Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior
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The Demons We Invent: Ego, Free Will, and the Illusion of Darkness
For as long as human beings have been able to name their fears, we have created shapes to hold them. Every culture, every religion, every era has produced its own vocabulary for the unseen forces that trouble the mind and unsettle the heart. In the ancient world, these forces were often personified as demons—malevolent beings who whispered temptation, sowed chaos, and preyed upon the vulnerable. But as our understanding of psychology, consciousness, and spiritual agency has deepened, a different picture has begun to emerge. The demons we fear may not be external entities at all. They may be projections of our own ego, born from the parts of ourselves we refuse to acknowledge, the consequences of our choices, and the destruction our free will has caused. When we follow divine will, these demons dissolve, not because they have been defeated, but because they were never real in the first place. They were shadows cast by our own resistance to truth.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 days ago in Humans
The Age of Faux Victimhood: Why the Beckham Story Strikes a Nerve
The unfolding public rift between Brooklyn Beckham, his wife Nicola Peltz, and the Beckham family has become more than a celebrity feud splashed across headlines. It has evolved into a cultural mirror, reflecting a generational pattern that many families—famous or not—are now confronting. What began as a series of cryptic social media posts and tabloid whispers has grown into a full‑blown estrangement, with Brooklyn declaring he has no desire to reconcile with his parents and accusing them of manipulation, sabotage, and emotional harm. His statements, amplified by the presence and influence of his wife, have been framed as a young couple “standing up for themselves,” but the deeper story reveals something far more familiar and far more troubling: the rise of a demographic of young adults who have been conditioned to interpret discomfort as abuse, boundaries as oppression, and ordinary family conflict as justification for permanent exile. The Beckham saga is not just celebrity drama—it is a teaching story for all of us, a case study in entitlement, emotional immaturity, and the corrosive influence of partners who encourage estrangement rather than healing.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior4 days ago in Humans
The Double-Edged Gift: How Empathy Expands Us — and How Ego Can Turn It Against Us
Empathy is often described as one of humanity’s greatest gifts — a soft, luminous thread that connects one heart to another, allowing us to feel with, rather than simply feel for, the people around us. It is the quiet force that inspires kindness, deepens love, and expands our understanding of the world. Through empathy, we gain access to experiences we have never lived, emotions we have never personally carried, and perspectives that would otherwise remain closed to us. It is a bridge into the interior lives of others, a way of knowing that transcends intellect and moves straight into the realm of the soul.
By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior7 days ago in Humans
