I remember once hearing of an old mythological story about excess, but I do not remember of what culture it comes. My initial instinct was that it had come from the American Indian though it may have been from another ancient culture. The story essentially talks about a person that takes more than they need … Continue reading Hoarder on a Hill

Guilt is a powerful and mysterious feeling. It can manifest in many ways. It can make simply functioning as a normal human being difficult. In some, if not many, cases guilt can create a pretty strong denial experience. This being when one isn’t able to confront the cause of their guilt so they ignore the … Continue reading Guilt

I’ve said this quite a few times here, but it is worth repeating - almost all of us are doing what we truly believe to be the best for ourselves, our families, our communities, and our future. There aren’t many of us that are actively trying to tear down society. Almost everyone is doing the … Continue reading Keep an Open Imagination

If you’ve read any of my work then you may get the feeling that I don’t much care for my country. It would be a logical assessment of my writing. I do not present the attributes of American life. Rather I tend to focus on the faults and deficiencies, as far as I see them, … Continue reading Not Great, but Could Be

In the West we have a few things that we hold sacred. We don’t tend to have a lot of respect for what others hold sacred. The idea that a cow could be a sacred symbol of life in the Eastern religion of Hinduism, or that ancient religions worshiped the sun or animals seems strange … Continue reading Hubris of the West – Religious Rigidity