On the particular cruelty of being left out

February 24, 2026
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This topic gets more comments than just about anything else I post here. I think it's universal. Being left out on purpose has a particular cruelty to it. It's not an accident or a misunderstanding; it’s a searing message. The silence is deliberate. The invitation is withheld with...
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Leave a Comment · Inspiration, Opinion, Spirituality

On the particular cruelty of being left out

February 24, 2026
being-left-out
This topic gets more comments than just about anything else I post here. I think it's universal. Being left out on purpose has a particular cruelty to it. It's...
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Leave a Comment · Inspiration, Opinion, Spirituality

Eric Dane’s last words

February 20, 2026
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Eric Dane was handsome, gifted, and yes, tormented. He died only 10 months after revealing his ALS diagnosis. It took a while to diagnose, as is common with ALS....
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4 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

Have you ever been blindsided by someone’s hidden age

February 19, 2026
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Things are not always as they seem—and nowhere is that clearer than in the unexpected workplace betrayals that come out of nowhere. The times when we don't see it...
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5 Comments · Opinion

The flaws in Biblically-based thinking

February 17, 2026
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Biblically-based thinking can offer comfort, moral grounding, and a sense of meaning. Just like thoughts based on any other holy book. And there ARE others. The Koran....
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7 Comments · Opinion

What happened to our terra firma?

February 17, 2026
Don't know about you, but I've learned so much that I've felt strangely unmoored this past month. The revelations in the Epstein files have done something quieter and...
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12 Comments · Opinion

Put a little love in your heart

February 13, 2026
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Why the world needs love now, more than ever Everywhere we turn these days, it seems the world is moving faster, shouting louder, and forgetting the quiet power of...
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6 Comments · Blog, Inspiration

Hot cocoa for your soul

February 9, 2026
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Mid-winter is hot cocoa time, both literally and figuratively. Something to soothe body and soul is just the ticket for the Valentine season. So a cup of comforting hot...
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8 Comments · Blog, Inspiration, Recipes, Soul School

Why I believe in past lives

February 4, 2026
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Full disclosure: I am a past-life regressionist and often guide people to visit their past lives. But is it real? The Case for Reincarnation Reincarnation is often...
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6 Comments · A Healing Spirit, Inspiration, Soul School, Spirituality

Why critical thinking matters today

February 2, 2026
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Why critical thinking tatters ....especially today In a world flooded with opinions, headlines, and hot takes, critical thinking isn't just a...
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10 Comments · Opinion

Give yourself the grace of letting go

January 28, 2026
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The Grace of Letting Go As the years gather behind us, life begins to whisper its truest lessons. One of the gentlest—and the hardest—is this: we cannot keep...
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5 Comments · Healthy Living, Inspiration

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