Accountability—Time, Technology, Social Media and Magic

Accountability

Living on the Cusp…Finding a Direction at the end of The Age of Reason We are All fated to live in interesting times, living up to the blessing or curse of the old, supposedly Chinese, adage that is blithely and often bandied about. Perhaps this is always the case. Whatever times we find ourselves in are likely, speaking in the language of probability, to be eventful and fraught with one sort of adventure or other— very often not of the welcome or expected variety. I think most will agree with me though, that these are turbulent times we are presently experiencing . How often have you heard ones state that their lives are too busy, too hectic or just too rushed to keep up with this, that or the other thing? Attempting to express just how overwhelmed we [all] are has become a Mantra for this current decade. This is another in my series of…

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The Power of Words

The Word Was God In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Gospel of John John 1:1 Apparently, I am pursuing a theme, at least for the present. Power! The use and misuse of something which in and of itself is rather mercurial and hard to pin down.It is defined as a quality or faculty, a potential or a force. So what is it really? If indeed it is possession of control, authority, or influence over others, then its quality certainly is dependent on whatever force or capacity it is backed up by. And, whether it is positive or negative would seemingly be dependent on the Intent behind that influence. I actually started this post before the one previous, Power―The Mirror , about Power, Love and Sexuality. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the the Power of the Words we strew so casually about. Power…

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