July 21, 2023

 

The world is our temple, not the church, because God created one but man created the other. The church becomes a cesspool of authoritarian rule, hypocrisy, contradiction and dwindling empathy and true compassion and humanity. Jesus would not be found in today's churches.

True connection is something like God that is always there, but we tend to only see in glimpses... like stars poking through the blanket of night.

June 9, 2023

 

Things I consider throwing out whisper, upcycle me, I can be more. Paint me, I can be art. Transpose me, I can be Zen. And I think, this is how hoarders are born, and it whispers to me, 'Give me to entropy if you must, but first, let me be more than I was.'

June 8, 2023

 

The man who thinks a woman is too emotional, is a man who has not mastered his own emotions, so the mere expression of them by another creates a projection of fear and ignorance. This is a man who is uncomfortable around others feelings, because they are not at peace within.

May 9, 2023

 

The mistake I see many conservatives make is in all or nothing thinking, where if masks are not 100% effective, if vaccines are not, if regulating guns is not, then it's all a lie by the left. This is a disingenuous argument founded in ignorance and confirmation bias for power.

Do not flay yourself with the righteousness of the wronged, rather recognize the sufferer communicates poorly because stress and fear are anathema to clarity. Practice compassion to those who wrong you in word and spirit, and heal the projection that creates divide.

If you're a very loyal and generous person and people take and use and give nothing back but abuse, remind yourself that sometimes it's true. That all the love you've been giving has all been meant for you.

Apr 18, 2023

 

We look up at night to the distant stars who have long since died, and perhaps that is how we appear to them. May our echoes in eternity be strength in empathy and kindness so that a ripple of grace flows across the great expanse. Let love be our legacy.

Apr 8, 2023

 

When we spin dough, it becomes flat... yet when we spin matter it becomes... yep, pizza is proof the world is flat!

Gotcha ;)

Mar 5, 2023

 

In life, if you take too many right turns you go in circles, in the same way, if you think you're right about everything, you can wind up just going in circles. Don't worry about being right, learn to listen to each other, and meet each other where they are. Without expectation, but with kindness.

Feb 5, 2023

 

Someone called Bernie Sanders the far left version of Trump and I can't stop laughing because that doesn't make sense on any level. You can't get to Trump traveling that direction. You cannot become fascist by becoming more compassionate.

Feb 4, 2023

 

When all of our heroes have died
And all of our best friends, new
It goes to us to shine in this world
So those once blind see too
Our story shows that love is real
Our listening shows they're not alone
Our suffering and hope give room to feel
Our love will bring them home

~Jonathan Berman

 

What if loved ones are trying to communicate to us through our other senses all the time? What if we're slowly becoming schizophrenic? What if everyone is already a little schizophrenic? And I'm just getting better at it?

 

Remember this, another's truth to wed.
We learn while we are listening,
Stop shouting at yourself
in your head.
~JMB
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One can gain a lot of followers just by mimicking what is effective, but you'll never know who your true friends are until you share your own perspective.

 

It is important to remember the life you helped give them, and they gave to you. Recognizing that so many out there are not so fortunate, and that is why we put our pain into growing a great heart of compassion to bring this love and QOL to others.