How long, O Lord, must we endure, how long? Merchants now claim the better part of life. Fear and greed, once scarce on earth are now rife, Yet prideful man sees that he does no wrong? Men not of this world earn jeers from the throng, Who must for pride's sake oust those free of …
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Rhythmic Elegance
Luffing sails mark wind's unseen breath While beating wings carry lonely gull apace. White cane's clock-like tapping paint Pictures from echoes in the darkness. Gentle beating of newborn's fragile heart Quicken hearts worn by age. Harmonic oscillation of my grandfather's clock Sings like cellist's soulful vibrato. Rhythm is elegance, life is pulsation.
12 Things I Learned From Mountain Biking
"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." - Albert Einstein Sport is often used as a metaphor for life. In my experience, sports - both individual and team - have provided me with countless lessons that parlay neatly into other areas of my personal and professional life. Take …
Equestrian Tact
Equestrian Tact by Gregg Hake The horse, 'tis true, does always talk In canter, trot and even walk. With open heart and knowledge armed, He'll soon reveal how he is charmed. Your mind and body both at ease Will fast draw forth his will to please. The slightest move sends a message So be alert, …
A Provocative Thought
I imagine it would be a little upsetting to realize that you are the most upsetting person in your life. But it's true! Consider this 2,000 year old, simple thought: "It is not he who gives abuse that affronts, but the view that we take of it as insulting; so that when one provokes you …
The Warded Locks
Human beings possess an unrivaled ability to observe and catalog the strengths and weaknesses of their fellows. Some may argue that this is a vital component of the survival instinct but I have to wonder if this faith is not misplaced. Could it be that this finely-tuned ability did not evolve as a mechanism not …
Sprung from God
"If a man could be throughly penetrated, as he ought, with this thought, that we are all in an especial manner sprung from God, and that God is the Father of men as well as of Gods, full surely he would never conceive aught ignoble or base of himself. Whereas if Cæsar were to adopt …
Arrhythmia
The majority of our modern ills spring from a pervasive and stubborn arrhythmia. Indeed, physical and mental ills often trace trace their source to a lack of sensitivity or worse, a blatant disregard for the natural rhythms of life. We marvel at the precise movement of the heavens above, the innate wisdom of the hibernating …
Modest Surprise
Modest Surprise - a Haiku by Gregg Hake Springtime generates Modest surprise at first flush, Then summer splendor.
Profit from All
Can any profit be derived from these men? Aye, from all. "What, even from a reviler?" Why, tell me what profit a wrestler gains from him who exercises him beforehand? The very greatest: he trains me in the practice of endurance, of controlling my temper, of gentle ways. You deny it. What, the man who …
Gregory Hake 