Does love come to, from, or through us, if it ever comes at all? Why does the racing, turbulent, “monkey mind” develop, causing deprivation of peace of mind and the absence of sacred silence? Why do many decent, caring people remain unacknowledged for their worth by their communities until Read more
. The intersection of family history and my birth in November of 1955 has created some interesting, and, at times, amazing stories for me. My Uncle Worth died in February of 1955, 9 months in advance of my own birth. His photo is included here. He was married to his Read more
Religions that forbid vaccines are steeped in superstition, misanthropy, and are practicing forms of atheism. Who, or what, do these unfortunate, misguided souls believe created the conditions within the consciousness of mankind to evolve enough to create vaccines to control that which used to be beyond our human control? These Read more
Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners. —Eric Hoffer What if a real miracle was trying to happen in our lives, and too few people cared or were not even aware enough to attempt to look for it? This indifference or ignorance is the Read more
Chapter 4 Beauty, like supreme dominion Is but supported by opinion ——Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard’s Almanac, 1741 . We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are. ——Anais Nin . . Why is our world so conflicted, with so many divisive beliefs that invite mutual distrust Read more
“Our lives begin to end, the moment that we become silent about things that matter” Martin Luther King, Jr. All human beings should consider joining a recovery program, as we are all challenged and threatened by our human condition. And because most of us are not now actively seeking healing Read more
Defender Dan With our final insight into the true nature of Consciousness and God, and our identity embedded within this creative principle of the Universe, we see that we can become either agents of a loving, regenerative force, or, in our ignorance, become the malevolent architects of Armaggedon, and our Read more
Yes, I know, few like the reminder. The greatest, most dangerous virus to ever hit our Sacred Planet Earth is the toxic male human being running in large groups, the ” men whose breath is in their nostrils”. Men, without their connection with truth, love, nature, curiosity, wonder, and forgiveness Read more
Each and every one of us has the capacity to be an oppressor. I want to encourage each and every one of us to interrogate how we might be an oppressor and how we might be able to become liberators for ourselves and for each other. — Laverne Cox Read more
One evening, a Cherokee elder was teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. This battle that goes on between the two wolves is inside us all. One wolf Read more
This is what I do while on my “creative cloud”. I am a writer, after all. Someday, I may even find interested readers (my take on insight, self awareness, “mindfulness and meditation”, and spiritual evolution are not riveting subjects for the vast majority of Americans)! I have included several links Read more
Many types of “knowledge” actually breed division and separation between human beings. It is easy to tell the difference between the teachers just by feeling within our own inner chambers of consciousness how their message impacts our hearts. Eventually the teacher presenting the highest learned “truths” of the day will Read more
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojf18wT_Xtk There are two versions to this story. The first one was written in 2016, when I first began writing. The second version (Chapter 11, was written late last year, 2025, and is included below this old version) On the Turning Away On the turning away From the pale and Read more
“I will keep my freedom, my guns, my money, and my religion, and you can keep the change“—-Hank Williams Jr. . This T shirt represents the state of mind where a sense of spiritual failure has taken over, and to complete the look the man should be wearing a MAGA Read more
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” —attributed to Albert Einstein As a human race, all that we will ever see, unto eternity, is our Self. When we can only look Read more
From the “blog site that would not die”, though hospice visits are now being made daily. Creating and publishing a blog post is often like making a group call to all of my friends and acquaintances, and usually having only one person answer the call. Yet, ONE is Read more
I write and publish this stuff because it is part of my own healing. Having learned (wrongly) at a young age that my voice, and myself, have little value, other than my capacity to please the authority of the moment, I continue to witness my adult version of this wounding, Read more
Chances are that many who practice racism, such as white supremacist Americans, are suffering from a non-fatal neurophysiologic disease. Anosognosia is one name for the diagnosis. The prognosis is based solely upon healing intention with its required openness to change. Any similarities between elements of our culture’s anosognosia and the Read more
A lot of innocent and unaware people got swept up in the tide of the Trump revolution, as well as many with malevolent intent. Why did Trump come to represent the so-called will of the “oppressed white” American people? The words “sociopathic,” “inciter of violence,” and “malignant narcissist,” have come Read more
My cousin Brian passed away at his father’s home Saturday morning after a family oriented Christmas day celebration. . I am saddened by his death, it was an early one, for sure. My Uncle Wayne was told by a psychic three years ago that he would outlive his son Brian, Read more