Inspirational Whiplash Mich commented on my last post today.  My words, my thoughts were confirmations she was waiting on from the un

Ooooohhh BamaSeptember 10th, 2008 Dear Barack,

Ayn Rand is one of my favorite authors. I would never have picked up Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged had it not been at the persistence of a former colleague. Rand has a cult following, is frequently credited with launching the philosophy of objectivism and has received much criticism for her portrayal of selfishness as a virtue...but I have started to agree with her. Last night over wine, a friend and I held a lengthy discussion about the search for happiness and the accusations of selfishness that result when we put ourselves first.

My last post called serendipity a "slut".  It's not a word I use often and then only in jest.  Still the term got me thinking about the many ways that we try to infuse spirituality into our daily lives and the ways we perpetually, even unconsciously, oppose it.  Touch is one of the ways we show love.  If Love is synonymous with God, how can sex be sin?Buddhism's precepts regarding sexuality "do not take wh

Karma dictates that we send love into the world.  Even without the promise of reciprocity, I would send good will to all, even to you Mr. Lying-Thieving Mechanic.