Sacrifice – choice, virtue, and connection.
To sacrifice is to give something up. It’s not something that just happens, however. To sacrifice is to make a choice. It’s the giving up something of value in order to help someone else. We even do it in sports – the sacrifice in baseball involves one player choosing the out in order to advance to base or home. People often phrase sacrifice as something … Continue reading Sacrifice – choice, virtue, and connection.
Thou shalt not cause harm.
I disagree with many people about many things, but the level of intensity varies with the subject. For instance, there are some who think the Canucks are a horrible hockey team. I may disagree depending on my mood and the results of last game – I’m a fairly fair-weather fan – but these differences don’t inspire me to public voice. At the end of the … Continue reading Thou shalt not cause harm.
American slavery still exists.
We must not close our eyes to the awful things we do. Continue reading American slavery still exists.
My life has been Monday all over the place.
I’m not sure when this current run of bad luck started. It’s hard to pinpoint since I’m not a lucky person historically (or at casinos). But when it comes to unfortunate, this year is pulling out all the stops. My mom died in January, so that could be colouring my impressions re bad luck, but I suspect not. The broken tooth PTSD flare might also … Continue reading My life has been Monday all over the place.
From Famine to Feast. 