Overwhelm can make you sick and crazy. Maybe. For the last five weeks, or so, I have been ’sick’ (which, for me, is a very rare occurrence). Supposedly, I ‘had’ the dreaded you-know-what. Seems that having two little grandchildren under five - both of whom are in the presence of many others through daycare and school; and a son in law-enforcement who is ... Continue Reading >>
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Rats in a maze
Those who have known me, over time, know well that I do not see the world through the eyes of what is but through the potential of what might become. These last years that fit snugly under the banner of ‘pandemic’ have only served to bring into sharper relief the degree to which what seems to be ’the issue’ is but the distraction… the cover… for something ... Continue Reading >>
Before you reach for your mask….
Yet again, murmurings of a required return to masks in public places in Ontario. Yet again, useless-yet-damaging theatre to reinforce both fear and control in an uneducated populace. Before you capitulate to some authority just because you're trained to do that, consider the following. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant. What is relevant is the ... Continue Reading >>
The Demise of Capitulation
What does it take? How deep - and contagious - is your fear? Why would you bother? Who else might you choose to become? Decades of cultural conditioning - supported at every turn by others equally conditioned and rewarded for being so - leave us wondering what's true and what isn't. In my era, that cultural conditioning came from the process of ... Continue Reading >>
Unique Life
Your desire for your own unique Life must be greater than your need for approval. ... Continue Reading >>
The Quest for Open Science: Nick Hudson/PANDA
Some are more courageous than others. Nick Hudson has been one, amongst many, from the start. The truth really does set us free. Are we willing to hear it? ... Continue Reading >>
Pandemic… of Shame
I know of no one who has been spared the drama and its attending impact from the last three years of constant pressure to capitulate and conform. To do what you're told. To not question. To be silent if not in agreement. To trust external authorities rather than your own internal cues. Over and over... day after day... pummelled by the talking heads, ... Continue Reading >>