This piece reflects on embracing one’s past to foster resilience and authentic leadership, emphasizing the importance of grace, truth, and community in healing and growth.
Category Archives: Freedom
After the Moment of Grace: Now What?
Rebecca reflects on the fleeting moments of grace following personal loss, and how it can be a catalyst to the beginning of healing in a community that has become divided through misunderstanding, bitterness, and hateful words. She emphasizes the importance of committing to kindness and authentic engagement in challenging times.
The Mirror They Can’t Stand
Rebecca expresses her frustration and lack of surprise at encountering attacks each time she advocates for compassion and unity, highlighting that some people reveal their true intolerant nature through these interactions.
Unapologetically Independent: A Voice That Won’t Be Silenced
The author asserts her nuanced political beliefs, rejecting labels and advocating for respectful dialogue across party lines. She emphasizes individual liberty, responsibility, and the necessity of protecting children from harmful ideologies.
Blame the Country or Own Your Choices? The Real Secret to a Better Life
Your lifestyle is shaped more by your choices and mindset than by your location. Focus on aligning your actions with your goals to create a fulfilling life, no matter where you live.
The Decline of Public Education: A Focus on Wisconsin and the Nation
Public education in the U.S., particularly Wisconsin, is experiencing a decline in academic standards as ideological agendas overshadow teaching core subjects. Many students graduate without essential skills, and parental rights are increasingly undermined by school policies and courts. In response, many parents are opting for alternative educational options, highlighting the need for reform in public education.
The Boy Who Cried “Threat to Democracy”: How Alarmism and Lawfare Erode Trust and Democratic Integrity
The left’s overuse of “threat to democracy” rhetoric and lawfare against conservatives has eroded public trust and polarized political discourse. This has diminished credibility, making it harder for citizens to recognize real threats to democracy.
New Series Introduction—Constitutional Conversations: Unpacking Your Fundamental Freedoms
An introduction to an upcoming blog series which aims to demystify U.S. Constitutional rights, exploring their relevance in daily life. Topics include free speech, gun rights, due process, and religious freedom. Each post will clarify complex legal concepts, empowering readers to engage meaningfully with current societal issues affecting their rights.
Opinion: The Silent Power of the Center—and Why It Matters Now More Than Ever
Centrists seek government efficiency and balance, valuing civil liberties while remaining fiscally conservative. However, they often abstain from voting when conditions seem stable, leading to inconsistent engagement. To combat division and dysfunction, centrists must participate consistently, as the future of the country depends on their involvement, not just that of extremes.
Going Through, Moving Past
Have you experienced an extreme dread of doing something so much that you will do almost anything besides that one thing you’re dreading? That dreaded thing could even be something that you once enjoyed in the past but now you avoid like the plague. You know that dreaded thing can be good for you, and will most likely result in great things for you, but you still procrastinate to the point that it becomes a huge hurdle that you feel you just cannot get over so why even attempt to?
Musings By Rebecca 