behind blue eyes

No one knows what it's like to be the bad one, to be the sad one behind blue eyes.  

Boudhanath Stupa - Kathmandu, Nepal

No one knows that more than I do. Blamed for all time. 

Hated when I was fated to lie and tempt mankind. 

Fill their thoughts with dreams and drama. Have them rage against an ugly angry world. 

buddha eyes - stock photo

No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings like I do. I blame you. 

These dreams they aren't empty. My love is vengeance. That's never free. 

biblical women

What in the world are we doing? As Nobel Prize winner and embattled Philippine journalist Maria Ressa speaks out - disinformation threat on truth puts our democracy and our lives at risk. Yet commercialism, corporations, and consumers constantly choose greed and avarice over truth and honor. 

Maria Ressa at 5:43

Throughout history facts have been distorted and manipulated for gain. The gap between the haves and have nots widens as equality and equity are compromised. The macho ego and rise of patriarchy are to blame mostly.

the three Marys - Virgin Mother, the Magdalene, sister of Martha & Lazarus

Even the influence of women portrayed in the bible has been at doubt and debated for many years. There are quite a few passages that are controversial, contestable, and make us cringe.