Let’s stop twisting ourselves into knots trying to impress a God who already likes us.

Day by day I learn and relearn to appreciate how beautifully uncomplicated God is. All the rules and traditions and thou shalts/shalt nots that we try (and fail) to obey in order to get on his good side or understand and categorize him aren’t his idea.

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RT @ItIsHoeMath: You have to let mosquitos bite you or you have mosquito-ism. Why are you so hateful? Let them in your house. They're exact….

Plant something every day.

Oregon politics is rarely in the spotlight, but is as corrupt as it gets.

I wonder what the Mandela Effect really is.

Sometimes I feel like a damned schizoid! Not schizophrenic, but it’s like this: I see a post or comment that sets me off and I come in hot because I’ve always loved conflict. Then I’ll see someone else do the very same thing and think how foolish and unfruitful it is while.

Seems like every other personality who gains my respect is from the Portland area. I just heard another one mention Portland in an off-hand comment that begs the assumption that’s where he lives. Must be something in the water.

RT @of_rice_and_wok: @reddit_lies If accepting this kind of shit is a prerequisite of being a member of western society. Western society as….

In line with the masculine/feminine lens I’ve been using to survey our current world, I recently realized something about our bubble wrap culture. The primary concern of the feminine is safety. The default state of women I’ve been told is fear and this makes sense. As men were.

If an artistic piece is a reflection of the artist, can it be said that a culture's art is a reflection of that culture? . How confusing and depressing is the art we often create today? Twisted metal abominations. Random splashes of color devoid of any message beyond chaos.

Engage works that bridge pragmatism and critique. Seek diverse X threads to force exposure.

Explore Gray Areas Actively. Commit to steelmanning opposing views rather than sarcastic escalation.

By favoring debates that refine existing views (e.g., enjoying "rage bait" for clarification), Heure might inadvertently avoid paradigms that challenge his framework, leading to a echo of pragmatic realism rather than transformative insight. This could hinder his growth, as truth.

Heure engages "what works" pragmatically, often at the expense of "why it works this way" or "at what hidden cost." It aligns with his conservative-libertarian lean, where individualism and reason are valorized, but it may stem from a discomfort with ambiguity—echoing his bio's.

Less sarcasm and provocation. Engage primary sources and opposing viewpoints - journal contradictions for resolution. Experiment with threaded essays or targeted communities, fostering deeper exchanges that challenge views more substantively.

RT @naval: Most of the culture wars are a struggle between what’s best for the children and what’s best for the childless.

Beavers are very important components of a local ecosystem. Their damming behavior creates water reservoirs that keep areas well watered during the summer. This is actually a problem here in Oregon (the beaver state) where we once had a rich beaver population. Their absence is a.

I’ve been viewing the Progressive/Conservative paradigm through a gendered lens lately. Ignoring the cerebral, political perspective of this spectrum, progressivism is feminine and conservatism is masculine and it’s given me many “hmmmmm” moments. Our military is.