Michael G. D’Aversa
@mgdaversa.bsky.social
Writer, poet, barstool philosopher, and largely spiritual sort. I’m a storyteller and a guide, sharing my thoughts, ideas, experiences, and emotions with words.
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Here is what make me tick. Family, relationships, spirituality, and love are essential to me. I love writing, reading, live theater, good movies, and music, especially live performances. I live for road trips, on two wheels or four. Finally, I believe that any experience is far better when shared.
Phrases like “I wish” or “I want” are inherently negative because they imply “I don’t have” and they feed a narrative of lack. By comparison, phrases like “I imagine” or simply “what if” point toward a narrative of possibility.
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Phrases like “I wish” or “I want” are inherently negative because they imply “I don’t have” and they feed a narrative of lack. By comparison, phrases like “I imagine” or simply “what if” point toward a narrative of possibility.
Are you happy? To hell with all the circumstances going on around you and what people are posting about it. Are you happy. I’m asking.
#happiness #innerjoy #howareyou
#happiness #innerjoy #howareyou
September 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Are you happy? To hell with all the circumstances going on around you and what people are posting about it. Are you happy. I’m asking.
#happiness #innerjoy #howareyou
#happiness #innerjoy #howareyou
I think @rahmemanuel.bsky.social brought up some excellent points on @smerconish.bsky.social’s program this morning (CNN), regarding the young male crisis in America. I’m not convinced that deep-seated societal problem can be fixed with government programs, but society must acknowledge this issue.
September 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I think @rahmemanuel.bsky.social brought up some excellent points on @smerconish.bsky.social’s program this morning (CNN), regarding the young male crisis in America. I’m not convinced that deep-seated societal problem can be fixed with government programs, but society must acknowledge this issue.
Except for work-related screen time, I’ve reduced my time on social media substantially — not entirely but enough to spend the better part of my day unplugged. It’s a great way to step away from the meaningless toxicity and to wake up to one’s self and one’s surroundings. To heal.
#healing
#healing
September 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Except for work-related screen time, I’ve reduced my time on social media substantially — not entirely but enough to spend the better part of my day unplugged. It’s a great way to step away from the meaningless toxicity and to wake up to one’s self and one’s surroundings. To heal.
#healing
#healing
All book authors, I can’t wait to see your responses to this one:
Paid reviews, yes or no? Why or why not? Please share your experiences with the rest of us!
#writingcommunity #authors #writing #publishing #bookmarketing
Paid reviews, yes or no? Why or why not? Please share your experiences with the rest of us!
#writingcommunity #authors #writing #publishing #bookmarketing
August 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
All book authors, I can’t wait to see your responses to this one:
Paid reviews, yes or no? Why or why not? Please share your experiences with the rest of us!
#writingcommunity #authors #writing #publishing #bookmarketing
Paid reviews, yes or no? Why or why not? Please share your experiences with the rest of us!
#writingcommunity #authors #writing #publishing #bookmarketing
Why do so many not get it? He feeds on the frenzy. His greatest punishment wouldn’t be to die in office, or even in a prison, but to die in obscurity. That would be his hell.
#endthecycle #bethechange
#endthecycle #bethechange
August 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Why do so many not get it? He feeds on the frenzy. His greatest punishment wouldn’t be to die in office, or even in a prison, but to die in obscurity. That would be his hell.
#endthecycle #bethechange
#endthecycle #bethechange
Reposted by Michael G. D’Aversa
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
August 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
When public media disappears, so do the stories that bring us together.
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
With federal funding eliminated, millions may lose their last trusted source of news and connection.
If that matters to you, now’s the time to act. Donate: n.pr/458sOhq
She fights a battle
that most don’t notice
incessantly raging
in the theater
of her small mind
to appease a demon
she serves unaware
Poor oblivious soul
#poetry #freeverse #poems #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
that most don’t notice
incessantly raging
in the theater
of her small mind
to appease a demon
she serves unaware
Poor oblivious soul
#poetry #freeverse #poems #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
August 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
She fights a battle
that most don’t notice
incessantly raging
in the theater
of her small mind
to appease a demon
she serves unaware
Poor oblivious soul
#poetry #freeverse #poems #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
that most don’t notice
incessantly raging
in the theater
of her small mind
to appease a demon
she serves unaware
Poor oblivious soul
#poetry #freeverse #poems #poetrycommunity #poetsofbluesky
Can Private Giving Replace Lost Public Funding for NPR and PBS?
I have to believe I'm not the only one wondering this, so I put the question to Perplexity AI. It would take a sustained effort by a lot of people and organizations. Not impossible but certainly challenging.
I have to believe I'm not the only one wondering this, so I put the question to Perplexity AI. It would take a sustained effort by a lot of people and organizations. Not impossible but certainly challenging.
