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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Our cousins on the far right are trying to use a god that deals out pain and suffering. To my way of thinking that is a god that does not exist.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Grandkids offer the affirmation that Creation is not done. The present chaos is just a temporary aberation.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

One size does not fit all. Each of us has our own way of approaching God. God made us diverse; so that’s how we accept it.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Religion is man made. It is a method for organizing and understanding spirituality. It offers us a large menu for coming to grips with our Creator.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Gratitude is my daily mantra. Every experience and encounter has shaped my life. There are too many people to thank, so I try to pay it forward.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If we are going to change our culture,; this is the way to do it.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Think positive. Our country produced a lot of great minds. Seek them out. Learn from them. Emulate them.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights; then show your support.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is our present culture. Everything we learned tells us that Love will win out. We just need to believe it.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Vision and perception are different. Vision is how; and perception is who.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I will not allow those miscreants to ruin my belief in the goodness of my fellow citizens.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We cannot allow ourselves to lose faith in humanity when we see all of the chaos in our government. We are better than this.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Good practice. Good health always starts at home.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think that kindness will drive our unkind cousins crazy. Woke will win out.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Practical knowledge. Woke is something to be proud of; it’s what makes us good human beings.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Got introduced to W. Dyer years ago on PBS. Always wondered where he got his info until I expanded my reading.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Becoming a philosopher is not so difficult when you look at it this way.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Basic knowledge. It’s unfortunate that our government is not on the same page.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Sometimes we need a reminder about who we influence and who influences us.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nice advice. Too bad that it is not been learned by our cousins on the far right.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Change, real change, means growth. The clothes we wore as toddlers do not fit now. Likewise, what we learned then does not fit today. Follow the inspiration.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Dealing with chaos on a daily basis does beget change. The core values need to be kept and shared.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

May you live in interesting times is an old Chinese curse. What the far right is doing has certainly amped up the intensity of experience.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Jim is a motivational writer that my wife likes. I happen to agree with her. It comes in this present day like a bandaid.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This is our foundation. It’s what needs to be restored. Vote.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Recognizing the problem goes a long way to solve it. The first solution is to vote. Encourage others to vote.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Autocrats and oligarchs seem to have the upper hand now. We are not in a culture war despite what we see and hear in the media. It’s money.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

We were introduced to these writers of liberty and governing back in high school. Now we need them in order to keep what they fought for.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Defending the Constitution should be an everyday effort, just like breathing. That is, if you want to stay free.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

More words from our distant past. We need to restore faith in our Constitution.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

What we are living in is but a brief encounter compared to the concentration camps that Frankl lived through.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Corruption and vice seem to be open and prevailing in our culture. I believe that it is just that it gets the most attention.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is why it is so hard to reach our cousins on the far right. I don’t want to force anything on them; I just want them to understand why I cannot think the way that they do.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This certainly fits with the clown show that we have in the White House. We need to save our sanity.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Love and compassion are strengths, not weakness. It’s who we are, or should be.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pain is a part of life. Suffering is man-made. We are watching it being dispensed on a grand scale.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If we are only temporary residents here, doesn’t it make sense to be as nice to each other as possible?

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Rumi is not the first to think this, and he won’t be the last. It’s something our culture avoids by accumulating stuff.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Helen Keller would agree. Perception comes from understanding. How well do we see?

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There are some thoughts that go deep within my soul. Sometimes it takes a lifetime to understand them. Thank You: God.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Love, Life, and Beauty are synonyms for God: the very source of our existence. Everything that I have experienced in this life has borne that out.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Rumi was not the first to say this. This message has come from every culture that this world has seen. It still bears repeating.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is good to remember when you encounter the voices of hate and derision. Most of their rhetoric is based on ignorance.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Words from a muslim that are universal truth. When you realize this, find a way to spread it elsewhere.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have lost count on the number of times that I have felt this. I am still under construction.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Truth has no variations as to where it comes from. It is universal.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Even though this was written by a muslim, it is not muslim thought. It is a concise summary of another mid-easterner: Jesus.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Remember this when you complain to God about all of the small stuff you are enduring.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I have always believed this. When you have respect for other’s differences, you can understand this.

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mark whitehouse @mark41.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

There is a lot of anti-muslim rhetoric out there; so, here is a great muslim voice. God dispenses wisdom from the most varied voices. Truth comes from whoever and wherever God wants.

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