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Empathy: without it, we are blind

Lavender Blume wrote 2 months ago: In Canada today, new Liberal leader Justin Trudeau suggested that when a tragedy like the Boston Mar … more →

Tags: Health & Environment, Politics & Society, Self-Help, Canada, Terrorism, Stephen Harper, poverty, Conservatives, Crime

Idle No More: An anti-colonial perspective on justice, peace and wisdom6 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 5 months ago: “Have you any idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them realize that, on … more →

Tags: Canada, Health & Environment, Politics & Society, Environment, Stephen Harper, Conservative Party of Canada, Climate, racism, grassroots movements

What "Morgan Freeman" should have said about the Newton, CT shooting2 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 6 months ago: Many people are applauding what is circulating as Morgan Freeman’s take on the Connecticut sho … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Gun Culture, media, NRA, Morgan Freeman, connecticut shooting, Sensationalism, Gun Control, adam lanza

Confessions of a bank employee and Occupy Wall Street sympathizer

Lavender Blume wrote 7 months ago: There have been times when, while writing about environmental and social justice and vehemently supp … more →

Tags: Health & Environment, Politics & Society, Economic Crisis, social change, occupy wall street, revolution, corruption, radicalism, financial regulation

Climate. Change.1 comment

Lavender Blume wrote 7 months ago: Questions have sprung up about whether Hurricane Sandy is the product of climate change or was someh … more →

Tags: Health & Environment, Politics & Society, Environment, Pollution, Climate, Hurricane Sandy, Occupy Sandy, Disaster Relief, New York

Knee, meet jerk...

Lavender Blume wrote 7 months ago: If you follow message boards or the comments on news articles you’ll notice an abundance of pe … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Self-Help, democracy, Addiction, Internet, Social Media, prejudice, Trolling, Roméo Saganash

Yes, I'm opinionated. What's your point?6 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 8 months ago: I don’t believe I know a single human being who thinks that the fundamental messages of Gandhi … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, responsibility, Political Correctness, Freedom of Speech, Opinionated, Hate Speech?, Opinion, Rights

Occupy NOW4 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 8 months ago: Growing up, I believed that the American anti-war and civil rights movements of the 1960s were excep … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Environment, change, america, poverty, paradigm shift, Ani Difranco, War, occupy wall street

Congratulations?2 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 9 months ago: Disclaimer: Although some of the ideas I express may not be popular from a mainstream perspective, I … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Self-Help, Politeness, Marriage, Social Norms, Relationships, conformity, Love, Family

Assumption and reduction: how poverty and blame make losers of us all

Lavender Blume wrote 9 months ago: Ignorance in point form If you find yourself in agreement with this ugly graphic (I mean really, who … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Self-Help, responsibility, democracy, racism, poverty, sexism, culture of poverty, Alcoholism

Depression vs. dissatisfaction2 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 9 months ago: “Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. … more →

Tags: Health & Environment, Politics & Society, Self-Help, Self Esteem, Depression, first world problems, Psychology, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Neel burton

Things adults will never admit (to kids)

Lavender Blume wrote 9 months ago: I remember being a kid and revering my parents because they conducted themselves with authority (rea … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Self-Help, humour, Marriage, responsibility, Wisdom, Adulthood, parenthood, Childhood

Wanna be true to yourself? Be prepared to go it alone.2 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 11 months ago: I’m in my early 30s and I’m only now learning to ask for what I want. This means saying … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Self-Help, humour, Religion, Independence, Family, Acceptance, Fear, respect

Hippie 2.02 comments

Lavender Blume wrote 1 year ago: People often call me a hippie – but the fact is that most people who do have no idea how far I … more →

Tags: Health & Environment, Politics & Society, Self-Help, reality, Hippies, Conservative, don Miguel Ruiz, The four agreements, vandana shiva

Why nice isn't good enough

Lavender Blume wrote 1 year ago: How many times have you heard someone say that so-and-so is too nice to tell the person they’r … more →

Tags: Politics & Society, Politeness, niceness, civility, respect, Insecurity, Urban Life

Whizdumb1 comment

Lavender Blume wrote 2 years ago: Don’t let them fool ya Or even try to school ya We’ve got a mind of our own So go to hel … more →

Tags: Health & Environment, Politics & Society, Self-Help, Environment, media, social networking, twitter, social change, activism


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