Soiled Doves Inn

"When I became convinced that the universe was natural, That all the ghosts and gods were myths, There entered into my brain, into my soul, into every drop of my blood, The sense, the feeling, the joy of freedom. The walls of my prison crumbled and fell. The dungeon was flooded with light And all the bolts and bars and manacles turned to dust. I was no longer a servant, a serf, or a slave. There was for me no master in all the wide world, not even in infinite space. I was free to think. Free to express my thoughts, Free to live in my own ideal. Free to live for myself, and those I loved. Free to use all my faculties, all my senses. Free to spread imagination’s wings, Free to investigate, to guess, and dream and hope. Free to judge and determine for myself. Free to reject all ignorant and cruel creeds, All the inspired books that savages have produced, And the barbarous legends of the past. Free from sanctified mistakes and “holy” lies. Free from the fear of eternal p...

Yep, it's been almost a year since I last posted. Hmm. Must be the season. I really should get better about this. So what prompted THIS bout of eloquence? I belong to an online health and fitness group. Mostly, I read and glean what I can. Rarely do I engage. Why? Well, to be blunt, it's a lot of whining I see and I just don't want to be a part of it. But I'm trying to be a nicer person and I figure everyone has something to teach, so I stay and watch. Here's a blurb that really got to me:  "How many of us have let people take advantage of us over the years? We take it and go on and take it out on our body. We don't feel like working out because we are depressed and feel like we don't deserve better. We eat crap because it really doesn't matter- obviously we are not worth much or whoever would not treat us this way."---random FB'er. So not only is it extremely depressing that there are people, mainly women, who believe this tripe, bu...