We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It’s easy to say ‘It’s not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes. — Fred Rogers True Read more
Writing keeps me connected with the implicate order that underlies all of reality, harmony, healing, wisdom, beauty, and love. Here is my poem, a pointer from the Truth within me, towards that understanding. AWAKENING FROM OUR NATIONAL NIGHTMARE As seekers for Peace, on its highest sacred mount’ we must continue Read more
You know who he is, and his family’s corrupted and doomed name Though wealth makes him appear different from other liars, inside he’s the same He is always on ego-trip vacations, while playing deadly mind games He occasionally achieves success, yet at such a costly price is this fame. Just Read more
When I was in 6th grade, I was elected class president. The will of my classmates, acting through their own whimsical thinking, made me so. I was not a true leader, but I had an abrasive sense of humor, and a big, ill-informed mouth, which somehow made me attractive as Read more
Hmm, well, here is another blog, which is the combination of two previously published blogs. I have given up on the idea of publishing any books, as I have no interest in promoting my writings to an unwary public. These words might have some significance to somebody, somewhere, other than Read more
Isn’t the aging process just grand? Roll another year, just like the other year, but try to appreciate each new one a little more than the last one. Living a life with less friction keeps the wasted energy at a minimum, and keeps the heart and mind loose, and open. Read more
I am not a part of the ‘Conspiracy Of Silence’, though I will not be “naming names” in this post. I am going to take a brief break from political malfeasance, into the darker recesses of family, and society. These are incredibly, dark, and, sometimes, unenlightened times. The oppression and Read more
“I intentionally downplayed the severity of the pandemic”- Donald Trump. Inject chlorine? Take hydroxychloroquine again? Drop atom bombs on it? I can hardly wait to hear Trump’s personal assessment of what is “best” for him, and for the rest of our country. President Donald Trump, who recently tested positive for Read more
Our Aunt Susie, my father’s younger sister (now age 91) went to the zoo with us today. She had a great time! Sharon bought a wheelchair for her two weeks ago that made this journey a breeze.We are about the only family that she has now, with a daughter, Cindy Read more
34th Amerndment? The rights of our Mother Earth need to be enshrined within our Constitution. Our constitution needs a new amendment, one that protects our environment, including our climate, the air that we breathe, the water that we drink and utilize for our farms and homes, our natural surroundings with Read more
I have had problems with my vision for several years. Life has become like a walk through a series of continuous “fun house mirrors”. There were no “straight lines” in my ocular universe, because of epiretinal membrane bunching. I had vitrectomy surgery on Wednesday, Septempter 23, where two layers of Read more
As our nation continues to seek for Donald Trump’s true heart and soul, We find not sacred nuggets of gold, only profane lumps of coal. My father, Beryl Paullin, might have been proud of me, had he lived long enough to see this post. My father told me after my Read more
We love our country, but our country does not love us back—Doc Rivers There are two pandemics raging right now: COVID-19, and the collective hatred and idiocy spawned by and spewed by Donald Trump and his supporting cast of racist, pseudo-religious marionette zealots.. These pandemics are creating more opportunities for Read more
“It is No Measure of Health to Be Well Adjusted to a Profoundly Sick Society”—Jiddu Krishnamurti Be mindful oh Mankind, of all the painful secrets that we must keep,By sharing with others we may awaken, or by our suffering silence just die asleep—–Bruce Paullin Our nation’s mental health status has Read more
The 1000 page Senate Intelligence Committee report explicitly states that Roger Stone coordinated WikiLeaks email hacks, and their subsequent release with Donald Trump’s knowledge, and participation. Paul Manafort consorted with and was paid by the Russians, in a most dangerous potential breach in US security. Donald Trump, his son, and Read more
I started crying right from the very start of my life. I had horrible nightmares nightly until I was eight years old. Yes, there was definitely something wrong, but I did not have the capacity to verbalize the words to describe my hell. Sixty four years later I now do. Read more
“Our lives begin to end, the moment that we become silent about things that matter” Martin Luther King, Jr. Be mindful, oh Mankind, of all of the painful secrets that we must keep, For, by our suffering silence, we will not awaken, but just die alone, powerless, and asleep. —–Bruce Read more
Recovery is not just for heavy drinkers and/or abusers of drugs, it is for people who want to make positive, life affirming and healing changes in their lives. This post is an excerpt from my new book, and is a short read. It is a long, happy life, for those Read more
Be mindful, oh Mankind, of all of the painful secrets that we must keep, For, by our suffering silence, we will not awaken, but just die alone, powerless, and asleep. ——Bruce Paullin This post is not for anyone in particular. Recovery is not just for heavy drinkers and/or abusers of Read more
This material was to be included in Book #8 Much of the following written material has been presented before, in my various Facebook and blog posts. Some people may think that Facebook or this blog site are not the places to present this kind of message. Well, truth is either Read more