A Life Journal For Our Great and Troubled Times
With the high economic costs of the covonavirus and legitimate fears that the bill for it is going to be passed down as usual to the poorest in society, there is alot of concern about what will follow the lockdown economically. We are all well conditioned in the understanding of debt and budgeting. In...
People who seem determined to not understand are certainly confused by the issue of climate change and global warming. Every time we have an extreme cold temperture event, they seem to think that proves global warming is indeed a hoax perpetuated by other nations, activists and scientists. The problem is these people read the...
I have been doing alot of soul searching and recovery work over the past few month. One of my beloved kitties, Petey, died recently which left me completely racked with guilt and grief. To survive I needed to stop, relax, and assess my direction and feelings. That really helped and I have managed to...
People may think I’m a snob because I’m very anti low class culture and it’s power in our status quo. This is not true; being anti low class isn’t about being a snob or classist. Being anti low classness is not a real issue, as opposed to issues such as poverty and unequal opportunity,...
Christians really do need to learn about and embrace the vegan and animal rights movement. It’s not just about eating a plant based diet, it’s also about animal entertainment, animal clothing products, animal testing, all sin based industries that are supported by many Christians. This is sad as it’s not what Jesus would do,...
The west and its institutions has generally been the moral standard the world is judged by. Our progress, peacefulness, and prominance due to our cultural civility, our prosperity and progress have made this true for over 300 years. But lately things have changed. With the rise, power and influence of hate based far right...
The Ontario government recently tabled a bill that will cut family doctor’s salaries. This is obviously a move that will please his ignorant populus driven support base, but it’s not in Ontario’s or it’s middle classes best interests. It also threatens our publicly funded healthcare system, as it may drive doctors elsewhere, or into...
Veganuary is a movement that has really taken off in the past few years. This year there are more than 300,000 new signers on, a great sign of veganism’s growing popularity and inclusion into mainstream culture. I went vegan in 2008 after three years of transitioning from a omnivore to a vegetarian, to then...
This is a blog about abuse and how abusers use the feeling of belonging to groom their victims. If you are a survivor of abuse, you may be triggered. I hope you will find comfort and healing as well here, and that this blog will help you on your recovery and healing journey. One...
Peace on earth! Another year is nearly over as unbelievable as that is, and I, like many others, am trying to wrap up my work in time for the holidays. As busy as this season is, I try to take a little time every year to reflect on the past year and to clarify...