I do feel shame for the harm my Catholic Church … and other Christian churches have done over the millineum (over time) to indigenous peoples and people of other persuasions … to folk who supposedly “don’t fit the norm” in many & varied ways–with respect to the Bible, religious doctrine/dogma/teachings/–with respect to what major religious […]
Monthly Archives: May 2024
Thoughts This Morn Before I Sit Down to Continue Reading “Braiding Sweetgrass”* … and Then Do Some Foolish Mowing & Purchasing (on a Relatively Senselessly Destructive Neoliberal-Capitalistic [Militaristic], Artificialized Eaarth**)
no doubt i am NOT a learned/well-educated bright/intellectual NOR a great communicator (but i do try) ………………………. nevertheless, life for me (in the moment) is a play between … o what we personally (& of course collectively) know to be SOCIO-ecologically right or wrong o “natural” desires of the selfish flesh & mind, heart, and […]
a ti Pablo
(In one of our regular Creekside Poets gatherings, i.e., on Earth Day! … upon prompting from our leader, the amazing Sylvia Manning, I wrote a little “impromptu”-poem about Earth Day being an extra special day for me. April 22nd is both Earth Day and the birthday of my deceased brother Lawrence “Larry” Martin, or as […]
“Kindness” from the Perspective of My Second Language … and Thoughts Therefrom
Kindness! What word would my mind generally grab For this notion in Portuguese? Probably simpatia! And what does Google list? First … bondade. Then … gentileza … amabilidade … benevolência … afabilidade … atenção. … And grandeza de alma. ……………………….. Now, considering these Portuguese words for kindness, Am I, deep down inside and on the whole, […]