On January 6, 2021, the day that the 2020 election results were to be certified, the nation and the world watched in horror as the nation’s capital was stormed and supporters of outgoing president Donald J. Trump decided to mount a full-blown insurrection at Trump’s gentle behest. A coup d’état. Americans were glued to our televisions and devices as the …
Whether you consider Luigi Mangione a hero to the working masses, a misguided young man, or a straight-up murdering villain, one thing is clear: He has given us much to think about as a country as we stand on the brink of Donald Trump and Elon Musk turning this country into their personal payday and into the United States of …
We live in strange times—a time when the most wicked and vile people not only thrive and prosper but are looked up to as paragons of virtue. A world where so many crave the craven but at the same time try to justify their incessant hunger for immorality under a cloak of flimsy and questionable morality. Christian support for Trump …
Here in the States, the Thanksgiving holiday is upon us—a morally repugnant holiday if we go back to its roots that we have mostly decided to accept as a time for gathering and feasting without thinking about the real implications and meaning behind it. Americans have never been good at facing reality as it really is, though, and then using …
Once upon a time, when I would get annoyed by someone’s actions—particularly online—I would feel the immediate need to respond, but with age comes the ability to sit with things. To think about whether it’s just my ego talking and to decide if it’s really an issue worth addressing openly. It turns out that if you read the Four Agreements …
I have noticed a strange phenomenon as an online writer since the election. My readership across all platforms that aren’t behind a paywall has shot up like gangbusters. As a writer, that warms my heart, I want to be read; I love that people are reading and sharing my work. I have been writing since 2002 and knowing that my …
The first Trump term was one of collective trauma and almost daily chaos. Yet it seems that people have forgotten just how chaotic those times were. No doubt as we went from almost daily unimaginable horrors to the first year of COVID and our world literally being turned on its head, we have had little time to process that time—much …
Since the election was called for Donald Trump, the collective stress levels have risen so high that the tension in the air is palpable. Two days after the election, I boarded the boat from my island to the mainland and my body immediately went on high alert, wondering, “Who on this island supported this man?” “Are there people smiling at …
It’s rare that I find myself without words, but at the same time having too many words and no starting place. When I wrote my last piece before the election, I never imagined that we would be in this place. At the same time, I never quite believed that there would be a blowout for Kamala Harris. I always thought …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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A new year where hope and gratitude are the tools we can use
Today is January 1, 2025. A new beginning; a new year. Yet, we aren’t even a full day into the new year and the hopefulness that often comes with a new year, and already our collective reality has come crashing down. The reality is that humanity is a rocky place filled with pain, violence, and the extraordinarily rich people hell-bent …
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