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Return to Common Sense
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deathpenalty
7y
I am One Vote Against the Death Penalty
This is why I am one vote against the death penalty. You can support me here: and on Steemit: Like my Facebook page: Or sign up for Desteni I Process (you can ask for me to be your Buddy (like a life coach))
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psychology
7y
Are we all just Part of the Problem?
It seems that the world is getting madder every day. Violence against women in South Africa is escalating, and people are pissed. Are we just adding to the problem by demanding things like the death penalty,
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economy
7y
Our Priorities Exposed in Notre Dame
There are events that take place daily that expose what our true priorities are. Notre Dame was one of those events. You can support me here: and on Steemit: Like my Facebook page: Or sign up for Desteni
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politics
7y
My Dream: Practical Politicians
Politicians please stop making promises and telling us about your big dreams - give us solid, practical solutions. Serious. You can support me here: and on Steemit: Like my Facebook page: Or sign up for
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society
7y
What's this Shit on the Radio
I am truly flabbergasted by the mindless, sensationalist yammering that takes place on the most popular radio stations. I am stumped by the general lack of substance in popular music. What is most mind
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southafrica
7y
For Fxxk's Sake Eskom
Really, Eskom? REALLY?!?! ffs... You can support me here: and on Steemit: Like my Facebook page: Or sign up for Desteni I Process (you can ask for me to be your Buddy (like a life coach)) here: Get to
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parenting
7y
Overprotectng Kids Stops them from Truly Living
So many parents try to protect their kids from the challenges we all inevitably face in life - but are we not stunting their ability to rise to the challenges by keeping them from practicing in their formative
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psychology
7y
Empowering Ourselves within Mental Illnesses
Are we disempowering ourselves by living as if mental illnesses are 100% physical, impossible to change, improve, or recover from? Do we do ourselves a disservice when we use a mental illness as an excuse
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politics
7y
A City in Ruins - What's the Solution?
The city of Pietermaritzburg, KZN, South Africa is in shambles. The public coffers are empty thanks to chronic corruption; the public servants working in service delivery are fed up and take to striking
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parenting
8y
Do we Teach Kids to be Powerless?
When we tell kids that some magical person, thing, or event will remove whatever discomforts they are experiencing, are we enabling a pattern of powerlessness? Shouldn't we be teaching them to be practical,
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psychology
8y
It's just Make Believe
You ever hear that song by Jack Johnson called The News? Why don't we cry when we hear about all the terrible things that happen? Why do we rather look away? We're so caught up in trying to get through
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psychology
8y
Great Ideas vs Human Nature
There are a lot of great ideas out there - different ways to improve life on Earth for everyone. But every single issue we face has an element in common: the human element. This is why I advocate that
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psychology
8y
F'ed in the A by our Apparent Niceness
There are some rather interesting things happening in Britain, and some other "first world" countries. It seems that, in everyone's attempts to appear to be nice people, we're accepting and allowing
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psychology
8y
Could we Go on Living if we were Aware of all the Suffering in the World?
How much would you change yourself, your choices, your lifestyle, your inner experiences, and more, if you were acutely aware of every direct and indirect impact your choices (inside and out) had on any
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selflove
8y
Making Peace with my Body
Perfection is an unattainable standard we all seem to keep hurling ourselves at. This is how I learned to make peace with my flaws, imperfections, and put the baying wolf of self judgement to sleep. You
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psychology
8y
Losing Ourselves in Gender Identities
Uh-oh. Gender Identity Disorder. Please don't hurt me. You can support me here: Or sign up for Desteni I Process (you can ask for me to be your Buddy (like a life coach)) here: Get to know Desteni a little
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psychology
8y
Humanity is Going Mad
It seems like everywhere people are losing their fucking minds. It's no different in South Africa - but can we really blame anyone for going crazy? You can support me here: and on Steemit: Or sign up for
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economics
8y
Famine is not about Food
Famine is not about food. It's about greed. It's about judgement. It's about selfishness. It's about inconsiderateness. It's about valuing people according to how much money they have. We have so many
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philosophy
8y
2019 A Year of Creation
Creation is hard. Whether we are creating ourselves (changing old patterns, creating new patterns) or creating something in our world (like developing a project or working towards a goal). A lot of blood,
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psychology
8y
Why I don't Accept Myself or Anyone Else
I'm not perfect. You're not perfect. I am certainly not going pretend that any of us ARE perfect in order to feel better. I want to face my weaknesses and my mistakes, and I want to learn and grow from
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