Earlier in life I used to have far more of an aversion toward 'gross things', but I've noticed that this aversion experience still comes up in moments, especially in relation to areas of my environment where I am the primary inhabitant, and wherein I have a high degree of control over my environment - as … Continue reading Self Forgiveness: Judging Gross Things
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Investigating Words: “Preconceived Opinion”
I was looking at some words this morning, starting with the word Bias, and this is the dictionary definition: Bias: "a prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group, compared with another" And within this the word Prejudice: "a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience" When I … Continue reading Investigating Words: “Preconceived Opinion”
Standing in the Life of Another
When emotions are running high, and there is a lot of back and forth debate, and triggering, and reacting, and vitriol, and defensiveness, and arguing, and snide comments, and spite and judgment disguised as righteousness or intellectual superiority -- what is being missed? What are we failing to do? When we're reacting to a discussion … Continue reading Standing in the Life of Another
Don’t Hate Trump – Trump Hate
In my previous post I wrote about how it's not necessary to hate someone - in this case Donald Trump, in order to support and create change in relation to the issues / problems that a person (such as Trump) can represent. I've found that I don't need to 'hate' something - in order to … Continue reading Don’t Hate Trump – Trump Hate