Zayin, ז, is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It looks like Vau with backwards baseball cap. Zayin means sword weapon (we-a-pon or we ap(p) on) in Hebrew and is shaped like a sword. It has ‘blade’ Vau ו and a hilt. It is wielded and willed by the heart governed by brain, with…… Continue reading Zayin and Happy Juneteenth!
Category: men’s health
The (living) Death Eaters[1]- a diatribe and tribute to Memorial Day[2]
There is a culture of G-d’s children Trained to eat death as a steady diet. They have to, until now – their hearts are ripped out. This is and they are, the definition of cor-ruption. They are the world’s true vampires. Sometimes, quickly, sometimes, slowly – but always with perseverance; their hearts bleed from teachings…… Continue reading The (living) Death Eaters[1]- a diatribe and tribute to Memorial Day[2]
Anatomy of a Fentanyl Overdose
My son’s sweet childhood friend is currently in the hospital – brain dead on life support. While his heart is beating and skin is warm, he’s in a suspended state of “feeling” with no discerning brain. Without that – his e-motions are gone. No passions can arise; he but receives from outside. You could think…… Continue reading Anatomy of a Fentanyl Overdose
Peeps
I heard a funny story of Kids playing an Easter game. They dress up their Peeps candies And melt them in the microwave. * Timing to see which becomes unrecognizable first, they videotape it and give subtitles while their Peep’s candy faces – efface from the inside out. * You know that’s how a microwave…… Continue reading Peeps
Lamentation for Turkey and Syria
May the souls of families and children who have perished in Turkey’s and Syria’s earthquake be received into His hands – whether or not they believed- of course He hears them. May those working to remove rubble be treated with extra tenderness- as they clear away lives that once were. As they rebuild, which will…… Continue reading Lamentation for Turkey and Syria
Edited version of “the Accident”
‘Just found out this morning, my ex- got into a terrible bike traffic accident- after flying 20 feet – “like Superman”, crash landed. He broke both kneecaps, got a big gash on his shin, and dislocated his dominant hand ring finger.[1] I burst into tears To tell you truth, I continue to cry throughout the…… Continue reading Edited version of “the Accident”
A response to the prompt, “What is school for?”
What is education and why do we need it? As a hu(e)-man woman coming from a white Anglo-Saxon background, I grew up in a “privileged” town, or so I thought. Our public high school, had some good teachers but no advance A.P. classes; there was no homework assigned on computer. We did have Latin, Greek,…… Continue reading A response to the prompt, “What is school for?”
L.D. #12 A complaint statement (first draft)
Here’s a letter for our local court system (hey, why not at this point?! This is A-mer-ica, land of no mothers and instead an expensive legal system). I am willing to receive constructive feedback from my readers. Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to register a complaint of verbal assault against Mr. (insert my Love Daemon’s…… Continue reading L.D. #12 A complaint statement (first draft)
Thoughts on being a “healer”
If it is a “healer’s” job to guide the willing back to one’s own path of light, to remember and regain one’s true essence (bit by bit, with ease and joy – rather than being thrown in the alchemical cauldron and distilled back to nescience (‘not knowing’)), then may medicine, especially as practiced in the…… Continue reading Thoughts on being a “healer”
Stoop-ed
When did you forget to look up? Can you remember the last time you got to be fool, and yet, there was someone there looking out or after you? When was the last time someone snapped, ‘look out where you’re going’, with your gaze lowered down? * Over time, our chins dip and shoulders curve…… Continue reading Stoop-ed