The personal is political

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

An interesting blog post on the history of "the personal is political"

http://mindthegapuk.wordpress.com/2008/01/27/the-personal-is-political/ Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, July 12, 2009

If I have a fatalistic approach in my own personal life, I cannot counsel

others and say they must rise above the immediate with confidence in themselves, can I? Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Can only hold on to memories...

I can only hold on to memories and even those memories are intercepted and challenged with questions of what was. Was it love Was it lust Was it lust and love Or was there no love and no lust - Just charity? I don’t want to sponge on anyone or be the recipient of anyone’s charity; I wanted love I... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, May 24, 2009

No more front row seat for me?

No more front row seat for me? I am the apple of my father's eye. I am used to this and relish this. Do I end up wanting to be the cynosure of all eyes in the public domain? Or does it work differently here? With the security of the home, maybe I don't seek attention elsewhere? Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, May 2, 2009

He who is cruel to animals...

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals. Immanuel Kant Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 12, 2009

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL AT BLOGIT!

I wish you all because I respect and value the significance of Easter. Therefore in my personal relations with you, it plays a part. I am no practitioner of religion otherwise. Politically, in the public arena, I am tolerant and in fact even encouraging of the diversity that makes up India and the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

If I believe in collective and non-hierarchical functioning,...

then that is the way it should be with me be it at home, in the workplace or in the public arena. I cannot but reflect the same traits as it is the same me. Except if there is an intersection between power and helplessness as in if I am king in the house but just an employee at the workplace or a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 6, 2009

About love and radical love - an interesting article at Countercurrents.org

Radical Love By Mickey Z. interviews Natty Seidenverg 24 February, 2009 Countercurrents.org Natty Seidenverg is a writer and an activist from the high desert region of Cascadia. She's been giving radical love workshops for about three years and was kind enough share her thoughts with me, via e-mail.... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Do not unto others what u would not like to be done to urself (Re-post)

Do not unto others what u would not like to be done to urself (Re-post since bloggers don't seem to have seen it) Do not unto others what u would not like to be done to urself. We've been brought up to think on these lines. But how many of us actually implement these thoughts in our deeds? For... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Do not unto others what u would not like to be done to urself

Do not unto others what u would not like to be done to urself. We've been brought up to think on these lines. But how many of us actually implement these thoughts in our deeds? For instance, one would not like one's spouse to be involved with another woman even if she were someone that one's spouse... Sign in to see full entry.

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