Nature’s Handiwork

I thought you might enjoy these photos taken this morning, just as the sun was removing all traces of this beautiful display.

Admit the Possibility

One of the most powerful tools you have at your disposal when dealing with intractable situations (second probably only to forgiveness) is that of admitting for the possibility that you might be wrong. You have - by design - a limited perspective. No matter how you cut it, you will always only see a slice …

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To Love and to be Beloved

"Eros", by Ralph Waldo Emerson The sense of the world is short, Long and various the report, To love and be beloved; Men and gods have not outlearned it, And how oft soe'er they've turned it, 'Tis not to be improved. To love and to be beloved you must yield to love, lean into it, …

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Difficultly

Some difficulties you face in life might seem insurmountable at first glance, but any problem can be broken down into its constituent parts with sufficient analysis and the right perspective. Like a sculptor, you must find a way to chip away at its facets to reveal the opportunity which lies within every opportunity. The first …

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Love’s Deliverance

Love's Deliverance, a poem by Gregg Hake Sitting on a sliver Of a crescent moon I began to shiver You began to swoon We gazed upon the river I hummed a gentle tune And soon did love deliver Our hearts from the brief gloom

Holding the Line Part II

After thinking a bit more about my post yesterday, I realized that I did not mention an important aspect that can be easy to overlook or dismiss. In the course of holding the line for others you'll often find things in yourself that also require clarification. The person at the other end of the line …

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Holding the Line

Sometimes the best you can do for a friend or a child is to hold the line relative to destructive thoughts, attitudes, or actions. As much as you would like to think or act for them, you cannot. Even children, whose capacity for rational or complex thought has not yet matured, can be expected and …

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