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Sanity in an Era of Upheaval

LIFE IN MOTION  Sanity in An Era of Upheaval Racial slurs were thrown at my grandchild while she was at summer camp last week. I was horrified knowing that the young bully had been taught to disparage people of color.

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A Masked View of Society

A Masked View of Society

Social Media provides A MASKED VIEW of Society. Anything goes, lies, bullying, deceits, and meaningless friendships. It is hard to navigate safely, especially for teens. A few days ago, a teen I’m close to shared a troublesome text from an internet

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Do What It Takes!

What does it take to become an activist?  For some, it is a natural response to injustice. For others, it takes more than acknowledging a societal ill; they don’t act until they experience the injustice personally. In today’s world, we

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Speak Out!

Hitler was a powerful, spellbinding orator with the ability to tap into voter anger and helplessness. He attracted a wide following desperate for change and pledged to restore Germany’s “rightfully position” as a world power. Their propaganda machine was highly

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When Anger Turns to Hate

Static Intermission  Take in a deep inhale and breathe through the static disturbing your peace. When Anger Turns to Hate My parents taught me anger was a natural emotion in response to being treated poorly, but it was not all

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Woke Fatigue

I would fall asleep, too, if I had to play Woke games to get elected. The ranting and raving they expose us to are boring, petty, and non-productive. For many people, rants against Woke slide into a category reserved for

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Bubbling Creek on a Hot Summer Dy

 Rock Creek Awakens How cooling are the gurgling sounds from a freshwater creek on a hot summer day! There was a time when you could enjoy drinking from iT without getting sick. Of the seventy percent of the Earth covered

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Don’t be Fooled

Sunday’s headline in the Washington Post last week read, “Mexico City’s water ‘Day Zero’ may come even for the wealthiest residents. The city of 22 million residents gets its water from a dry system. Some fear it will run out

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