Billions of dollars have been spent across the continent in the futile war on drugs. In the U.S., we have prison cells filled with folks whose main or only crime is using and/or selling this plant.
Education and America’s Forgotten Instrument
When was the last time you thought of that seldom used instrument, the pencil? With everyone tapping away at a keyboard, iPad or iPhone, we seldom use, let alone think about pencils anymore.
Finding My Compass
I used to dread the inevitable question, “Are you ever afraid?” Then I read about how fear can be like a compass not a barrier, a way to know what to do next.
Weeds Can Be Our Teachers
You can learn a lot from the weeds in your garden or lawn. Here are some insights I have had over the years.
A New Course
I remember the feeling, as if the universe had stepped from the darkened wings of my life and escorted me on a new trajectory in the orbit of my existence.
Music Saved My Life: The Lady in Number 6
Producer of “The Lady in Number 6”, Nick Reed shares how the documentary came about and how he got to meet the unbelievable Alice Herz Sommer.
The Master of Puppets
Subjectivity is often a hostage of desire. It is understandable, for it is a part of the human condition to have favourites. A favourite is something you can draw upon in your moment of need and feel safe with, feel comforted by, and believe once more in the purpose of us all.
Take Your Bravery With You, You Just Might Need It
If you have ever watched Forrest Gump, you might have felt, once the credits began rolling, a plethora of emotions. Sorrow and yet happiness, guilt and yet hope. If that film touches anything, it is compassion.
What Cell Phones Have Taken From Me
Cell phones have deprived me of safety on the highway, the quiet use of libraries, and the enjoyment of movies.
If You Are Going to be Homeless – Go First Class
Finding myself in a new state, working, going to college and homeless was quite an experience, but it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.
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