It's Not the Entity, it's Us.

For the literalists:

The *devil can't exist unless we do his bidding.

For the figurativists:

If we do no *evil, there can be no evil.

*Natural disasters are not included as the devil or evil, they're just nature doing what it does regardless of where we try to live.  What is "the work of the devil" or "evil" is the greed that motivates us to try to dominate nature.

Think or be Thought!

Troubling news: don't think about it, it claims your subconscious.
Troubling news: think about it and come to terms. Maybe you can make it better.

How to Shift Away from National Blame

Democracy means we're all in charge. That means we all have to take responsiblity, 'cause even if we don't, we're still in charge.

Conundrum of the Blues

Don't mistake circumstantial misery for clinical depression. And careful: don't mistake clinical depression for circumstantial misery.  This is the conundrum of the blues.

Weakly Cynics

Dismissal of hope is the bastion of the desperate.

Look Again

Don't underestimate the power of whimsy.

Abundance is a Generality

More is always better if sometimes less is more.