A New Direction

Those who’ve followed this blog for a long time will know that its been a bit of a ghost town lately. Its also been a bit directionless.

My eJournal (as the Path to Enlightened Insanity via Defacted Musings was initially known) initially was as a spot to write about anything and everything going on in my life, from dating, to Lambda Union business, to my musings on Quantum Physics, to human resource policy statements, and some commentary on current events.

But this blog has been rudderless for quite some time without a theme or coherent purpose.

I’m making several changes:

• I have realized that I have been practicing my faith’s commitment to Social Justice in a weak way. I have also been watching Class Warfare in our society for quite some time, and I know that I must write about it this, as Americans are loathe to talk about class.

  I am also mindful of this quote:

  One of the things that the prophet Muhammad taught us was that it is our duty to try to correct injustices in the world. If you see something wrong, change it with your hands. If you’re not able to, then speak out against it. If you’re not able to do that, then feel bad about it in your heart. But that is the weakest form of faith.

  Wherever possible the Muslim should try to take action. And not let an injustice go by without calling it what it is, and asking for change.

  The Unitarian Minister Peter Raible had a similar message when he said “In all our days, may we turn more to act than to word to declare our religion.” I realize that my act will still be words, but the goal is to coalesce people toward unified action.

• The blog’s name has changed to “Path to Enlightened Insanity”. It highlights the many insanities of our society. Plus, its easier to say than Path to Enlightened Insanity via Defacted Musings.
• I’ve moved the blog over to WordPress. It was on an insanely old version of MovableType that had been duct taped many times over. It was time to move the blog to a modern platform. WordPress has a robust commenting system, which will allow easier conversation.
• I’ll be making a point to post at least twice a week, probably on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

As I move the blog into this new space, please let me know if you have any questions or suggestions.