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The Modern Apocalypse
We celebrate wealth and opulence.We belittle humility and stability.Flying to and fro,buying more and more.Never noticing that the workers serving this decadence are organizing into the oldest of unions. Delivery drivers case homes and neighborhoods, bank tellers and doctor receptionists… Continue reading
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A World of Sea Shells
On beaches and ocean floors, empty sea shells display the insecurities of their creators. People can build such intricate barriers, their own shells, to protect themselves, hiding their faults and insecurities. Individual people as well as institutions, agencies, and governments.… Continue reading
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Purgatory
Wedged in between”going with the flow” and “exerting control”.Not knowing which is rightand which is wrong.The only way out is toconstantly, with the dedicated humility of ritualized prayer,remind ourselves of who we areand what our own goals are.The pain of… Continue reading
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The Three Adolescences
We never stop growing. I have experienced, first hand, two of the three adolescences, and closely observed the third. The three adolescences are the Teenage Years, Midlife Crisis, and Becoming Elderly. Adolescence, in essence, is the process of adaptation. As… Continue reading
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The Politics of Success
It has never been easy. She does not love herself,.. so, her reflex is to create the illusion of being loved by manipulating others to wait on her hand and foot,..in a way that appears natural. Battle lines are drawn… Continue reading
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