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Silent Communication
At the end of last summer, I fell into observation. The vow of silence I’d been working to honor in short spurts of hours and days across the span of years, worked its way into my writing. Rather than the … Continue reading
Posted in Reasoning, Thoughts, Tools
Tagged adventure, ceremony, Change, communication, discipline, mastery
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Adoration – Heroes Part II
I don’t usually start with the words of another, but Jamie Sams put my thoughts so perfectly: “If you have adored another person, putting him or her on a pedestal, without allowing him or her to earn your esteem, it may be … Continue reading
Posted in Reasoning, Thoughts, Tools
Tagged commitment, craft, heroes, Honor, mentors, reality vs. fantasy, Work
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Guiding Truth
In the heart of magic In the fine chisel work of transformation is Love the essence of Creation the God in our machines of flesh and bone and blood and spirit. When we embrace the hush within the vibrant … Continue reading
A Human Hero – Heroes Part I
It is easy to deceive someone who longs to be dazzled. It’s so easy to follow the pretty shiny thing in the dark night or too bright day, when the steady work has worn us down and we can’t see … Continue reading
Posted in Reasoning, Thoughts, Tools
Tagged adventure, Advice, Change, encouragement, heroes, heroism, hope, Inspiration, mentors, motivation, reality vs. fantasy, reality vs. fiction, starting over
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Daily Scales
In the bright haze of doubt only the work has meaning, not the manicured bravos whispered from a discreet distance or the perfect twist of thought or the raging grief for what has been found and lost, or painted blue … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, Thoughts, Tools
Tagged commitment, craft, devotion, discipline, doubt, frustration, mastery, scales
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Gratitude
If there is a single key to unlocking the universe of possibilities, it is Gratitude. What about Natural Ability, Passion, Focused Work, Practice, Mentoring, Love, Forgiveness, Truth, Nature … God? They’re all on the key ring, all things to be … Continue reading