Words Matter

by | Jan 9, 2022 | Perception

 Words matter. They are the symbols we use to try and communicate to each other how we think and feel about the world around us. When we use the wrong word or assume the other person defines the word as meaning what we think it means when they don’t, then there...

Perfection

by | Sep 23, 2021 | Perception

 Perfection is the nature of the universe. Everything everywhere at all times is absolutely perfect. Global warming, overpopulation, pandemics, genocide, nations being taken over by religious zealots who want to take us back to the dark ages are all part of this...

Desire

by | Oct 11, 2020 | Poems

Desire  a. The fact or condition of desiring; that feeling or emotion which is directed to the attainment or possession of some object from which pleasure or satisfaction is expected; longing, craving; a particular instance of this feeling, a wish.  We all know what...

Us & Them

by | Sep 30, 2020 | Poems

Us & Them Ways of defining a them … They believe in a vision of the world not connected to any reality you can perceive. For example, a book we have is the word of God and it tells us how to be in the world so that when we die, we will be rewarded with...

Kakistocracy

by | Sep 19, 2020 | Poems

kakistocracy, n. /kakɪˈstɒkrəsi Etymology: < Greek κάκιστος worst + -κρατία rule, after aristocracy. Thesaurus »   The government of a state by the worst citizens.   This is where we find ourselves in this country at this point in time. In order to understand how...