Jan 28, 2012
OK, I begin this with a really, really bad joke. I know it's a bad joke, it's a so-called "blonde joke", and I don't think much of jokes that are based on any kind of stereotyping. But I remembered it, it would not get out of my head, and then I realized that it illustrated a valid point, and a problem we all face at...
Jan 21, 2012
If you ask someone why religion and/or spirituality is important to them or is not important to them, invariably the answer will center on whether itactually works for that person. While it is true that there are some who will go through the motions based on someone "up there" keeping score and passing judgement, for...
Jan 14, 2012
There are going to be obstacles in life. The only way to not have to deal with obstacles is to become one of those dull people who lets other people run their lives for them. But then again, if you do that you might face the obstacle of not being able to come up to their expectations as they tell every aspect of how...
Jan 7, 2012
We've been celebrating a number of celebrations lately that concern new beginnings. There was Samhain which was a death but a promise of a new birth. There was Yule as well as the Christians' Christmas which spoke of a birth and a beginning, and of course there's the mundane New Year's Day.
And, we've been talking...