Tag: self-determination
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The Apology
Have you ever noticed the differences in people’s notions of the apology? Over the course of my lifetime, I have had the unfortunate experience of an “apology” that not only demands my forgiveness but places blame on me. Do you know what I mean? My mother’s concept of an apology consisted of saying “I’m sorry…
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Crows, Ravens, and Magpies
There’s something magical about these corvids which has placed them into a category all of their own. Poets have written about them, troubadours sang of their riddling natures, and even in today’s society, they place prominence by being namesakes of sports teams, bands, and TV series. In movies, they provide awareness of ominous foretelling. Sometimes,…
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Book Release
I’m so excited! As of December 3, 2022, I have released a book that I, technically, started in 2016. Since then, it has morphed beyond anything I could have imagined. Everything that I wanted for this site can be encapsulated in the book, Unearthing the Sacred :proposed hypothesis for the ascendancy of the human species…
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Recognizing Myth
An excerpt from Unearthing the Sacred: proposed hypothesis for the ascendancy of the human species from a perspective of the i Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Robert Graves, and Sir James Frazer (just to name a mere handful) understood that our world Becomes through a mythological tapestry of woven threads, layered to perfection. We perform roles…
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Sweaty yet?
So, I have a theory. For those of us who may be aware of many of the things that have gotten censored on FB and Instagram in recent months in regards to our vaxxed status, some of those significant topics are detrimental to our health. One of those topics has revolved around the menstrual cycle.…
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Offense Justification
Let’s talk JK Rowling. This subject has been on my mind since the day of her latest tweet that garnered international attention as highly offensive and bigoted. Honestly, I agree with her that the world’s gone mad. That’s evident in how her tweets have become so misinterpreted, deliberately. First off, she uses sarcasm which obviously…
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Enmeshment Trauma
When a narcissistic individual believes ownership of others is their right, enmeshment trauma becomes inevitable, which leaves victims bereft of their own identity, guidance system, and freedom.
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Mission Statement
Sometime in my twenties, I wrote a mission statement. I found it. Surprisingly I still like it and do my best to adhere to it, though I’d strike commandment #6, mainly due to the word “ought.” That one’s right up there with “should.” Follow the desires that align to your heart/mind/body/soul complex and you need…
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Love
First a brief story in quotes: “I want to write a novel about Silence,” he said; “the things people don’t say.” [Virginia Woolf, The Voyage Out] “So, the sounds emerging from us are ultimately a manifestation in our physical experience of the thoughts we are having. These thoughts are coded through symbols by way of…
Unearthing the Sacred 