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
An “evolved and spiritually aware” friend of mine from the past posted a message sourced through Ted Nugent on his Facebook page yesterday. Yes, Gary Span…. is that important of a person, with worldwide influence. I responded to him with the following message: “Please, take this post down. If the Read more
I have always known that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way that we, as humans, live our lives, and communicate with each other. I have not always known what the source of my own disease was, however. My disease of misunderstanding drove me to the brink of death, Read more
I am trying to stay positive, but I feel like I need to return the hateful salute back to the national leaders who have betrayed us. Speak truth to power, in whatever form that it appears. This national/international darkness originated and promoted by Donald Trump and his regime of oppression Read more
The slowly shifting desert sands of time, Created ever taller dunes for this lost soul to climb. Yet, tired of dying in my selfish, hateful world of so little reason and rhyme, I finally sought the way to Truth, and a new Love Sublime. Thirty three years ago June 22nd Read more
“I had been pushed around all my life and felt at this moment that I couldn’t take it anymore.”— Rosa Parks, on refusing to give up her seat on a bus in 1955 I am primarily a member of the Caucasian group of humanity, characterized by a “white” complexion. I Read more
I don’t think reading another book written by yet another spiritual master steeped in “white privilege” is going to get the job done. Looking to white Evangelical Christianity for solutions towards racism is identical to looking to active arsonists for help in fighting forest fires. And looking to teachers who Read more
This blog is written in honor of our beloved Ginger, who died on June 6, 2016. I am going to try to write this one from Ginger’s perspective. Ginger’s relationship with us coincided with the most difficult period in my life, and her story is still not yet quite fully Read more
Make America Great Again? With a criminal mob and their self-serving conspiracy theories directing our government? “Oh, and one more thing, you are not going to like what come’s after America . . . “—-Leonard Cohen The latest developments in the city streets across America shows that racism has expanded Read more
A small part of my personal story is written in this blog about my unique 1980 adventure of being accepted into a black American cultural experience for three weeks. It is a short read. The book that the small blog has been taken from, as well as five other books Read more
This opsimath blogger strikes again! Somehow, the words just keep popping up in my mind like popcorn in a hot pan. Feel free to add your own corn kernels of wisdom to this one, and together we can cook up a big barrel of insight! Add your own butter and Read more