Tag: politics
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#69 Things the pandemic ruined which have still not come back
So I saw an interesting topic in my morning newspaper read (hint look at the title of this post) and I started out writing a well thought out response worthy of the SoulDoc blog but unfortunately it turned into a political rant best left to other places. Instead I decided to do what we do…
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Why we may not be able to win
I like to follow the advice of Socrates when it comes to politics and religion and not talk about them. Unless I am in a religious or political setting it really makes no sense to engage in the discussion because nowadays they are more likely to devolve into a screaming name calling tantrum than anything…
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The Problem with Politics (that’s a bad title)…The Problem with Parents (m’eh)…..The Problem with Economics and Parents Who Like to Argue About Politics…(that’ll do)
I call my parents every Sunday morning, at least I have for the past few years. I have a difficult relationshipwith my parents for a lot of reasons which are mostly historic and I still struggle with many of those issues today, but my mother had health scare and I decided I would attempt to put my feelings about the past aside and I would call them every weekend. I guess I’m trying to be the bigger person or some such thing. With very few exceptions I have kept my commitment to myself, and I call them every weekend, which hasnot always been easy. One of the reasons my commitment has not always been easy is my father’s dedicated political opinions which to be polite, vastly and at times wildly, differ from my own. As a rule I try to follow Socrates’ advise and never discuss politics or religion, especially with those who I know are mostly looking for a fight. My father tics that box too, he loves to argue like most people love to breathe. Personally…
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And so this is Christmas…..
John Lennon was a saint in my opinion, and he wrote many of the songs which have made my life as colorful and at times tolerable as it has thus far been. On this Christmas Eve, with so many suffering in so many parts of our world I ask for only one thing. Ask yourself…
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Sometimes #3
Sometimes In spite of our efforts In spite of our desires There is nothing more to be done
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trump and politics
Post inspired after reading…… I remember being called paranoid when I made comparisons between trump and Hitler. I remember asking the supports I worked at the time, after everything he said and did in office which echoed Hitler rising to and then consolidating power, if they could see it now. Even on January 6th when…
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My prayer for the world after yet another mass murder
May those chosen by Karma To be martyrs in this life And to exemplify suffering Find enlightenment And The peace of the pure Buddha May those so lost and in so much pain They have decided to, or are planning to, End the lives of the innocent Find enlightenment And The peace of the pure…