Saturday's Musings
Sarah Palin’s CHRIST(MAS) Adventure:
I can appreciate Christmas, and every other holiday, but what is so wrong with saying, “Happy Holidays?!” It’s a kind gesture. There is a time and place to say, “Merry Christmas!” However, not everyone celebrates Christmas. For others too, not everyone celebrates your holiday of choice... It’s not all about you.
I don’t necessarily celebrate Christmas, but the holiday season, which is supposed to be about love, joy and happiness. It’s about caring and sharing, hope and prosperity, and forgiveness too. More than anything, it’s about peace and goodwill towards all. We have a bad habit of forgetting that! Why must we make things harder than they need to be? Why?!
With a plethora of Santas, ornaments and Christmas fanfare, it is so easy to overlook the depth of the diversity present in America during the months of November, December and January. Use this long holiday season to celebrate diversity and inclusiveness with everyone you meet and greet, which includes your friends, family and neighbors. Let’s all build our understanding and awareness about each other, and there is no time like the present.
As for Sarah Palin, she can kiss my bony pale white ass. I’ll never ever forgive John McCain for foisting Sarah Palin on us. She’s a boil on the butt of humanity, a dumb box of hair and, quite frankly, an asshole. I loathe anyone spreading a message of fear and ignorance because they bring America down.
For those of you looking to put Christ back in Christmas… Stop playing into the corporate gift-buying trap. Is there anything wrong with purchasing a gift? Not at all, but will one gift not suffice? Too many times we buy gifts to impress others, or to receive something in return. Gifts are given out of joy and love, and to bring a smile to someone’s face. That’s all there is to it! I often think we don’t care about the person we are buying for, but our own self-ego of what we are purchasing (a harsh criticism, I know).
If you really want to put Christ back in Christmas… I dare you not to buy gifts this season, but instead make your friend/loved one dinner, clean their house, baby-sit their children, etc. Better yet, do something kind for someone you don’t know. I’m not talking about writing a check, but you could volunteer, buy that homeless man or woman you see everyday on your way to work a hot meal, etc. (Thank you, Sarah Palin! Your ignorance makes me want to be a better person.) Reference: Sarah Palin
Let’s Talk Religion:
I can appreciate this article, but it’s a bit one-sided. All of religion fails on these 10 things. However, these days, and for the past several decades Christian Fundamentalists have been leading the way when it comes to ignorance, intolerance and destruction – an embarrassment of riches. Let’s not cherry pick of whom we are going to include. If we are talking religion… Let’s talk religion! There is enough blame and finger pointing to go around. (Stop rummaging through your Bible looking for excuses to hate. Just stop!)
I'm a recovering Christian Conservative Fundamentalist (that’s frightening, and leaves a bad taste in my mouth). I’ve got many, many years of reality under my belt, and I have never looked back, and I’ve never been happier. Most, if not all Christians that I know are bigoted, racist and manipulators, living in fear, and that makes me plenty sad.
I believe there are good people in the world. I count myself as one of them, and I hope you are one too. Love more. Hate less. Find peace. (I don’t enjoy listening to people talk in bumper stickers or Bible verses, but these days I can appreciate the following… Love thy neighbor!) Reference: Conservative Christians
The Eve Of Carl Sagan’s Birthday:
Use your imagination. Be creative. Be happy. Love more. Hate less. We need each other to survive.
No one can truly be autonomous. There is evidence that a child who is denied human companionship will fail to thrive and eventually die. This is just logic.
Socially, I don't have to be around a lot of individuals to be happy, but I do need a few key people with whom I share a close and personal relationship to be happy. I can be happy when I am on my own for extended periods of days, but eventually I need to return to human company to be fully alive. In my experience, what I share with another is more satisfying than what I experience alone.
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“When people feel disconnected from those with whom they share mutual dependence, they are more likely to engage in destructive behaviors--destructive to the society as well as to the individual. Hopelessness in an individual stemming from disconnection can have devastating results. When entire communities feel as if they are cut off from the protections and benefits of the larger society, we get situations that are devastating to humanity. When it happens globally – unending chaos. We need one another on the grand scale as well as on the personal scale.” – Unknown Reference: Carl Sagan
My Quote For The Day:
Isn’t it time to stop believing those lies you are telling yourself? That’s a nice gift you can give to yourself.
