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What is spirituality, and why do I care? Four reasons….

August 20, 2015 20 August, 12015 HE A woman came up to me, after a Zembekiko at a Greek festival in the Boston area, and asked me ‘What do you feel when you dance?’ -I had to ask her what … Continue reading

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Çok Merci Cumhuriyet -“Nous sommes tous Charlie”

Merci pour soutenir La Laicité et la liberté du presse. Teşşekurler Laicité ve basın özgürlüğü destek ıçın. Thank you for supporting the Separation of Church and State, and freedom of the Press. ShiraDestinie -“Je Suis Charlie” 14 Ocak 2015 Çarşamba … Continue reading

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“Nous sommes tous Charlie” -We Are All Charlie Hebdo

Ladies and Gentlemen, keep a pen behind earch ear, and remember the words of FranceInter: the Human animal feels fear, but we must not allow our Human selves to give in to fear, nor to hatred. Freedom of thought remains … Continue reading

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Protect others by teaching them how You Overcame…

How have you overcome, and taught others to overcome? Are you an adult? Take the Adulthood Challenge, and tell us: http://adulthoodchallenge.dreamwidth.org/ Then, write your autobiography! In service to Community Cooperation (and the Universal Holocene/Human Era Calendar…) ShiraDestinie, Universal Date (fka … Continue reading

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Martin Luther King -Rabbinical Commentary poster inspired a Novel

MLK3speechHillelCommentaryStudy This speech, treated as a sacred text, inspired me to write my first practice Novel RealDraft6Creator Friend or Foe Beginnings ShiraDestinie Today’s ‘normal’ date is: Satur, December 20, 2014 Today’s U.N. Date is: Wednesday, December 20, 12014 H.E. (Holocene … Continue reading

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How Democratic is our Money (System)?

I am grateful for the discussions on alternative currencies, but prefer to consider the democratic processes involved in our monetary systems. I have not got much time, but would like to share my work on Shared Monetary Governance, which was … Continue reading

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The War on Drugs -What happened to The War on Poverty?

Change has to come. But it does not have to be bloody. Yes, local elections, won in large numbers, can change things if the Federal government allows the change. But at the same time, I am convinced, we must have … Continue reading

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Imposed calendar, religion, language and ‘civilization’ led to loss for All women

Voices of Cherokee Women is a well-written chronicle, from pre-contact to modern times, of how Cherokee women went from respected voices in the community to silence, and back again. Telling many stories again from another perspective (particularly Mooney and Lt. … Continue reading

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Marcus Aurelius would agree: “beware the dangers of Groupthink!”

Ancient: “If it be right and honest to be spoken or done, undervalue not thyself so much, as to be discouraged from it.” from The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Modern: “… beware the dangers of Groupthink! Just because all your … Continue reading

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Shared Political Governance and Shared Monetary Governance: Two Sides of the Same Coin needing Campaign and Monetary Finance Reform?

Do shared political governance and Shared Monetary Governance require Campaign and Monetary Finance Reform? Sharing Economic Decision-making power is as important as sharing real political power. That was the premise behind my book Shared Monetary Governance. I re-summarize the summary, … Continue reading

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The MEOW Vision: A bit like Herland, but more equal

The ground-breaking novella Herland was a good start, but lacked a vision of fully inclusive equality. The MEOW Vision builds on Gilman’s ideas, with the aim of Fully Inclusive Equality. The Goals (allowing each person to contribute fully): 1. Each … Continue reading

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Man’s Search for Meaning -include community

I will (re?) read this book, as I recall reading at least two books by V. Frankl, but having stumbled across this wonderful blog with quotes, now I must read more. ” From http://stuff.mit.edu/people/gkrasko/Frankl.html “In my view, that Frankl’s book … Continue reading

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Don’t Step on a Crack, use the Marriage Cooperative instead

Don’t Step on a Crack -this thriller is more bones than meat. In his plot-driven thriller, Patterson at least tries to add meat by starting with two wonderful marriages, alas for the women. Perhaps they might have given the benefit … Continue reading

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Winning glory on today’s battlefield: The Modern Mind

Renault’s excellent book The Persian Boy shows the difficulty of learning, and of teaching. Both would probably be easier if our society understood what it takes to teach a person a useful and neccesary skill from start to finish. Hence … Continue reading

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Gatekeepers and Quipu (Khipu) Democracy

In Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, Tobin and Dobard point to what is essentially a Quipu made of fabric. The question is whether the gatekeepers of today will allow our modern quipus, … Continue reading

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Do gatekeepers enslave human potential?

In Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 Frances Ann Kemble points to the reactions of slave owners and overseers in the capacity of gatekeepers, preventing the voices of slaves from being heard. More generally and in the … Continue reading

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La Cooperativa de Matrimonio

La Cooperativa de Matrimonio Para Todos La Cooperativa Matrimonia se trata de una cooperativa, es decir un grupo de gente igalitaria, que quieren ayudar en arreglarse matrimonios para los miembros sin pareja. Cada soltero debe consentir a dos cosas: 1.) … Continue reading

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Harry Quebert: friend, liar, or both?

Love and friendship are entwined with community. In Joel Dicker’s book , Harry makes one think about all three: Common committment to the idea of community: open communication, positive action, pro-active,consensus-oriented. That is the type of community I have hoped … Continue reading

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Universal Income or Land: Reminding Us What We Could Be

I am a true Democrat: following the example of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Chaos or Community , I take seriously the idea that all are equal in dignity, in rights to live up to their full potential, and in ability … Continue reading

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Is your butcher in harmony with your Planet?

Written in 1978, Christian Grenier’s YA SF novella ‘The Spark Displayer’ English and French: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23002450-le-montreur-d-tincelles raises questions about not only where your food comes from, via a sentient planet as the setting of this still highly readable book, but also … Continue reading

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Respect for Teachers == Respect for US All as a Society

02/27/2013 10:00:00 shirad Generating more respect for teachers requires cultural change People certainly should respect the difficult work that teachers do. This would probably be made easier if our children and adults understood what it takes to teach a person … Continue reading

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Am I an Adult? (Part 1. Definition…)

Français I have six criteria for being an adult. Each prospective adult must be able to: 1. swim, 2. defend him or herself both emotionally and physically, 3. think critically and build logical arguments, 4. understand statistics, 5. drive manual … Continue reading

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