It is painful to have a family that hurts you. It is okay to not want anything to do with your family and yet be grieved by that inclination while also being pained by their hurtfulness toward you. It is okay to know they will be hurtful, to take practice in being unaffected by that, […]
April 28, 2017
The other day I read an article about what essential oils to bring on your trips but it wasn’t really that thorough. I wanted to see some essential essentials and mixes and so on but it just had some blend recipes and I dunno I wanted more! So I’m making this for anyone like me […]
April 26, 2017
Reflections on the pyramid I remember lying in bed when I was 19 and wondering why Bill Gates continues to work. If he’s one of the richest men in the world, why does he keep working? He could have retired in luxury 10 times over at this point. If all your worldly needs are met […]
April 1, 2017
With the rising fascism in America, I made a bumper sticker that says “honk if you’re antifascist.” It’s silly and performative but I like conversation pieces and silly shit so I’m proud of it and display it happily on my car. Every time I get a honk it improves my mood and makes me feel […]
January 27, 2017
Non violent resistance doesn’t mean no violence Why doesn’t non violence actually mean the end to violence? The conceptual framework of nonviolent resistance is borrowed heavily from the yoga philosophy. As far as philosophy is concerned, yoga and Buddhism are the same if not incredibly almost imperceptibly different to most. Since we aren’t serious scholars […]
January 21, 2017
What today’s activists can take from the Marijuana Legalization movement So we live in an interesting time (to say the least). Lots of people feel called to action in the face of such a polarizing moment in American, and truly international human history. While we all start to join in the critical movements for justice, […]
November 26, 2016
(Inspired in great part by this gem) Fear not for the spoilt youth who have recreational weed shops on every corner where you only had that one derelict in the rebellious garb. The kids are alright. Just as it’s a rite of passage to fish for beer outside the liquor store, it’ll be similarly a […]
July 18, 2016
This article is very short but here it is- the Pokemon article creating a stir: https://inews.co.uk/opinion/pokemon-go-not-invitation-talk-street/ There are a few issues with this article as it’s more of a vent and therefore doesn’t really express the author’s, Vinter, concerns as adequately as they could have been expressed, but she does raise important concerns that women- […]
July 11, 2016
I was going through my email because I have 6,000+ on my phone through some weird glitch and I’m trying to do it as a personal challenge but I might give in to some tool… Anyway, I was going through my emails and saw a link to an article on “9 weight loss tips from […]
July 11, 2016
what do you say instead of the cliche "it gets better" when your loved one is challenged with difficult life circumstances?
November 23, 2017
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