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Life Happens. I have had a lot of that, and I have never been bored. My trail has taken me from Middle Class, to Poverty, to lots of pondering and philosophical insights. I have wrestled, or at least exposed my demons and skeletons, and have accepted them,

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Society & Lifestyle > Society & Lifestyle (Other) Happy people are productive people: 2 of 30
Happy people are productive people. According to our Helium voting results, most agree with this statement. I assume that what first leaps to the mind concerning productivity is a job, career or position. From there, I get lost in the connections people make between earning a living, and happiness. Truthfully, this statement ... More..
Relationships & Family > Domestic Violence & Abuse Is it easier to walk away or stay with a partner who is violent?: 6 of 54
If you have not been in an violent relationship, you might think this is an easy and obvious answer. I personally find it far more complex having survived one of my own. Public awareness and organizations like "Homesafe", a battered woman's shelter, have grown over the past couple of decades. It is recognized that should ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Is the United States of America a real democracy?: 5 of 35
I think most Americans believe that the United States is a real democracy. I, however, do not. In a democracy, everyone has a vote, and the majority vote sets the course of the issue voted on. Technically, we all have the right to vote, for President, Representatives, sometimes on local tax issues and such. But truthfully, th... More..
Arts & Humanities > Who & What is Helium Striving to be discovered as a writer: 2 of 9
To be a writer is to have a compulsion to write. Strictly speaking anyone can be a writer. To be discovered as a writer is adding a whole new parameter set to consider when we write. We need to define who we are writing to and why we feel the need to write to them. We have to consider not just what words we string together, b... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Political Issues America: Home of the (once) free: 3 of 13
I have been reading, reading and reading in an attempt to assess just what happened to the freedoms that were once held to be 'self-evident.' Perhaps, assess what the 'people' percieve has happened to them is the better description. So far my conclusions are thus: It seems that someone or several someones(presumed to be a maj... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Does reality TV really reflect reality ?: 8 of 33
In order to answer the question of whether reality TV really reflects reality, we have to define what constitutes reality TV. Then given a common definition, we can decide if the programming within that definition reflects reality, real life, in some way. Certainly we have a wide variety of choices that may or may not qualify... More..
Health & Fitness > Depression Recovering from depression: 4 of 16
I have a lifetime of experiences, some of them could have been soul crushing if I had allowed my soul to be crushed. Some of them have been, there are not adequate adjectives, ecstatic and uplifting are not sufficient. The latter helped sustain me through the former. I have a vision, balance can be achieved. I have been descr... More..
Arts & Humanities > Thoughts on Writing Does motherhood really spell the end of writing?: 9 of 33
I find the notion of anything spelling the end of my writing humorous. At first blush, I think there is an unconscious thought that motherhood could be the end of a writing career, but this title omits "career". In either case, my answer is a resounding, "No!' I have been compelled to write from the moment I ever was able ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Family Law Should "deadbeat dads" face jail time?: 8 of 27
Wait a Minute, Who are You Calling a "Deadbeat", and What do you Want to do to Them?! The word "Deadbeat" describes an otherwise capable being that refuses to be responsible giving no apparent reason. Given that, a "Deadbeat Parent" should describe an otherwise capable parent who refuses to meet an order of child support. F... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Religion & Spirituality (Other) Order versus chaos in life: 4 of 11
We humans are such strange creatures. We require order and routine, resist changes, and value the strangest of things. We want to be like everyone else, normal, yet unique. The fictional Vulcan concept of IDIC or Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations is a profound wholeness out of parts. Every 'thing' we perceive as who... More..