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Abandoning Duality by Creating Practical Civility (Spirituality)
Change is often easier when we unpack the meaning of the words we use. Some words are so emotionally loaded that we may fail to realize that they are needed, at times, to facilitate the changes we desire in our lives. Take the word abandoned. The Oxford dictionary begins with some of the emotional baggage…
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Inner History of a Day
No one knew the name of this day; Born quietly from the deepest night, It has its face in light, Demanded nothing for itself, Opened out to offer each of us A field of brightness that traveled ahead, Providing in time, ground to hold our footsteps and the light of thought to show the way.…
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Is Voting an Exercise in Power
With low voter turnout becoming the new norm it may be time to take back the power of the vote. A few years back I decided on a new way to engage in the electoral process. I would write to each of the candidates with three questions. Two would be the same for all candidates…
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Polling
I am rolling with the question – are polls creating transparency and aiding communication during election campaigns, or are a majority of them simply subtle electoral interference? The media is doing in depth coverage or foreign electoral interference while seemingly ignoring the simple fact that electoral interference has been a foundational part of representative democracy…
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Electronic Pollution
Old Insights That Still Work In 1958 on the way to the largest Progressive Conservative majority government Prime Minister John Diefenbaker’s train stopped outside a small Alberta town. He was driven to the local high school and was standing back stage with the local PC organizers. They stood at the bottom of the stairs leading…
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Citizen Elector or Unpaid Extra in Fake Democracy
How do you see yourself as a voter? As we prepare for any election it is important for individuals to determine the role that they will play in the electoral process. There are many options – I will list the two at the extremes of the pendulum and name one other. The first, is a…
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Before You Assume
Well actually, before you judge and discard the idea of Thinking About Thinking, this is a brief history of my political/philosophic journey. You can best classify me as a disillusioned idealist who still believes that democracy has the best potential to create a better society, if people will simply think about what they say and…