Toward a World that Works for Everyone
This is an update to the September/October appeal for reader support. Head here and here for more information. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us in September and October. With your help, we’ve not only been able to pay our October property tax bill, but get repairs done on my car that it […]
Welcome to November! Depending on where you live, it’s getting a lot colder outside and frost is covering the ground. October’s spooky vibes are giving way for the warm wintery (and pumpkin-spicey) November vibes to take their place. It’s time to warm up and get settled in with a good book – or a good […]
Update #2: Despite how many times you’ve all come through for us when we’ve had to ask for help, it still stuns and amazes us to see the support you’re willing to give. Thank you so, so much to everyone who has helped us in our time of need (including those of you who sent […]
Update: This is now even more of an emergency than it already was. As I wrote below, we owe $260 toward a property tax bill due this week. Because of this, I recently took a part-time job to start earning some of the money we need for the bill (while hoping our readers can help […]
There are no words to express our gratitude for your help getting us through August, which was another difficult month. It amazes me that there are people who appreciate this digital space enough to help keep it alive, and I plan to continue making content that will hopefully be worthy of your subscriptions and contributions. […]
I’m back from an unexpectedly long hiatus only to be forced to ask for support again this month to keep Openhearted Rebellion running. You may recall from my previous posts that I said I would need to make these appeals once a month to drum up the income we need. The time has again come […]
I’m back after a hiatus that lasted longer than I expected. A couple weeks ago, a combination of work/financial/life stresses and the end of my child’s summer break prompted me to take some time off from writing to be with my family. For the most part, it was a peaceful two weeks that helped me […]
The goal of Openhearted Rebellion is to push into the mainstream the idea that love and kindness can change lives and the world as a whole. It also serves to introduce readers to basic forms of spirituality and accompanying philosophies, teachers, and practices. On that blog, I publish articles written from the heart with an […]
It’s that time again. The great thing about working on the internet is that it allows me to be at home with my family while making content I hope you will enjoy. Throughout the 8+ years I’ve been doing this, the thought of being with my family and connecting with so many openminded and openhearted […]
(Concluded from Part 1, yesterday.) In terms of core issues, my object is to travel as lightly as possible. Divest myself of them by whatever means possible. Kathleen recommends forgiveness, compassion, and gratitude to accomplish that – transmute them with love. I think she’d probably also recommend invoking the universal law – the Law of […]
Kathleen and I watched a movie on the repatriation (the “journey”) of a native Indian totem pole (the G’psgolox Pole) from the Folk Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm, Sweden to its home in Kitamaat and the Haisla people, from where it went missing in 1929. (1) Did it ever show me some of what we can […]
Eric Berne talked about three, what he called, “ego states.” I prefer to call them “personality states” since “ego” has a negative connotation in our society. The three were Parent, Adult, and Child. Dominating, balanced, and demanding. The person in the Child state can be submissive or reactive. Submissive they’re self-deprecating. They see themselves on […]
Three pieces of advice from AAM are coming together to shape the way I appear to be these days. The first is his admonition not to get distracted. (1) What is happening in politics is a good example of distraction, according to him. The second was him telling me not to enter into the fray, […]
Thanks to John. A house that changes to suit your needs and moods.
Core issues or root vasanas go very, very deep. Sometimes it seems that no matter how deeply we go with them, much remains. And what remains is significant and impactful, usually connected to our immediate family and earliest years. As the twig was bent, the tree inclined. I grew up repeating certain behavior patterns until […]