How feasible would it be for pro-NPR-and-PBS Americans to replace the funding...
Congress is moving to eliminate nearly $1.1 billion in funding over two years for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the crucial conduit for...
www.perplexity.ai
July 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Can Private Giving Replace Lost Public Funding for NPR and PBS?
I have to believe I'm not the only one wondering this, so I put the question to Perplexity AI. It would take a sustained effort by a lot of people and organizations. Not impossible but certainly challenging.
I have to believe I'm not the only one wondering this, so I put the question to Perplexity AI. It would take a sustained effort by a lot of people and organizations. Not impossible but certainly challenging.
A sensory thing I posted elsewhere five years ago.
#visualisation
#visualisation
July 9, 2025 at 12:43 PM
A sensory thing I posted elsewhere five years ago.
#visualisation
#visualisation
I'm a little choked up at the moment to see that my public library, who has a standing policy of supporting local authors, and who readily accepted my book into their local authors collection, has listed A Year in Love: Daily Glimpses of Life’s Most Worthwhile Virtue in their online card catalog.
Plainfield Area Public Library
pinnacle.polarislibrary.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I'm a little choked up at the moment to see that my public library, who has a standing policy of supporting local authors, and who readily accepted my book into their local authors collection, has listed A Year in Love: Daily Glimpses of Life’s Most Worthwhile Virtue in their online card catalog.
Reposted by Michael G. D’Aversa
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June 30, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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I know firsthand that it’s easier said than done to observe all the chaos and toxicity without absorbing it, but it can be done. And it doesn’t mean that you don’t care about what’s going on. In fact, the inner peace empowers you to do even more about it.
#toxicity #selfcare
#toxicity #selfcare
June 12, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I guess we can all
have down days
Just please don’t
stay down there
day after day
for weeks on end
That’s no place
for a soul like you
to hang out
You don’t belong
down there
have down days
Just please don’t
stay down there
day after day
for weeks on end
That’s no place
for a soul like you
to hang out
You don’t belong
down there
June 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I guess we can all
have down days
Just please don’t
stay down there
day after day
for weeks on end
That’s no place
for a soul like you
to hang out
You don’t belong
down there
have down days
Just please don’t
stay down there
day after day
for weeks on end
That’s no place
for a soul like you
to hang out
You don’t belong
down there
It's all over the news this morning that Israel is planning to strike Iran's nuclear sites. This information seems way too sensitive to be blasted across mainstream media. Wouldn't such information be more appropriately shared in a group chat? 🤔
May 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
It's all over the news this morning that Israel is planning to strike Iran's nuclear sites. This information seems way too sensitive to be blasted across mainstream media. Wouldn't such information be more appropriately shared in a group chat? 🤔
This seems… dangerous.
People Are Losing Loved Ones to AI-Fueled Spiritual Fantasies
Marriages and families are falling apart as people are sucked into fantasy worlds of spiritual prophecy by AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT
www.rollingstone.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This seems… dangerous.
The intent seems clear enough, but I doubt that it will move the needle on public opinion in the long term.
Scoop: White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump
The site represents the administration's latest effort to circumvent the mainstream media and present itself in a positive light.
www.axios.com
May 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The intent seems clear enough, but I doubt that it will move the needle on public opinion in the long term.
Nice one.
April 27, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Nice one.
April 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
My wife and I did not agree on Smerconish’s opening commentary this morning. I found this one interesting, whether I agreed with all of it or not, because Michael raised points that I hadn’t thought of before, and that doesn’t happen often. Worth the eleven or so minutes to watch, I think.
Michael celebrates Festivus for Larry David & Bill Maher
YouTube video by Michael Smerconish
youtu.be
April 26, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My wife and I did not agree on Smerconish’s opening commentary this morning. I found this one interesting, whether I agreed with all of it or not, because Michael raised points that I hadn’t thought of before, and that doesn’t happen often. Worth the eleven or so minutes to watch, I think.
Today I asked Perplexity ai a question and it began its response with “Great question!” Then I asked another question and it began its reply with “Great follow-up!” I don’t think I’ve ever been buttered up by a machine before.
April 22, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Today I asked Perplexity ai a question and it began its response with “Great question!” Then I asked another question and it began its reply with “Great follow-up!” I don’t think I’ve ever been buttered up by a machine before.
Very much not a love poem. I wrote this one after I had finished writing most of the raw material for my Year in Love collection. I guess writing this was the equivalent of eating sorbet to clear the palate.
April 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Very much not a love poem. I wrote this one after I had finished writing most of the raw material for my Year in Love collection. I guess writing this was the equivalent of eating sorbet to clear the palate.