A REALLY Radical idea – Breaking up the Union

I’ll just put this out here.  It may be time for the union to split.  It may be time for secession of states/regions from the union. These fifty, majorly diverse, geographically wide-spread states clearly no longer function well under a single banner.  So maybe it is time to give serious thought to splitting the union, and starting fresh. Yes, I am suggesting that the United States of American split up. The central government and its bureaucracy are failing us further

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Distractions are everywhere. All sorts of things can distract you from your path.  Some of these are good things – family, friends, fun activities…and some are less so – work, bills, anger, frustration. Accepting and balancing the distractions while remaining on the path can be really hard to do. I often suffer from something I refer to as ADOS – Attention Deficit “Ooooooooooooooooooooh, SHINY!” disorder (NOT my phrase, by the way – I have borrowed it from a friend or

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I have long said that there are three ways to exist in this life. The first is to let life live YOU.  You go about your day-to-day business, let the pattern carry you along, let life happen to you.  No real control, you just go with what happens.  This is REALLY easy – but not tremendously rewarding. The second is to curl up in a ball, and wait to die.  This is not just a literal thing – I believe

Why Eroding the Separation of Church and State DOES NOT WORK

Eroding the separation of church and state does NOT improve our ‘moral’ standing as a nation – it degrades it, as it degrades those whom are being repressed by these intolerant and oppressive ideas. I touched on this previously – and I think it is worth looking more closely at. I have stated this before, but it needs to be restated:  Religion, morality and spirituality are three separate tenets.  YES, I will not deny that religion as an institution is

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When we are feeling defeated, and we can no longer conceive of the path, or find it at all – how do we let it go? As I mentioned in last week’s post, the first step is to acknowledge and accept this limitation.  We are imperfect beings, and as such we are going to falter, we will lose the path completely.  This is not a weakness – it is a part of our nature.  So we have to accept the

Religion and politics again

Religion does not belong in politics. Period. This has nothing to do with ethics or spirituality – which are different and separate concepts.  It has to do with this obscene, horridly inappropriate push going on all across the nation to infuse religion to political issues. We are not a Christian nation.  Period.  We are not a Muslim nation.  Or a Jewish state.  Or a Hindi nation.  Or Buddhist nation.  We are NONE of these…and at least partially all of them,

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Sometimes the path is nowhere to be seen. Sure, I might know the goal, I might have an idea of how I wish to walk the path…but that does not mean that the path will be clear, or even necessarily visible. Pathwalking is a tricky process, as you may have noticed.  And one of the things that makes it tricky, beyond just identifying the desire to choose and walk your own path, is even locating a path in the first

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One of the main keys to this entire process is feeling. It is necessary to start by thinking about how I want to walk my path.  Thought is the beginning.  But the real key to this is FEELING. If all I do is think about it – I cannot generate enough power to manifest it.  To consciously create my reality, I cannot simply give it thought – it requires feeling.  It demands feeling.  If I cannot feel it, I cannot

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Why do I believe that choosing my own path is possible?  How can I think that conscious pathwalking can be realistic?  Why do I so vehemently believe this?  Because I have seen it in action.  Because I have experienced it first hand.  Because I have done it. As I stated in the last entry to this blog – Pathwalking is about finding the path, really experiencing the here and now of it, and understanding that we have the ability to

Religious Freedom and Government

You want religious freedom?  Well, if you live in America, technically, you’ve got it. Your religious freedom, however, DOES NOT in any way, shape, or form give you the right to impose YOUR views on the rest of us. Because you see – I have religious freedom, too. You are free to practice any religion you want – Christianity in its many forms, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Scientology, Paganism, Shintoism, Satanism, Hinduism…there are many, many and more to choose from.  OR

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