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spirit, humor, movies, politics & unsolicited advice right here in sacramento, california

Sara S. Nichols

i want your liberty restricted, not mine—this is the american way

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in some ways this is the dirty secret american dream: everybody wants to be free and wants to constrain others. i certainly have come face to face with the fact that i do. i live in sacramento, california, which i believe is one of the few places … [Read more...] about i want your liberty restricted, not mine—this is the american way

if the cosmic democracy didn’t vote for covid-19 then why are there sea lions on my river?

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this morning at least four sea lions are languishing and barking on the pier under the tower bridge in old sacramento on the sacramento river, an inland waterway 86 miles by car (google maps doesn’t have a “travel by boat” option for directions) from … [Read more...] about if the cosmic democracy didn’t vote for covid-19 then why are there sea lions on my river?

affirmations and the pandemic: what’s the line between creating your health and fooling oneself?

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for years i have healed myself by focusing on how i want to feel, not how i’m afraid i might feel. i believe deepak chopra when he tells me that scientific evidence shows that the physical cells of my body are eavesdropping on my thoughts. but where … [Read more...] about affirmations and the pandemic: what’s the line between creating your health and fooling oneself?

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What if this pandemic of fear is only a spiritual fire drill to prepare us to spread love and wellness to all?

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Perhaps the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic of fear is a spiritual fire drill designed to expose the weaknesses in our systems.  Can we sit quietly on the lawn during our fire drill? and where are our hats? Think you cannot fully fund public … [Read more...] about What if this pandemic of fear is only a spiritual fire drill to prepare us to spread love and wellness to all?

(:)(:)(:)(:) for Jesus Christ Superstar original film digitally re-mastered wide-screen – Eerily applicable to our times

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  Tonight I thought I was going to a lightweight sing-a-long movie with friends, instead I was treated to a cinematic tour de force with a story eerily applicable to our time. This 2000 year old story brought to Broadway by Webber and Rice … [Read more...] about (:)(:)(:)(:) for Jesus Christ Superstar original film digitally re-mastered wide-screen – Eerily applicable to our times

Bernie Sanders Won California–What that Means for the State & the Nation

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With the east coast states reporting first and all the Biden hype, the fact of the largest state in the union voting decisively for Bernie Sanders has been glossed over in the news.  So let’s take a moment to celebrate Bernie Sanders winning … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders Won California–What that Means for the State & the Nation

My Top Tips to Create & Maintain a Meditation Practice with a Family

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I have been meditating daily for about 20 years, which means I must have started when our children were about 3 and 5.  Various tricks have worked for me throughout the years.  This past week, keeping my meditation practice up while caring … [Read more...] about My Top Tips to Create & Maintain a Meditation Practice with a Family