an unnecessary beating of wills

“With my reckless behavior it was commonplace to beat down others for my own benefit. I found myself alone. Ridiculously alone . . . an unnecessary beating of wills.”

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My concept of racism

“My concept of racism was that it had ended years before and that in the 1980s it didn’t exist. Anger for the ignorance overwhelmed me.”

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Strangers beyond any further connection

We all live behind white picket fences, right? Or at least we think everyone else does. We all believe that everyone else lives a sheltered life and that ours is the only one screwed up, right? A few years ago, I went back to college to learn Spanish. One of…

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Hiding behind scripture to place judgement on others

I once had a discussion with someone who warned me that “his bible” did not agree with my beliefs and that I was living in sin. Interesting… I asked this person how they knew “their bible” was correct. Could it have been possible that my beliefs lacked the approval the…

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