wisdom | wisdom
May.27.2013
Before she told me she no longer wanted to be married to me, my fourth wife always said--as we were preparing to go out for a fabulous adventure--this bit of wisdom. "A little powder, a little paint, makes a girl what she ain't." More appropriate would have been, "I loved you truly, madly, deeply...
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May.08.2013
The buzz of web-traffic can be exhilarating, a universe of stimulation, stories, advice, facts and know-hows. We put our name out there, mingle with travellers, seek adventure, share our thoughts, fulfil a task, meet like minds, exchange or sell something, and hopefully find synchronicity,...
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Apr.27.2013
When did you last smile? The question started us going. I belong to a bunch of friends, 10 to 20, who meet monthly. We rotate the facilitation of sessions. People propose themes worthy of engagement. Our April session had the theme of Positive Psychology. The term, coined by Martin...
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Mar.25.2013
I work on expressing myself. Some don't agree, but I do it differently than they expect.
They expect me to crack a joke or make a sarcastic comment more than they come to expect me to write a poem or share a sound marketing or publicity strategy for their business. When wisdom explodes...
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Mar.05.2013
March 5
What and When, When and How……and Why
Arriving at the place where I have nothing to prove, afforded me the luxury of not having to proclaim the amount of time I have, when I share in a meeting. Taking the score keeping out of the equation I was then...
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Feb.27.2013
One quite serene day in February, my mother reflected a void of disappointment to me. That none of her 17 children were born in this short and quiet month. And, she reasoned it with passing by this month as somewhat barren, with no real occasion to celebrate a single birthday in our family...
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Feb.17.2013
Genuineness, now there is a word, which seems to cleave to our palates, and yet never leaving our mouth, not alone our very thoughts. Quite often this is because we are either not entirely aware or comfortable with ourselves our are not completely aware of what it is that we both and...
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Feb.01.2013
“Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.” -Ovid
You lose five pounds--one step forward. You twist your ankle and the treadmill becomes dusty--one step back. You get the interview--one step forward. You child becomes ill and you have to cancel...
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Dec.21.2012
December 21
WHAT’S MINE IS MINE
I don’t always know how to get the dog off the baby. The attacks are often sudden and always swift. My shock at the reality delays my response, falters my steps and fogs my mind. What should I do to disengage this assault...
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