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michael-seidel's picture
May.24.2013
It was an average week so far as meetings go, after perusing the calendar to see why it seemed like I was busier.  It wasn't because I had more meetings. I ended up with more taskings. There were much more chats going on as well.  Twenty-two meetings were scheduled for this week. ...
sherrie-theriault's picture
Apr.07.2013
  April 7   Two Things That Should Be One   The difference between my will and G-d’s will is that G-d actually likes me all the time, never looks to punish and would rather that I don’t settle for less then what is best for me.   The difference between G-d’s will and my will is...
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Jan.03.2013
    January 3   Maniacs on Pogo Sticks     I fear maniacs on pogo sticks peeping through my rural second story windows as the smoke of paranoia curls between my ears.  Overestimating my interest to others causes me as much harm as the underestimation. Attributing super...
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Dec.10.2012
  December 10   ELECTRIC CONNECTIONS       I step into a room and take its currency.  Is the flow good?  Steady?  The pulse even and strong?  Where are the power brokers and are they sharing the time or using their magnetic personalities to draw the...
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Nov.19.2012
  November 19   DRIVEWAY TIME     Layer after layer of blue stack the sky, the moon risen and the sun dipping away.  I wait for the twin lights, the constellation of headlights---my ride to the meeting.  It will be the entry vehicle to a world of population, leaving...
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Jun.29.2012
  June 29   HEAT EXCHANGE       I stand in the shower and let the water run.  The water carries away my temperature in exchange for its own.  I leave the enclosure restored.  Mentally, a meeting does this for me.  I change hot topics for more moderate...
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Jun.20.2012
  June 20   THE PALMIST     Last night I had a silly dream.  I was in a tent at a carnival and the woman across the table held my hand so dear, looked into my eyes and said, “Today you will go to a meeting that will save your life.”  I thanked her and left full of...
michael-seidel's picture
Jun.18.2012
Fascinating listening to the Monday morning meeting and watching the notes being posted. The exchanges are so often about the language. What do you mean by this acronym? I thought it means that? The acronym means both. Which do we mean here? Do you have an update? I have an update but not an update...
sherrie-theriault's picture
Jun.11.2011
June 11     Prize Catch       There is a reason that fish flap and twist when they are caught, why even though they are in the air they fight for the life that once was theirs, only martyrs go without a fight, it is good to know that at least this vice is not mine.  When I...
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Jan.23.2011
This week I nearly attended a meeting. Luckily I spotted in time that I should have registered in advance. So I didn’t have to go! Conclusion: Arnold Jansen op de Haar doesn’t like meetings especially not when it turns out to be an: ‘inspirational get together’ to reflect upon ‘providing a cultural...