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Kindness

How do I become kind again? I mean unrequited, uncompromising, and unconditionally kind? I have completely lost it. Bruised, battered, beat, and busted down, I’ve created such a fortress around me that I don’t even let kindness in, that is if I even see it at all. But when I do see it, you can […]

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Okay Indiana Jones

I know you feel like a real hero saying you ‘won’t stay silent’ against the ‘fascists’. But maybe consider people other than you. Your immigrant neighbors and co-workers risk having their families torn apart if the feds step up their presence in Portland. Maybe smoke some grass and come up with a long-term plan, instead […]

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Mass Shootings

So two just happened. Both by white men. Veterans too. I donโ€™t hear anyone crying โ€œterroristโ€ or banning white men from owning guns. Or veterans. Maybe we should ponder on this idea: letโ€™s honor our veterans by disarming them, by saying โ€œHey you can chill now. Go camping. Pursue inner peace. You sacrificed a piece […]

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