Dear Friend, There were lots of interesting reactions to my “Living there, you’ll be free… if you truly wish to be” blog post. Seems like a lot of people had a strong emotional reaction to this part: “After having lived an exceptionally difficult and painful life for almost half a century… and finding late in [...]

I’ve been on a “news fast.” I didn’t realize how addictive that bullshit “news-fiction” was until I decided to abstain. It keeps tempting me to break my fast and indulge. Just like pizza and beer. It whispers to me, “Open Yahoo or CNN. Just a little to start the day won’t hurt. Maybe there’s something [...]

Dear Friend, This message was nothing more than fantasy when I was a kid. But with the benefit of hindsight, my perspective changed. After having lived an exceptionally difficult and painful life for almost half a century… and finding late in life (unfortunately) the incredible power I’ve unknowingly had at my disposal that remained untapped [...]

On my personal “road to Damascus”, I had a “Saul to Paul” conversion. Actually NUMEROUS “Saul to Paul” conversions. Say whhaaaat? You don’t know who Saul is? Judas H. Priest! You ruined my whole stick. Now it’s like explaining the punchline of a joke. Whatever. Here goes… Saul of Tarsus was a Pharisee who hated [...]