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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Growing old

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Boomerville. I'm a citizen in this place. It's a humongous sprawling suburb in the global village, a hernia of history ballooning out of World War II. Our community mailboxes are now being stuffed, to our genuine surprise, with letters from the AARP. For the purposes of government Boomerville is a demographic, defined by the... More..

Business > Starting a Business Is it better to work for an established employer or be self-employed?

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There are times when being self-employed feels like hell's favorite option. There are other times when having my own business gives me great joy and deep personal satisfaction. For me, it's better to be self employed rather than work for others because it best fits who I am and what I want. I've owned and operated a small bu... More..

Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: Life

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THE COMMON CLAY, THE EPHEMERAL DUST If I know of separation, illusion, wholeness and reality, and choose to turn toward complex mundanity from the edge of Occam's razor, it is not because I don't know the simple answer. It's my choice. We all have prophecy and healing and levitation and magical mysteries. My choice is the co... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Will Americans vote for a black man or white woman?

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Yes. We have, we are, and we will. Will we elect a black man or a white woman president? It appears likely. The question is, why? Are the politics of morality transcending judgment, separation and exclusivity and headed toward a nobler consciousness that includes acceptance, unity and universality? Is this a sign of the retu... More..

Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Reflections: Political corruptness, spineless politicians and the disappearance of America

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THE STATE OF THE UNION IS DARK I think of the German population slowly seduced by Hitler. People who didn't have the time or memory or desire to see things as they developed, who didn't have the guts to stand up. I think of the Roman republic, collapsed in 476 AD by vultures glutting themselves in the final hemorrhagic flow ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Insights Spiritual awakening: Thoughts shared

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BEGINNINGS "At times I feel something missing from my life. Something lost and irretrievable. I still love, still care, still celebrateand yet at times this feeling of emptiness, of loss and sadness comes. It was hard, what happened. Painful. "It was a pain of dying rather than a pain of growing; I feel more damage than grow... More..

Arts & Humanities > Marketing & Selling Writing Difficulties with getting published

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Today I went into a bookstore looking for how-to books about marketing my writing. It hasn't gone well. While I was there I got hit by a thunderbolt of terrible clarity. There are literally miles and miles of excellent, published writing in the world. What it takes to get there is intelligence, talent, commitment, study, bou... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Theories of Spirituality Personal enlightenment

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If the intense, focused energy human beings have put out in pursuit of enlightenment were put on a treadmill and fastened to a generator, the result would be a formidable power source. What is enlightenment, and why does it inspire such devoted pursuit? Is such energy necessary to acquire it? Do we get it, or have we got it?... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Is any one religion better than another

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EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW IN CHURCH I LEARNED FROM GOD I connected with God in a place so spiritually flexible cussing was allowed. Now that was a church without illusions. It's been called the church of first-century Christianity because it doesn't tolerate selfishness and teaches real love through the practice of honesty, ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christianity and the question of "riches"

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The riches offered by contemporary prosperity doctrines bring us to a critical question. Can we follow Christ and also focus our personal attention on gaining financial security and material wealth? Jesus speaks of spiritual riches. Riches of wisdom, knowledge, forgiveness, compassion, caring, faith, love, humility, meekness... More..

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