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On Thanksgiving Day, 2014, I lay in a hospital bed and worried about dying and what I should have left behind. I had just experienced a serious heart attack. I am not afraid of "Meeting My Maker," "Confronting the Great Beyond," or "The Meaninglessness of Death." I was afraid that I would die without having done all I could in the cause to which my life was dedicated -- uplifting humanity. I decided that I should write down that which I have learned and consider to be true.
These are my life's lessons placed in the context of how I learned them. I decided that each lesson would be a standalone web page, linked so that readers could skip any parts they might find boring or useless.
In the Background of Our Lives
Some of the Things I Worked On
Jealousy is Fear, and We Hate What We Fear
Church is at Least Good for the Music
If Guidance Isn't Divine, What Guidance Do We Have?
Choosing our jobs and the Rabbit Story
Waking Up with Liberal Houston
Parenthood Changes Everything, Changes Nothing
If You Want to Understand Oppression, Start with Your Own
Information or Inspiration? What Do We Need?
Intentional Lying Makes Truth a Vanishing Commodity
Study Our History (Not Theirs)
You Can't Fix What You Don't Understand
Don't Learn to Fight, Learn to Win
Politics Is Worth Learning, Even When It's Wrong
Was I Devoted or Merely Fanatic?
Evaluating "Left" Groups of My Time
Single-Purpose Coalitions Have Power
Our Victories are Always Temporary
What I Learned about College Degrees
Environmentalists Call for End of Capitalism
Understanding Organizing by Looking at History
A Short History of North Texas Jobs with Justice
Layoff Benefits: Using the System When You Can
Photography and Graphic Arts Matter
What Is True, and Should You Tell It?
A Short History on Texas Retirees
Internationalism in the Belly of the Beast