, personal growth, personal power, reflections, social change, social justice, values, volunteering
Tagged community, consciousness, openness, personal growth, political philosophy, reflections, social change, values
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Omar
Omar. He spoke English, French, German Arabic and Russian well, and a few others passably. Born in Jordan of ‘ethnic Russian’ parents, he was my ‘exotic flame’. Omar’s passion at the time was writing plays, and he supported himself as … Continue reading
Posted in consequences, education, experience, food, friendship, history, Insight, love, Memories, reflections, relationships
Tagged education, Experience, Memories, openness, relationships
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My “pedophile” experience
My ‘pedophile experience’ began with a cute little nine month old baby called David. And it began in the park. I was ten and living in LaSalle, Quebec. In those days most kids had the freedom to roam about the … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, child abuse, consciousness, ignorance, Insight, modern life, parenting, pedophiles, Reflection, reflections, trauma
Tagged community, dirty old man, education, ignorance, modern life, reflections, social commentary
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Here-and-now vs. There-and-then
So what exactly does it mean, and what was life like before I learned to stay in the here and now? Well, the opposite to staying in the here and now could be, for example, remembering, or imagining, or analyzing … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, consciousness, Feelings, personal growth, psychology, Reflection, reflections
Tagged consciousness, depression, feelings, here-and-now, personal growth, projection, psychology
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Thinking and Dreaming 
A little democracy….
One of the things I love about Alternative Grounds (the café where I spend most mornings), is the egalitarian, democratic attitude of the patrons. I just enjoyed a discussion with one of the city’s maintenance workers about Iceland and how … Continue reading →