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Bullying in the name of MJ? That’s an Oxymoron.

“Hate is always tragic. It is as injurious to the hater as it is to the hated. It distorts the personality and scars the soul.” ––Martin Luther King, Jr. Bullying is bullying. No matter what form it comes in or what the imagined “reason.” Meanness is meanness. Inhumane treatment toward another human being is a […]

If you care enough for the living…

Hurry, there’s not a lot of time left

This year our church is embarking on a new initiative at Christmas. Instead of spending all that money on Christmas presents this year, we are each being asked to spend half the normal amount and to save the other half and contribute it to a fund to alleviate poverty and hunger. Imagine the magnitude of […]

Remembrance and Relief -comic, that is.

“How to Write a Pop Song”

For many, this week has been a difficult one. Wednesday was the 5th anniversary of the passing of an icon for most. For some, it was the loss of a personal friend. For that is what he was to many of his admirers. Some claim Jackson got them through their childhood. I believe them. Michael […]

Remembering a Spiritual Warrior

There are some people who come into the world who are empaths-  that is they feel the feelings of others and they feel deeply. They witness the pain and beauty of the world with the same acute ethos. They arrive with a sense of urgency that never leaves them. They come here to change the […]

How to Deal with Haters

How to Deal with Haters the Cheat Sheet This is an article by James Aultcher that is reprinted here. It’s timely right now, useful, and I thought you might like it too. (Photo by Erik Gustafson) “It’s easy to get anonymous people to hate you. Have an opinion. Be creative. Be yourself. But sometimes it gets worse. […]

Just for a moment… Let’s Remember

Just for a moment, let’s remember…   Why we’re here…   Why Inner Michael exists…       Why Michael was here…   What his real message was…   and maybe consider what’s next…      

It’s Not the Man, it’s the Message

It’s not the package, nor the wrapping; it’s the gift inside.   “The path of the spiritual warrior is not soft and sweet. It is not artificially blissful and pretend forgiving. It is not fearful of divisiveness. It is not afraid of its own shadow. It is not afraid of losing popularity when it speaks […]

Thank you Maya Angelou

Thank you Maya Angelou. Thank you for speaking of and for the pain of the world and the beauty and for framing it in unforgettable art. For the courage to speak your truth in a way that could be heard. One has to know there were horrors in silent shreiking that you left unsaid in […]

Words Escaped

For someone who is a wordsmith, being stunned into having no words is not just unusual but eerie. At first I didn’t know what to say. And I didn’t know what stunned me more– the professionals or the fans. And yet I understood both. I saw both sides. I empathized with both. It was yes… eerie. I […]

Mother’s Day Message from MJ and Me

There are those moments in life when something transcendental, potent or so pregnant with potential is an encounter that completely transfigures our life view, our consciousness, our worldview, our incentives or our inspirations and rearranges our values and priorities creating fundamental and permanent inner change. Where we were contracted, we expand. Where we were closed and self involved, […]