Hoboscopes
Hoboscopes: July 31, 2024
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Mr. Mysterio is not a licensed astrologer, a trained theologian, or a compatible phone charger.
Know Your Rights
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The Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC) has intensified its efforts to inform and protect immigrant communities and empower their allies.
Feral: Little Pal
Part 1 of 3 of the true story of a wild (feral) cat colony over a 3-year time period. My observations and involvement.
Learn More About Community Organizing
Federal edicts and missiles over these past couple of weeks have created chaos among nonprofit organizations, state and local agencies and others who are focused on serving people who struggle to make ends meet. Among some of the confusion created by the White House was the threat of halting a large portion of federal grant funding that Congress has allocated for agencies serving some of the most vulnerable populations in our nation. It remains unclear what direction the federal government intends to take next.
‘Look Into My Eyes’ documents contemporary loneliness and the supernatural
Most Nashvillians will know filmmaker Lana Wilson for her Taylor Swift documentary, Miss Americana (2020). Wilson also directed the Brooke Shields documentary Pretty Baby (2023) as well as an examination of extremism and abortion in America (After Tiller, 2015), and a meditation on suicide in Japanese culture (The Departure, 2017). Wilson’s new movie, Look Into My Eyes reads like a blend of the filmmaker’s curiosities with interesting personalities and particular cultural trends.
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Next Steps
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Nashville opens its first permanent supportive housing development
Nashville’s first permanent supportive housing development for individuals experiencing homelessness opened after a ribbon cutting at the Jo Johnston Avenue facility on July 18. The Strobel House, named for the late Father Charles Strobel who died last year, has been years in the making. Mayor Freddie O’Connell took to the stage before the ribbon cutting to offer a message of gratitude for those who made the Strobel House possible. “We’ve worked now across four different mayoral administrations to ensure we got this right. And now we’re here, with new homes for people in desperate need,” he said.
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My Near Death Experience
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The Lord said to me first, “William, I am not ready for you yet, but I have some family members who want to say some things to you.”
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Both Sides of the Fence
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Being able to empathize with each individual I encountered and relate my personal experiences as “been there done that” angle has helped break down barriers between myself and the folks I encounter.
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The Power of Love
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In John, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.” Now that’s what many churches should preach because many have a serious problem understanding how they should love their neighbor. Many times I think churches should stop for some months and every Sunday they should preach love. How important love is as a Christian. In Proverbs 10:12 it says hatred stirs up conflict but love covers all offenses, and verse 15 says, “The wealth of the rich is his fortified city, the poverty of the poor is their destruction.” Many times when I’m on my corner that’s how I feel. Simply because that’s the way people act toward the poor.
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Sounds of Nature Adventure
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In my attempt to try new and different things to explore the world around me, I attended the inaugural “Sounds of Nature” event held in the Spring of this year at the Warner Park Nature Center. They hope to host this type of event quarterly — one per season. The next event is scheduled for July 27 from 7:30-9 p.m., It is free to the public, and all you have to do is register to attend online. Rachael Carter who referred to herself as a “naturalist” meaning she “celebrates species of all sorts,” began the session by asking, “How often do we take the time to listen to nature?” Speaking for myself, if I’m honest, I’d have to say almost NEVER! She continued with some relaxation/meditation techniques including a breathing exercise.