My eldest son earned a new fishing rod this weekend after fishing with a starter set for a number of months. His dedication to and interest in the sport made it obvious that the next level of rod and reel would do more than just add to the coffers of the local sporting goods store …
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Flight
"Flight", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Soaring through the air Above the clamorous crowd— Bird and man take wing.
The Adulteration of You
Scientifically and spiritually speaking, adulteration is the process of corruption, debasement, or making impure by the admixture of baser materials. This process works out in your life whenever you choose to grant inferior substances - be they people, thoughts or things - access to your mind, heart or life. In consumer goods, adulterants are often …
Maturity
I was meditating on the nature of maturity recently and I recalled something that Saul Bellow once remarked. He said: "A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him." One sign of immaturity is an unwillingness to be responsible for one's decisions, behaviors, and actions, be …
Self-Discipline
"The man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time." - Chinese proverb Knowing what you want to do and actually getting it done are two different things. Think about it this way: there is a no-man's land between every goal that is set and every goal that …
This Moment
"This Moment", a poem by Gregg Hake In the silence of this moment The crushing echoes of the past Are hushed. In the calmness of this moment The clamorous wants of the present Are filled. In the stillness of this moment The susurrus of the future Is felt.
School of Life
If you've ever seen a time lapse video of plant growth you likely marveled at the beauty and wisdom of life. The flow of life vivifies what would otherwise be an uncoordinated conglomeration of matter and energy. Life surges through the members of the animal and vegetable kingdoms it animates, including mankind, though man, with …
Dance of Time
"Dance of Time", a poem by Gregg Hake Waters move beneath me As I sit upon the dock That stretched obligingly From the edge of the pond. The shifting winds ruffle Its reflective visage With wispy wrinkles, But only for a moment. The dance of time, Of youth and golden age Betides before me― In …
Patience
"Patience", a Haiku by Gregg Hake Wise are the watchful― Fitting is better than forcing, Patience is the way. The way of life, the way of nature, is patience.
Life?
The distracted life― Deceived by details, Brimming with wants, An unfulfilling smorgasbord, Agitation. The focused life― Order out of chaos, Priorities made clear, Gathered in one place, Peace.
Gregory Hake 