Flowers in the Weeds

While pulling weeds in my strawberry patch today, I was yet again reminded that it was my Mother who taught me to be able to see the beautiful flowers in and amongst the weeds.  When I was a child, like many youngsters growing up, one of the chores I would be given to do was to pull the weeds in the flower, rock and/or food gardens.  I hated this chore.  Didn’t we all?!?!  I learned to recognize weeds and I learned that one can fall on their butt if they pull too hard on a well established weed.   I also learned how to identify the plants we wanted to thrive for our own purposes.

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Soul sovereignty in a digital age

We are being harvested.  Harvested?!?!  What?!?!  Yes harvested.  Everytime one logs onto a website some data regarding our habits is captured and then ‘sold’ by someone.  Selling does not always mean a monetary transaction.  Sometimes it’s just a mutual sharing or a boost for those who own the website to which we traveled.  Are you OK with this happening?  You might be OK that those who own a website that you sought and spent time on received a boost of some sort.  You chose to visit and spend time.  But what about the harvests that take place just because? Continue reading “Soul sovereignty in a digital age”