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Apologies

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At 6:58am on Saturday morning, the Moon was New again. This may be one of the soonest times I’ve posted after a New Moon – but something occurred to me a few days ago that is creating a pretty deep dive.

The past couple of posts have been focused on community – both Fraternity and Support were outwardly focused. It was during the Crossroads post on November 14th that I had said, “I have the privilege of directing my energies outwards rather than just focusing on myself”. But this week, a long-standing bit of self-identification ran into an introspective moment of “but why”. I didn’t like the answer.

For as long as I can remember, the phrase “I’m sorry” has been reflexive.… More...

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Support

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At 7:45pm on February 27th, the Moon was New again. I am posting this closer to the Full Moon than the New Moon this cycle – but I am hopeful to be able to set an intention and draw down the energies needed to manifest it.

During this past cycle, my focus was on Fraternity. I juxtaposed my own feelings around needing to keep the peace and avoid conflict with a need to be fiercely protective and nurturing. How can you peacefully fight a war?

This is all brought about by the current climate that is seeing the implosion of a world I had grown up feeling was indestructible. We were always led to believe the existential threat would come from the outside, not the inside.… More...

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Fraternity

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The last new moon was at 7:36am on January 29th. We are almost halfway through this cycle, and until last night I hadn’t felt as though I was any closer to having words – much less having focus.

I am grateful for that sentiment changing yesterday. It was a trying day where I felt I had to lay the groundwork to say goodbye to someone I had once been very close to. Goodbyes of this type are rarely easy – but sometimes we need to do difficult things for our overall health – and to align with our deepest held values.

In last cycle’s focus, I closed the writing by saying that we need to “Cast off that which burdens us, or no longer serves us, and unfurl the sails.… More...

Opinion

Jimmy Carter

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I rarely post anything with a political bent anymore – there just doesn’t seem to be a point. Today is an exception.

Sometimes I will have conversations with people who came up in the world after I did. These folks don’t have any recollection of the “American Dream” being realistic. When they ask when I thought things changed, or at least when my faith in the better parts of America shifted, I continually find myself at the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980.

I didn’t realize it then – but between the rise of the Christian Conservatives and the brewing lack of integrity brought about by dabbling in potential theocracy, the “right thing” – caring for one another, excelling and celebrating in our own gifts and abilities, autonomy, and freedom began to lapse.… More...

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Movement

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The Moon was New again at 5:27pm on December 30. The last New Moon of 2024, and now we begin a new year – not quite with a clean slate, but at least with opportunity.

The last focus was Hills – where I explained how one of the elements of my personality I am most fond of is my penchant for wandering off to climb a hill to see what’s there. I closed the last post with a quote from the companion song – “I’ve got my hands and my head full – A cautious step but I’m hopeful. I leave the station I go up into the Hills”

I am still very much working on finding my self; understanding what inspires and motivates me.… More...