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The whole problem Christians have with Eastern meditation is the emptying of the mind. The is what AI has to say about Eastern meditation, “Eastern meditation often involves “emptying the mind” by focusing on breath, mantras, or sensations to quiet mental chatter and achieve inner calm or enlightenment.” This is what the Catechism of the… Read more
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Most Christians celebrated the first week of Advent on the last day of November in 2025. Advent lasts for four weeks and is to celebrate the coming of Jesus. A candle is lit every Sunday, and each week has a theme. The theme for the first Sunday of Advent is HOPE. The purpose is to… Read more
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The blog just before this was called, “An Obstacle To Our Family’s Wellbeing: A Long Story For Catharsis“. If you’ll notice, it’s no longer here. It was the story of how I became so estranged from my sister, and I can no longer communicate with her. Chances are nobody from my family would have seen… Read more
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October 5-11 is Banned Books Week. I have to go so I am going to do a horrible thing and just regurgitate stuff from AI. Please try not to use AI. Its algorithms were made by stealing works from other people, mainly people who are writers who worked by the blood, sweat, brow, and tears… Read more
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If I’m a little late in posting, I apologize. I am seeking my master’s degree in Humanities from California State University, Northridge. (Northridge, as I understand, is a neighborhood within Los Angeles.) Hello? Why? Why am I silly enough at almost age 50 to be going back to school instead of just focusing on my… Read more
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Well, it’s the first Monday of September and that means it is Labor Day here in the United States. We can’t forget the iconic Rosie the Riveter and all the people who worked hard during WWII and everyday. Before Labor Day, Unions started to come about in the late 1800s. And still continue to fight… Read more
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I recently introduced someone I care deeply about to someone I knew I wasn’t supposed to. I also knew it would mean I probably wouldn’t ever get to speak to him again. He was excited to be introduced to this person. My heart told me he needed to be introduced to this person, a professional… Read more
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Memorial Day always falls on the last Monday in May, and that is today–May 26, 2025. Memorial Day is not a happy day, it is a day of mourning. It marks the period where we honor the soldiers who have crossed the rainbow bridge. Some in battle, some by a natural death but hounded by… Read more
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An argument can be a lot like a sentence with a soft and sweet, “I am,” being the equivalent of “Please apologize for borrowing my shoes without my permission.” The shoe-borrower apologizes and the friendship goes on as normal, but a chip of trust still needs to be rebuilt, but that’s normal. Then, you have… Read more
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by Miriam Kavanagh When something unexpedtedly ends for an unknown reason that will never become known, it’s strange. You know that you are the one experiencing it, but you just feel like you’re walking next to the one who it’s happening to–that way you don’t have to admit that it’s happening to you. Everything is… Read more
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