Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior
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The Truth About:
We’ve all heard the saying… “Love the sinner, hate the sin” usually preached at us with the implication that it is a Biblical verse. It is not a Bible verse. It’s a summary slogan (often traced to Augustine; popularized by Gandhi) meant to say: hold moral convictions while still showing unconditional care for people. The Bible does contain the ingredients for that idea ... but how it’s lived out matters.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Humans
Clueless in Love
“Was that a wink?” I whisper. Priya doesn’t glance up from her latte. “No. That was pollen.” Across the café, Jamie rubs their eye like it owes them money. I stare at the tiny constellation of freckles on their cheek and pretend I’m considering scones.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Fiction
Diner Traditions
The bell over the door sounded like a coin in a jar. Saturday at the Bluebird meant steam on the windows, butter on the air, and four women in the corner booth directly behind me, their laughter tapping my shoulder like an old friend.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Fiction
Mirror: 11:11
The morning the timelines started bleeding, the clocks forgot their loyalties. My oven blinked 11:11, my phone swore it was 9:03, and the radio was half weather, half poetry reading, both insisting I bring an umbrella.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Fiction
Spiritual Graffiti
“Leave it,” Javi said, leaning on the pressure washer. “It’s half art, half therapy.” “It’s a job,” I said, rolling my sleeves. The underpass wall screamed with thick black letters: NOT MINE NOT MINE NOT MINE. The city seal flapped on a tarp nearby like a scolding parent.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Fiction
Visa jumping: the restless life between stamps
There’s a growing subculture of people who sell or store most of their belongings and live on the move, cycling through short-term leases in new countries every few months. Sometimes called “visa jumping,” it overlaps with the digital nomad wave but carries a more transient rhythm: three months here, three months there, funded by remote work or savings, with life packed into a couple of bags and a laptop.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Humans
Accountability Is Imminent
Accountability is coming for politics by provocation For years, a wing of American politics has thrived on spectacle over substance ... amplifying conspiracies, dodging basic facts, and betting that outrage can outpace accountability. That strategy has reach and energy. But institutions designed to test claims, protect voters, and penalize fraud are moving ... slowly at first, then all at once. Consequences are arriving through courts, juries, regulators, advertisers, and voters who have grown weary of endlessly shifting stories.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 months ago in Humans
