by John D. Elliott | Jul 4, 2024 | Featured, History, Planet, Politics
As I watched last week’s presidential candidate debate between President Biden and former President Trump, I was immediately aghast at how Biden appeared and spoke. From his faltering entrance gait and at virtually every point, he displayed obvious signs of mental...
by John D. Elliott | Sep 11, 2021 | Featured, History, Spirituality/Faith/Religion, War
Did the 9/11 attacks truly “change all of us,” as NBC news anchor Mika Brzezinski claimed yesterday?¹ That day of horror exactly 20 years ago launched two of the most intensive and destructive wars in recent history, conceived and spearheaded by the U.S. government....
by John D. Elliott | Mar 10, 2017 | Featured, Mindset
As the oral surgeon’s deft prying pulled out the tooth, I was prepared for the physical pain, but surprised by an emotional pang of loss. Was this departure of such a small part of me the cause? Or was it the knowledge that I would soon be rid of the decade-long...
by John D. Elliott | Mar 3, 2017 | Featured, Gallery, History, Mindset
Participating in the national Women’s Marches in early 2017 was not only empowering for millions around the world but heartening to me. [You are listening to an audio recording I made at the Washington, D.C. march.] So it’s hard for me to come to grips...
by John D. Elliott | May 11, 1994 | Featured, Full Screen Post Banner, Humanity and Inhumanity, Mindset, People, Spirituality/Faith/Religion
I am four and something is horribly wrong. My mother is on the floor, bleeding, and I stumble over to her, alarmed, frightened, and wanting to make things right again. A moment earlier, she carried a tray of breakfast food up a couple of steps and climbed over a...
