No question: counting my blessings has become a chore. It’s hard not to descend into satire or parody. In active rebellion, my brain wants to start a curses list as well–and if Pumpkin Head, the alcoholic who lives across the hall, wakes me up tonight for the third time running–well, I am tempted to wish [...]
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Filed under: Blessing, Curses, Prosperity
To keep my mind properly prepped for job-hunting, I have elected to keep a daily blessings journal. Every day for thirty days, I have to write ten things, big or small, that I am grateful for. Reportedly, at the end of 30 days/300 acknowledged blessings, I will be a new person. Now, I know I [...]
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In a few hours the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure kicks off at the Metro Center in the magical heart of Peoria. Many people know about “ley lines” that link up prehistoric monuments and megaliths in Britain and the miles long Nazca lines in South America. Reputedly the points where ley lines cross [...]
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Filed under: Urbanism
In September 2008, the citizens of Ecuador approved a constitution granting inalienable rights to Pachamama, the Andean earth goddess. Concerned citizens of Macomb who are trying to save the remmants of Chandler Woods from strip mining and Peoria Families Against Toxic Waste (PFATW), who are trying to prevent the Peoria Disposal Company from polluting local [...]
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