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A Good Man
I have a mother. She is elderly and has been going through a rough patch. She is currently in rehab after a second surgery. The facility she is in is experiencing a small Covid outbreak. They are not quarantined, but… Continue reading
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Never Fully Balanced
There is a very clear difference between doing something just for the money, and being moved by a passionate need to express ourselves. It is easy to see in the art people produce; music, painting, writing, and everything else. It… Continue reading
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Beautiful Losers
The only way to elevate others is to steadfastly resist their efforts to drag you down to their level. It is a basic principle of evolution; even though they will lose the battle, the fight has a small impact on… Continue reading
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Constant Confusion
There is so much damage caused in this world by people who try to fulfill their emotional needs without being open and honest about their emotional needs. Continue reading
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The Cycle of Art, Governance, and Management
First we build a vision of what we want, then we make choices about priorities and principles, and then we try to make the vision real. Naturally, we learn along the way and must make revisions, which alter priorities, and… Continue reading
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Nuance
My perspective is that everyone should have access to government assistance, but there needs to be strings attached; a reason for people to want to work their way out of it. Those strings should be of a nature where, if… Continue reading