Author Archives: paulpeaceparables

intelligent, open communication humility in interacting with all species avoid putting up walls, fences, borders practice pacifism blend as one

what might i BE if i were he or she or thee?????? rather than me? (mightier than a Sequoiadendron giganteum redwood tree?) ……………… “of course not!!!” i sort of say with glee … ’cause i wouldn’t be ME! pbm ( 7 Ss /VV->^^ )

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 […]

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 […]

(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! 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, […]

(“[Jimmy Carter] was one of the few Presidents who really was an advocate for the Black community out of a pureness of heart,” said the Rev. Bernice King.) I voted for Republican President Gerald Ford because Jack Anderson a protégé of Drew Pearson said Ford was the more experienced of two good men. Democrat Jimmy […]

spiritual uncertainty? i suppose i will have doubts about it all until i pass but then … i am certain that for MY life it will not matter (well … in this moment of twenty-twenty four, … the eight billion, … and consumption–for sectors, of well over 300,000 kilocalories per capita per day of this […]

this assignment was easy peasy (yeah riiight!) ………………. do i sleep well every night? of course i do! i’m insignificant. who cares. we simply shouldn’t worry about it … about anything sweetly dream on and on and on pablo ………………. do i sleep well EVERY night? hell no! gotta get up at five and milk […]