Randy | June 1, 2014
Spirit Messengers. The term conjures images of animals sent by a higher power to offer guidance toward the right Path. A Google search will turn up reams of pages identifying the characteristics of each creature, along with its “meaning” should it choose to make itself seen to you under a variety of circumstances. As with […]
Randy | May 25, 2014
I personally espouse and teach what I hold to be the necessity of being as self-sufficient and savvy as one can possibly be in seeing to the welfare of you and yours. I believe in community and lending a hand in defense of those who can’t help themselves, and in knowing how to recognize evil […]
Randy | May 16, 2014
Here’s a little entertainment to give you a send through the rest of this Friday. Whatever your flavour of spiritual philosophy that explains your place in the Universe, assuming you have any such thing, this uplifting little ditty by Rusty Cage (“Where the occult meets folk.”) offers a toe tapping go it alone approach that’s […]
Randy | May 3, 2014
Bloody Foreigners is the name of a four part series that aired on British television beginning in 2010. It tells the story of how pivotal events in British history were brought to a successful conclusion in no small part through the efforts of non-British people. The series title alone spoke to me because I am […]
Randy | April 27, 2014
Early on the morning of Wednesday, 23 October 2013, the remains of 62 year old Harley Lawrence were discovered inside a burning bus shelter in Berwick, Nova Scotia; a small town located in the primarily agricultural Annapolis Valley. Harley Lawrence was its only homeless resident, sleeping nightly in the town’s sole bus shelter. Emotionally troubled, […]
Randy | April 8, 2014
Literacy is a set of skills based upon three legs; one passive, and the other two active. The passive one is Reading. It requires no output on the part of the participant, necessitating only the ability to comprehend the written word. The two active legs of the Literacy tripod are: Writing; and Speaking. Now, when […]
Randy | March 31, 2014
A Strange Turn of Phrase By LFM If one goes through peril and comes out alive, It seems fair to refer to one’s state as “survived”, But a curious thing is the turning of phrase That equates every death to the Ending of Days. I refer to the way a death notice is written, And […]
Randy | January 28, 2014
“Storytelling has a special place in indigenous culture. It’s a cultural torch passed from one generation to another, and from it flows teachings, lessons, and continuity. Storytelling is a powerful force for cultural survival and it can be many things – funny, profound, educational, a force of resistance, and a tool of reconciliation.” ~ Shelagh’s […]
Randy | January 12, 2014
Once Wendell Phillips and a young friend were sitting by the fire. It was a memorable evening. Recollections had flushed the cheeks of the veteran campaigner. Memories of former heroic days had loosened his tongue. He had completely lost himself in the thrilling recital of the past. The young visitor sat enthralled. At last, when […]
Randy | January 5, 2014
“I will not stand for trivializing the sacrifices made by those who fought and often died so I can sit hear speaking the truth as I see it, and to my mind the title of “Hero” is thrown around entirely too easily these days. There are times and situations in history that few of us […]