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Everything You Know About Self-Defense is Wrong | Mickey Z.

Photo Credit: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. -- World News Trust September 25, 2020 To begin, let me clarify what “self-defense” means. I’ll do so by paraphrasing this from the Center for Anti-Violence Education (from whom I’ve learned plenty): Self-defense is everything and anything we do to protect and take care of ourselves. This may include, for example, trusting our instincts, avoiding danger by gettin ...

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A Few Notes on Synchronicity | John Michael Greer

Sept. 2, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Back in July, when I realized there were five Wednesdays on that page of the calendar and I didn’t have anything lined up for the fifth, I asked my readers what they ...

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Remembering the 9/11 Jumpers: When is a Suicide Not a Suicide? | Mickey Z.

screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 7, 2020 Discussions of suicide and violent death to follow. *** “The trouble about jumping was that if you didn't pick the right number of stories, you ...

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Me and Bruce Springsteen | Mickey Z.

Image source: Bruce Springsteen's Instagram account Mickey Z. -- World News Trust Sept. 1, 2020 You could say I started writing this story a long, long time ago, but… the actual genesis of it reachin ...

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Can a 'Warp Speed' COVID-19 Vaccine Be Safe? | Mickey Z.

YouTube screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 26, 2020 Breaking news: It’s possible to have a skeptical but productive, honest but critical, conversation about vaccines (in general) and Ope ...

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On the Metaphysics of Sex | John Michael Greer

Aug. 5, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- Last month, when I realized there would be five Wednesdays and I didn’t have anything on the list for the fifth of those, I dusted off an old habit and asked my reader ...

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What Seat Belts Can Teach Us About Wearing Masks | Mickey Z.

Meme found on Facebook Mickey Z. -- World News Trust August 4, 2020 Since I began penning articles again in early May, I’ve dedicated two of them to the topic of masks: here and here. As the pandemic ...

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Little Ideas Can Add Up to a Beautiful Beginning | Mickey Z.

YouTube screenshot Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 30, 2020 As he was for many martial artists of my generation, Bruce Lee was a catalyst and inspiration for my own studies. In fact, I specificall ...

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6 Easy Ways to Choose Gratitude | Mickey Z.

Image from stoneclinic.com Mickey Z. -- Now With Purpose July 26, 2020 “Dead people receive more flowers than the living ones because regret is stronger than gratitude.” Anne Frank I live in the boro ...

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'Try!' | John Michael Greer

July 15, 2020 (EcoSophia.net) -- One of the things that makes the magical history of America so, well, magical is the number of astonishing individuals who have played a central role in it. Even amon ...

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Island of the Undesirables: AIDS, COVID-19, Confederate Prisoners, and a Million More Stories | Mickey Z.

Claire Yaffa Children With Aids Photograph Collection, PR 290 Mickey Z. -- World News Trust July 15, 2020 Imagine a tiny, off-limits, allegedly haunted island upon which prisoners are recruited to di ...

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