Tag Archive | culture
Touching, isn’t it?
Hello readers, We often underestimate our sense of touch and how sophisticated it really is. We know that our skin is the largest organ in/on our body, yet our awareness of our instinctive ability to interpret the emotions and states of mind of other humans around us based on this under-appreciated sense is quite […]
The Great Divide: Growing Inequality in America
Hello readers, I don’t know about you, but it really bothers me that corporations and bankers run America. That such a small group of people is able to milk our collective resources, human and natural and greedily and without consequence take whatever they want…because they can. Ordinary people are constantly taxed and support the extravagant […]
Is your work sustaining you and the world?
Hello readers, Do you ever wonder why President Obama keeps reiterating that we need to train our children to focus on maths, sciences and technology, pushing them towards readiness for jobs and careers of the future, which are all ostensibly oriented towards the left-brained world of technology? Do you ever wonder why he doesn’t support […]
Paying guesses (a poem)
A crooked lady lived in a crooked house in a crooked land among those hills lay towns where good money was paid for the graces, ticking days, living flesh of inmates in this land, the dead were sold for profit and the souls of the poor and neglected did not matter disposable crooked almost zombies […]
Terror and Pain: Cultures and Shadows
Hello readers, The other day I was listening to NPR (National Public Radio), and a reporter commented on the irony of the fact that the recent measles outbreak in southern California began at Disney World, a place from which all shadows and darkness have been banned. The sunny and optimistic outlook seemingly characteristic of American […]
Touch and Go: Contemporary Relationships
Photograph by Stephen Willats Hello readers, I work a lot on myself to grow beyond the pain in my life and to let go of negativity. Believe me, I have experienced many challenges in life, but it is a lot more pleasant to accept the love and energy that life has to […]
Beloved Connection: Scamming for Affection and other Modern Past-times
Hello readers, Each time I visit my blog, I check the statistics page to see how many people from how many countries have visited. It touches my heart and amazes me that, so far, at least one person from 56 different countries from all over our Earth have at least peeked at my blog. I get […]
Embracing the Humanity in Others: Mass Shootings and Attacks Against Children in Schools Around the World
Hello readers, As many of you are also probably currently reading about the tragic shooting at the Sandyhook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut today, I began to think about the reason behind the recent outburst in mass shootings in the United States and around the world. As I began to search the web, I found […]
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