Recognizing the dark side of White Christian Nationalism — As defined by Rob Boston in his 2021 article, “White Christian Nationalists: Who Are They? What Do They Want? Why Should You Care?” White Christian Nationalists are… “… political movement that seeks to topple church-state separation and declare America a “Christian nation” — with “Christian” in this case being far…

Be your own advocate. Here’s how. — So, if you want to give props to how an insurance company does business or treats you, don’t. There’s a reason they do everything that they do. Money. Sure, the people who work for them may be wonderful — no doubt! I know a few of them. But their company…

I never got past being a people pleaser, but I’m always working on it. — Have we all been there? We pour our heart into something and then get nothing from it? I don’t mean that you should expect an acknowledgment. Well, if you volunteer for things at a professional level, yes — I would expect acknowledgement and to use the experience on my resume…

Not everyone is using AI-generated material. Separating reality from justified paranoia. — It’s a topic that shows up on my feed at least once daily — AI-generated Art or Writing. I can’t blame people for finding it fascinating and also controversial. The SAG-AFTRA strike has brought the topic to the center stage even more so. Large companies are trying to get over…

My time & my writing… — Everything began going downhill around the first of September 2023. And I thought things couldn’t get much worse than they already had been… well, was I in for a surprise! My mother-in-law, who was a very stubborn woman, no longer wanted to be on dialysis. She was ready. When someone…

My thoughts on keto & low-carb changes in diet — I’ll preface this with the fact that I am not a doctor and I’ve never studied nutrition or diet beyond what I needed to know (or thought I needed to know) for my own good. This is my story, and may not be your own path. I just want people…

How to waste a scammer’s time and salvage what you can — Who hasn’t had a scammer call them, impersonate them, or try to wring money out of them? It’s an everyday thing. But when you can get something out of it…say entertainment? Nice. My husband gets into those moods. You know the ones. That mood when you’re sick and tired of…

Spiritual practices that may help you with your life — We usually know the August Full Moon as the Sturgeon Moon. Late July and August hold the spawning for the largest fish species in North America — the sturgeon. Therefore, the full moon in this time frame is named as it is. …

Stop the toxic cycles. Stop the generational trauma. — I’m a GenXer. That usually explains a lot. And even this, what I’m about to type? It explains a lot about that, too. So, I wanted to put that out there for everyone to remember. I also wanted to share some of my soul with you in this article. …