Cheryl Gwyneth Ragsdale
The game I call Demon Spotting developed over time as I worked through emotional entanglements and confusing break-ups. My misery became code words. Code words became mat drills. Mat drills became winning combinations. And my confusion lifted. Consider this your invitation to play. Clarity is freedom.
Agree to Disagree and Live Longer
What looks like dumb moves to you, reflect a different choice that might, eventually, lead to the right place for that person. Not the right place for you, of course. Each person is given a life path and a Doomsday clock.
Clarity and Silence: 16 DramaGuru Code Words Defined
Analyzing situations through the lens of DramaGuru helps me to see the traps people fall into. And the ones they try to set for me.
Frisky Business: Revenge Porn
If everyone’s doing it, then it must be okay, right? Perfectly safe. “90% of nonconsensual pornography victims are women.” Or maybe not. A DramaGuru Analysis of the intimate photo trap.
Joyce Meyer, Survivor #MeToo
Evangelist Joyce Meyer says that her father raped her more than 200 times when she was a teenager. In the spirit of using bad experiences to help people sort out what happened to them, I’ve used Joyce’s story to illustrate how people get stuck in… Read More »Joyce Meyer, Survivor #MeToo
“They eat kids.” What QAnon people say to make you join them.
Conspiracy theorists love creating story lines that sound like plots from spy movies. Secrets. Powerful people. Follow the money. Choose a hero to rescue the good guys. Laugh at everyone else who doesn’t get it. And recruit new people to join your crusade.
Thanks for wearing a mask so I don’t have to.
The anti-mask team has a strong position. They don’t want to wear masks. But they like it when other people wear masks around them.
Covid Kills Martial Arts Vibe
Social distancing really doesn’t work for most martial arts practices. If students don’t return, schools will suffer as owners have trouble making ends meet. Covid-19 scores another win.
Avoid Covid-19 Medical Bills. Wear a Mask.
Dealing with Covid-19 might not kill you, but it might leave you with some nasty medical expenses that will keep you awake at night.
June 2020 State of Play
June was a difficult month. Protests for Black Lives Matter took center stage. Police continued to shoot black men, even while protests took place. Covid-19 cases escalated at alarming rates. People remained divided over wearing masks or not.