Today I'm contemplating unconditional love, and as it turns out, baffling myself in the process. I am stuck attempting to differentiate between truly loving (and extending compassion) without condition, and respecting myself enough not to allow another to take advantage of my forgiveness, compassion and support.

Part of me says that to be a self-respecting person, I must draw the line at my "generosity of spirit" being taken advantage of. We must not allow ourselves to be abused, the b... read more

So I've just become aware of "The Blasphemy Challenge" and the videos connected to it on You Tube. As I understand it, young people are being encouraged to renounce "God" and stand up for their "Atheist" take on religion. I am not Christian, for anyone who didn't already know, and I don't really embrace any one religion, but I am a spiritual person, in that I value connection to spirit in whatever form that may take (God, Goddess, Universe, Divine, Nature..whatever).

One of the interview... read more

Okay, I'm doing a little ranting here... I am all about freedom of expression, sacred sexuality, honoring our bodies, and artistic nudity is beautiful and certainly has it's place, but what is up with all the CRUDE naked avatars on Tribe? As I see it, our bodies are sacred, to be treated with reverence, and it makes me sad (and a little disgusted) to see people expose themselves so distastefully. It's not the nudity by any means, it's the lack of tact, class and self-respect inherent in bea... read more