Disclaimer: My posts are “Thought experiments to explore new ideas and question what is going on in the world. Nothing I write is meant to be considered my conviction to anything. It is just a place to think out loud and to record my state of mind on a certain…
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Why don’t the people stop them?
Why don’t the people stop them? How many times throughout history has this question been asked? History is full of leaders who came to power and created a power structure that eliminated opposition to their regime. The supreme leader was then able to do as they pleased to send their…
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Spiritual Practice versus Spiritual Dogma: The difference lies in an internal versus an external control of behavior.
I inherited a western spiritual practice. When I look back on my life and the way that my behavior was controlled I begin to realize that the way the western world approaches religion is all wrong. In fact, it is destructive. I always sensed this. From a young age I…
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Groundhog Day: Every Day is the Same – and That’s the Point!
By Timothy Simpson February 2, 2026 Today was Groundhog Day, and fittingly, I went to see the film Groundhog Day. It’s been years since I last watched it. Like most people, I remembered the basic premise — a man wakes up to the same day over and over again —,…
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Immigration: Being a good host and a good guest are the basic principles of freedom.
We are experiencing a period of decreased freedom. If everyone isn’t ‘free’, then nobody is truly ‘free’. Today, the government of this administration is taking away our freedoms every single day, and it has got to stop…NOW. I have traveled to other countries, lived in other countries, and was ‘free’…
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The Real Epidemic in America: Anger Addiction
All of my posts are thought experiments usually conducted early in the morning when my brain is racing. Blogging is really about “The Morning Pages” that Julie Cameron talks about in her book “The Artists Way.” So, bear with me… Christian Bremer wrote a book in German, “Free from Anger”…
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Communicate: The Art of Interaction
Communicate: “To share knowledge” is probably the best composite definition I can muster. Sometimes the antonym gives us a better clarity on what it is. To withhold or conceal information describes the covert nature of what it means not to communicate. My family was a talking family. Sometimes when I…
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There’s Got to be a Morning After: Throughout history there have been times of great turmoil and destruction…ultimately, after all of damage has been done and lives ruined there is a dawning of a new day where people have to begin building a new and more hopeful future.
“The Morning After” was a popular song recorded by Maureen McGovern for the 1972 Motion Picture “The Poseidon Adventure” written by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn. There’s got to be a morning afterIf we can hold on through the nightWe have a chance to find the sunshineLet’s keep on looking…
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To vote or not to vote?
To Vote or Not to Vote and the causes and effects of voter apathy in America. There is a saying attributed to Mark Twain,”The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” One could modify that statement with “The person who doesn’t vote has…
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Mastery Education: Ending Failure in Student Education
The 21st Century is begging for education reform. The 21st Century is capable of delivering it. The 21st Century can see the end of failure in education and usher in a new age of enlightenment. How? Well, here are some of my spontaneous thoughts on the subject. I just created…