As I write this, I’m thinking of all those times I’ve scanned a room or auditorium for evidence… Like a hound dog, I cock my head sideways and listen carefully. Then get down low and sniff for the scent of wonder. I search for “ah-ha” moments anywhere they lurk. I tell you; people get the…
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Once upon a time, Badger threatened to take the sun hostage. He hissed, “The others must pay if the sun is ever to rise again.” “My ideas are destined,” said Badger. “It’s simply the free market working its magic,” he proclaimed. The talks proceeded well until Wolf’s voice grew low, stern and steady. All he…
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Is this essay for you? Here’s how to decide. These words are especially dedicated to the politically depressed, dejected and dispirited… otherwise known as many of my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances in 2018. Of course, I can’t read your mind, but if you could read my thoughts and feelings, you would find a strange combination of anxiety, fear and hope brewing…
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Suffice it to say, my sweetheart and I did not fall in love at the same pace. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t a huge difference and thankfully for me, things evened up fairly quickly. But there was a time when that was not so. In fact, the timing during those early days after we…
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It wasn’t mean or intentional. No one set out to deprive you or anyone else the considerable benefits of poetry in your work and personal life. No one set out to marginalize poetry, by sending it off to some obscure and threadbare room in your mind where you rarely go. Or if you do go…
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We are entering a new more truth-centered era in our professional and political lives. And no, I’m not on mind-altering drugs. I have been savoring some mind-altering poems. And now seeing these poems in a fresh new light, I can appreciate more deeply, their ability to change minds, hearts and eventually whole nations and worlds. “No!…
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“Dance first, think later. It’s the natural order” – Samuel Beckett. What could be more inefficient than love? I mean what is its purpose? What does it achieve? For example, you could walk like my sweetheart does for miles along Stinson Beach simply to admire the ocean and be delighted by its over-the-top, exuberant displays…
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Conventional wisdom says it takes years for ideas, feelings and attitudes to change. No doubt, there is truth to that and it can be a depressing truth. Thankfully, it’s not always the case. There are exceptions… surprising, wonderful, even stunning exceptions. I’m speaking of instances where something suddenly shifts. It is the ah-ha moment, where…
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