Category: Motivation
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Promised Land (Audio)
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Gospel – Blues – The first part of the refrain is spoken as in a sermon describing the problem and the counterpoint is almost a shout “But I can see the promised Land from here”. As in defiance of any challenge, problem, doubt, etc. The verses fairly slow and bluesy and the chorus huge and…
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$ Paying Attention $
It is in the nuanced subtle details that the true soul is discovered. It is not in the mundane commerce and intercourse of our waking life. It is not in the habitual presentation of the self through posture, manner, speech, clever lines, or outward stereotyped patterns. It is never in the masks no matter the…
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The Picture – Fifty One and Five Sixths
I am not accustomed to seeing myself Looking at that photo, appraising it with no reference except itself Shyness arose and I averted my eyes But curiosity sent my gaze back again Who was that looking back at me There under the flesh of my fathers Hint of recognition Something in the eye seemed familiar…
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Becoming a little Child
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I posted this on another blog lately in response to the author’s musings about the writing process and doing life in general. There was a line in her article about sometimes we have to reach out to new experiences and people and “ask if we can play too.” “asking if we can play too” .…