Do I want to become a mainstream person? My visions for myself have been (1) becoming self-supporting while still staying at the shelter;...

I have been asked to help a couple young men in the congregation find work. For me to write this at this juncture, when I myself don’t...

The seductiveness of turmoil. Thursday, August 25, 2016 My foremost task for today is to keep myself focused on the practical things I...

(Originally posted 05/12/13. Reblogged 04/18/24.) Wednesday 04/24/13 Facing various issues as to how to spend my time. The current...

The whole hullaballoo about #microaggressions assumes that one can never heal from even the slightest insult. The same applies, frankly,...

A grassy lot inspires a vision of what can be when a community cares for itself. When I take the bus to church in the morning, I normally...

An unexpected blessing, in my current trying times: Three Spiritual Principles to Help You through Trying Times Note, 08/01/23:  The link...

ADVISORY: This post includes explicit content that some readers may find objectionable. One lives in a world substantially of one’s own...

One lives in a world substantially of one’s own creation. The offering plate came around, and I got a shock.  I can remember when I...

That’s the law. Accordingly, this speech I just heard a mother direct to her one-year old: “Shut the fuck up.  Yo’ little punk ass always...

Bookmarks: Names in the news • Markese Reese, Marqua Wilson • ———— ♦ ———— Names in the news Related: What’s in a name? Related: Choose...

Several posts are in the pipeline, and will appear on their scheduled dates. Otherwise, however, I must suspend all Net activity,...

Mich. newborn found frozen at recycling plant was mother’s ‘dirty little secret,’ prosecutor says I have no issues with abortion. I do...

As of March 7, I will have been homeless five years. This morning I took first concrete steps to get myself into transitional housing....

Raheem sacrificed his life to destroy the “Wall of Fame.” It worked. Was it worth it? Related:  “Do the Right Thing,” part 2 Reblogged...

I meant to discuss how privileged you are if you can choose your food. An event Thursday night changed that. Sometimes you’re privileged...

A 69-year-old monk who scientists call the ‘world’s happiest man’ says the secret to being happy takes just 15 minutes per day Another...

A Stanford scientist says a simple psychological shift can make you more successful The headline left me skeptical. A scientist tells...

If Pastor never says anything I disagree with, I’ll never learn anything from him. Reblogged 2023-03-09 . #Churches #Church #Religion...

Adapted from a 12/03/15 e-mail to my brothers and some others. Given instability at the shelter where I’ve been for almost five years, I...