Tag: news

For North Carolina Voters Who Are Voting By Mail: You MUST Seal the Inner Envelope As Well As the Outer One

October 23, 2026

This election, I recommend that everyone votes in person, preferably during early voting. However, voting by mail is sometimes the only option for people who are in institutions or homebound, have physical restrictions or demanding work schedules, and other such reasons. If voting by mail, PLEASE BE AWARE that new rules in North Carolina require … More For North Carolina Voters Who Are Voting By Mail: You MUST Seal the Inner Envelope As Well As the Outer One

North Carolina Constitutional Amendments 2026

North Carolina Voters: Support Teachers and Public Servants and Local Control and Fair Taxation and Married Women and Our Military Serving Abroad by Voting NO on ALL 3 Constitutional Amendments

September 24, 2026

In my life and in this blog, I try to be positive. I really do. But it’s hard when our government is doing things that we need to speak out against. I can understand and justifify it in my own mind, but I struggle to present the positive spin on things to others. However, North … More North Carolina Voters: Support Teachers and Public Servants and Local Control and Fair Taxation and Married Women and Our Military Serving Abroad by Voting NO on ALL 3 Constitutional Amendments

Why Vote in This Election? Here’s Why I Spent One and a Half Hours to Vote for a Single Candidate (and Why You Should Go Vote Today, i.e., Election Day)

November 4, 2025

About 2 weeks ago, my son and I went to early voting to cast our votes for the only race for which we are eligible to vote–the Cary Town Council At-Large open position. It took me about one and a half hours to cast my vote in Early Voting. But in my opinion, it was … More Why Vote in This Election? Here’s Why I Spent One and a Half Hours to Vote for a Single Candidate (and Why You Should Go Vote Today, i.e., Election Day)

Are you upset about the news lately? It’s time to Shock and Activate

January 28, 2025

At the end of the first week of President Trump’s 2025 term, so many of my friends have said things to me like “I’m so sad (or worried or depressed” or “I can’t believe he has done so many terrible things already” or “I just feel awful all the time” or “I can’t watch/read/hear about … More Are you upset about the news lately? It’s time to Shock and Activate

Heroes

February 25, 2022

As I write this post this morning, my heart is heavy, knowing the beautiful city show above, Kyiv (often also Westernized as Kiev), is under attack by Russian troops seeking to take over the country. There have been explosions and fighting and already hundreds of deaths and casualities, many if not most of them among … More Heroes

Online Talk Series on Combining Spiritual Practice and Social Activism Starts Tonight

April 1, 2020

I hear a lot of people say, especially during this time of global pandemic, that they don’t follow the news because if they do, they can’t maintain their spiritual mindset. But is that true? Does a deep engagement in spiritual practice require turning away from the ills of society? After all, two of the greatest … More Online Talk Series on Combining Spiritual Practice and Social Activism Starts Tonight