Posts in: ponderings

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    ponderings

    life lessons

    emotionally reactive

    introspection

    living an examined life

    mental-health

    mindfulness

    reflection

    self-awareness

    Understanding Introspective vs. Emotionally Reactive People

    I've experienced two kinds of people in my life:

    introspective

    adjective

    1. Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or exercising, inspection; self-conscious.
      Similar: self-conscious
    2. Involving the act or results of conscious …

    ponderings

    Christianity

    An Apology To My Christian Friends

    Writing a response to a hateful, bigoted blogger, the words of Gandhi came to mind.

    "I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians."

    “Your Christians are so unlike your Christ. I consider western Christianity in its practical working a …

    ponderings

    favorite quotes

    My Heros

    Still Right On The Money

    Bill Hicks is still relevant today.

    It’s just a ride, and we can change it any time we want. It’s only a choice. No effort, no work, no job, no savings and money, a choice, right now, between fear and love. The eyes of fear want you to …

    ponderings

    Famous Dead People

    Honestly, all this Reagan worship freaks me the hell out. Thousands of folks line the street for a man they didn’t know? Weird. The only way thing I can even remotely relate to is a twinge of sorrow I felt during Lady Di’s funeral, but …

    ponderings

    Farty Jones and Pathetic North Americans

    Yahoo News ran a story about Smarty Jones that stated, “By then the backyard was in near-silence. There were tears on little girls' cheeks and expletives shouted into the air and big, strong guys with their heads buried in their calloused …

    My So Called Life

    ponderings

    Loss of Innocence

    The Loss of Innocence aftermath of the affair by Kelly O’ferrell

    “This is not the face of an ingenue; this is an old soul in a new body- wary, wise to her own long past, on to the wiles of the world, and having miles to go before she …