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Category Archives: reflections
Legalize drugs? Duh!
A lot of people I know smoke cigarettes. Most drink alcohol. Yes, some have problems resulting from these activities. But for the most part, they know what they are consuming. And above all, no one is being murdered over it, … Continue reading
Posted in community, consequences, criticism, drug crime, fear, ignorance, marijuana, reflections, values
Tagged consequences, ignorance, legalize drugs
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Seeds of the dream
In the late sixties, in an era sometimes called “the counter-culture revolution”, I was occasionally a “weekend hippie”. I suspect there were many of us. Why only weekends? Well, it’s one thing to believe in social change, but an entirely … Continue reading
Posted in community, personal power, reflections, values
Tagged baby boomers, hope, socialism
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The ‘new normal’
Years ago, during my last therapy session with a well-known psychiatrist, I asked her if she had ever known a “normal” person. She looked puzzled, and slightly annoyed. “I mean someone who has no neuroses, no issues, needed no therapy?” … Continue reading
Posted in community, ignorance, Inclusion, judgment, reflections, values
Tagged choices, community, ignorance, inclusion, refledctions, values
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PERSONAL POWER…
When you buy a small appliance or any technological gadget – a computer, a cell phone etc – the instructions include a requirement to keep the packaging it arrived in. If I followed these instructions to the letter, I would … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, personal power, Power, reflections
Tagged action, choices, political philosophy, power
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Open = Danger?
How open can I be? What are the dangers? Is being open a little like standing out on a balcony and shouting out to the world a plea to be rescued from myself? Is being open a pretense, a wish … Continue reading
Father soup….
“Darkness brings home fathers, with their real, unspeakable power.” – Margaret Atwood, Cat’s Eye. In his book The Measure of a Man, J.J. Lee refers to the idea that the more we try not to be like our father, the … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, experience, fear, judgment, parenting, Reflection, reflections
Tagged fathering, fathers, husbands, marry father, psychology, relationships
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Fear of Judgment
I am about to give my last speech in Toastmasters. Not because I don’t need more learning, but because it’s time to move on to a different approach. Working on my fear of public speaking (the #1 fear in North … Continue reading
Posted in parenting, public speaking, reflections
Tagged criticism, parenting, public speaking, refledctions
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Are we inclusive… or excluding?
Long ago, when neighbours fought any large development, I joined in the fray. When Doctors’ Hospital was proposed in the Kensington Market area of Toronto, I jumped on the bandwagon of fear and loathing, anticipating some horrible, overcrowded, crime-ridden scene, … Continue reading
Posted in consequences, modern life, reflections, values
Tagged density, development, self-indulgence, sprawl, urban planning
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Headlines that sell “news”
We are all potential victims of those who make a living at others’ expense. They might argue that they have a right to profit regardless of consequences, that if you are a victim, it’s because of your own ignorance. I’m thinking … Continue reading
Posted in consequences, ignorance, modern life, reflections, values
Tagged real estate, selling news, sensationalism
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Thinking and Dreaming 
We all have something worth sharing.
It’s so much easier to see flaws in others, to see how they need to change, than to see ourselves. I can spot a critical-judgmental response in a friend or relative, and have a hard time noticing it in myself. … Continue reading →