Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Well-Being
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Michigan’s COVID19 Success Leaves Prisoners Behind
Michigan’s COVID19 success has been declared and the state has publicly moved on to important but less-urgent steps. Why is Michigan a national leader in prisoner deaths? We are better as a state with Governor Whitmer, and this is not an attack on her. Rather, it is an observation that MDOC COVID19 practices are questionable,…
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Mister Rodgers – A Favorite Better Angel
Mister Rodgers took his natural innate skills and made them an art. He made a generational difference, positively touching people, even society overall. Now, in our political and health chaos, we benefit from remembering what Rodgers taught us. There is always something proper and constructive that can be done with our feelings. Hence, we are…
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Will There Be an Election in the Fall?
Will there be an election in the fall? Not necessarily, not if you go by what Trump says and does. He will not accept the reality of losing. So, he will work to control the election by any available means, or halt it all together. He has alluded to this, and he can now be…
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A Tale of Two Zoom Meetings
Yesterday I attended two zoom meetings, one originating out of Detroit, and one out of Lansing. The contrast was stark. The difference in the way they broached racial disparity, a pandemic within the pandemic, was startling. For Detroit, these zooms showed that the pandemic has not changed anything except accelerated Black deaths. COVID19 has served…
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Hate and Fear Still Thrive in the Michigan Petri Dish
In the streets of Lansing Michigan, Trump’s “real Americans” were out in force on Wednesday, April 15th. At the Michigan State Capitol, these “real Americans” took a stand to show they are above the law (like Trump), and showed their intent to re-assert total control in Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s intent with the stay-home stay-safe…
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“Daring Greatly”, by Brene Brown
Daring Greatly is a bestseller that helps people gain practical insights on how to be themselves. It’s categorized as self-help. However, the help available via Daring Greatly is based on being connected with others. The concepts are applicable across personal and social contexts. I broke a house rule because of Daring Greatly. I could not…
