Author: Sage
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Summit County Democrats Are Insane With Power
In Akron you must always remember the saying: Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Summit County Democrats have so much power and so little counter balance they are now turning on themselves. There are currently sending out vindictive letters about 3 Democrats that the party has determined are not Democrats at all. What they mean…
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Don’t Let Money Win The Akron Primary Election an May 7, 2019
Come join me for a Meet the Akron Candidates Event this Friday at 6pm. I LOVE local politics. All politics is local. If you can change things on the local level then you can change politics at the state and national level. I am here to tell you: Money controls ALL Akron politics right now. The…
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We are all addicts
A friend of mine came to our homeless village recently. She said she was literally shaking after reading some of the things people said about the homeless and me. Humans that feel sheltered by the anonymity of social media say some pretty shocking things. “They are all drug addicts.” That’s the number 1 thing people…
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The Truth About Zack Milkovich
Zack Milkovich is the Ward 10 City Council person in Akron Ohio. I have developed a close relationship with Zack over the last year or so. Getting to spend a lot of time with him has given me the opportunity to really get to know him and understand his thoughts and motivations. The stories written…
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Hate and Fear
I’m like a mini planet. I don’t want to overstate my importance. I am just a guy who stood up. That’s the only thing I ever did. But I have a small gravitational effect. People and energies come towards me. BY FAR, the people and energy that comes towards me are filled with love and…
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Dan Horrigan is bought and paid for by Partners Advancing our Future
I would like to draw your attention to Exhibit A: An October 22, 2015 article from Ohio.com: Akron could see first million-dollar mayors race; more than $800,000 spent heading into final weeks before Nov. 3 election Did you know that we now have SuperPACs in Akron politics? Well we do. (from the article linked above):…
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The Most Dangerous Political Ticket In Akron
In Akron, this saying is very important to remember: “Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Don Plusquellic created a machine in Akron. He was Mayor of Akron between 19872015. He was our mayor for 28 years. A lot can happen in nearly 3 decades. What mostly happened was that power was centralized and monopolized. After…
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It’s time we start talking about politics
I’ve very consciously been disciplined in the topics I talk about. Like all of us, I have a lot thoughts and beliefs on many topics. But I try to stay focused mostly on homelessness (and my spiritual journey working with the homeless). I do that simply because many topics have become electrified with division and…
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How Addiction Has Shaped My Life
Simply put: If you judge addicts you either A) don’t understand the first thing about addiction or B) you’re lying to yourself. Have you ever found yourself binge eating an entire family size bag of Doritos because you’re stressed? That’s addiction. You lost control of yourself. Have you ever spent an entire sunny Saturday binge…
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God Showed Up At Starbucks On Friday
I had a whole post forming in my head about how God had abandoned me. It was what I was going to write about this weekend. I was bitter. I had this belief that God left me the day my sister died and our village came down. I felt I hadn’t heard from God since…
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Is Doing Good Things Insane?
The thing about it is: I don’t feel like a “good” human at all. I also don’t feel like a bad human. I’m just a human. But I do like to learn about other humans doing good things. It kind of helps me keep my game up. Like, “Don’t get cocky Sage. You really are…
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The Great Risk Of Becoming Yourself
I know a man who is unhappy. He feels, almost simultaneously, under utilized and inadequate. His job defines him. Yet his job is menial and pointless. He feels a great need to be the provider to his family yet he feels empty and can’t provide for himself. There are several people who might be reading…
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On being inadequate
My kid is currently learning about Harriet Tubman. This paragraph describes her succinctly but well: Harriet Tubman She was five feet two inches (157 centimeters) tall, born a slave, had a debilitating illness, and was unable to read or write. Yet here was this tough woman who could take charge and lead men. Put all…
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On being a good person
I saw this really interesting video on how Facebook and Twitter trigger us emotionally: It reminded me of how we are all paid off by drugs. We are all addicted to dopamine and opioids. Social Media Triggers a Dopamine High According to a study of Australian consumers by San Francisco-based media-buying firm RadiumOne, social media…
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Stop Praying. Start Walking.
I’m a BIG Taylor Swift fan. So Rocky got the family tickets to her sold out show in Cleveland this last summer at our football stadium. It was amazing! At the end of the show the crowd poured out onto these large ramps zigzagging down to the street. As we were walking there was this…
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God, why have you forsaken me?
I feel like I’m moving through sludge. I plod through my task list like a dead robot. Call this person. Empty the trash Go to this meeting Empty more trash I keep hitting refresh on Reddit just hoping for a new story to avoid doing anything. This week can’t end fast enough. But it grinds…
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Loss – January 5, 2019
I have a great deal on my mind today. Transition is like that. What we knew and could count on is gone. What is in front of us is uncertain. This space of transition is very uncomfortable for most people. But for me it seems to be my natural habitat. I think we are often…
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Benedict Joseph Labre – The Patron Saint Of The Homeless
It seems taboo to think about, much less discuss, any religion that is not our own. Protestants don’t read Thomas Merton. Catholics don’t read Rick Warren. Atheists refuse to explore any God-based religion at all. I can almost guarantee this post will be met with comments on Facebook that I am not accurately understanding God, Jesus…
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Mercy Versus The Law
What is Christmas? The birth of Jesus? A melding of pagan winter holidays? Gift giving? A holiday of lights and good cheer? Santa Claus? One thing is certain: billions of people celebrate it every year. I try to imagine that sometimes. No matter what it means to them personally, it usually involves getting together with…
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We Are Meant To Come Together
I have this uneasy feeling the universe is in trouble. Like serious trouble. There is this thing called the “Great Attractor.” It is a mass thousands of times more massive than the Milky Way, our tiny little galaxy, which itself is about 100 light years across. We are HURDLING towards this Great Attractor at a…