The USA has a conflict resolution problem. TW: Abuse I would consider myself to be a fairly conflict avoidant person, I prefer peace, love, and understanding as much as possible. And, I am also fiercely protective. I know the importance of speaking up, setting boundaries and saying no when personal or collective limits are being […]

Without addressing economic injustice, the culture war will rage on. I’ve never liked being identified as a ‘Democrat’. I am definitely quite liberal and progressive, however I don’t buy our two-party system. We’ve been hacked from the very beginning. Here’s why: In the USA we prioritize our industries and corporations in a hyper-free market version […]

Is avoiding political engagement ‘more enlightened’? Let me start by acknowledging that many people are barely getting by in their life with mental space & emotional capacity. I believe this is by design in our society, to keep everyone at their wit’s end so they don’t have any time or energy left to pay attention […]

We’ve all heard the term used to insult and degrade those who support progressive values – ‘Oh you think you’re so woke!’  It’s even progressed to a ‘woke mind virus’, giving it an even sharper jab that insinuates infection, brainwashing with new ideologies.  ‘Woke’ of course, is short for ‘awake’.  At its base it is […]

Western Culture over-simplifies the ease of problem solving.  In Western culture you are told that in order to be successful, reach goals and problem solve, you need to ‘pull yourself up by your bootstraps’ and ‘just do it’.  If someone is struggling in society to function in the way we would like them to, we […]

Anybody who knew me leading up to Trump’s last election in 2016 and throughout his first term knew that I was a fairly vocal advocate and participant in civic conversation both online and in person.  I remember in January before the election people thought I was crazy when I was asserting the high chance that […]