Forsooth this wingless, glovèd beast Delays my flight away. Doth he not know the wingèd priest Who rules the skies today?
Tag: greg hake
Submitting to Mastery
Most hawks will stand on a falconer's glove within the first few minutes of being trapped from the wild. The hawk will likely puff himself up to look menacing and spread his wings to appear larger, but he will stand there and not bate (jump) from the glove despite his distrust and fear. It's a …
Of Indeterminate Nature
I came across a fabulous piece of literature written by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola in 1486 (at the age of 23), just six years before Columbus sailed to the Americas. Pico della Mirandola had a wonderful capacity for syncretism, a double-edged sword that likely lead to his eventual poisoning for challenging the status quo. The …
Call Down the Hawk
The Hawk by William Butler Yeats 'Call down the hawk from the air; Let him be hooded or caged Till the yellow eye has grown mild, For larder and spit are bare, The old cook enraged, The scullion gone wild.' 'I will not be clapped in a hood, Nor a cage, nor alight upon wrist, …
The Highest Time of Living
Merry Autumn by Paul Lawrence Dunbar It's all a farce,—these tales they tell About the breezes sighing, And moans astir o'er field and dell, Because the year is dying. Such principles are most absurd,— I care not who first …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry
I'm loving the WordPress photo challenges! Here was the challenge: Geometry. This challenge is about the shapes and rhythms that make up the geometry of our world. Many photographs of any genre have an underlying sense of geometry, but I often like to make this the main subject of my work. I think it’s the most important …
Inspiration or Legislation
I've found in business as in life that there are two options for projecting a refining influence into the world around you: inspiration and legislation. The first, my favorite, requires the most out of you and those within your sphere of influence, but also yields the most sustainable result. The second is typically employed more …
Juggling Elephants
Every once in a while you go through a phase where everything intensifies, where you go from managing the normal daily details to juggling what feel like elephants. It typically goes something like this: your workload increases, you feel the weight of the world on you and things seem to come at you from every …
Slip of the Tongue
"Better slip with foot than tongue." - Benjamin Franklin There are few things worse than saying something negative or demeaning about another person who is unexpectedly within earshot. It is a good practice to imagine anyone you're talking about being in the room with you. If it is a criticism, ask yourself "Would I say …
Status Quo Bias
It may seem strange that the most illuminated men and women who have walked the earth have also caused the most consternation in the consciousness of humanity, but when you look at the situation in the right light, it makes perfect sense. Allow me to explain. The world we have is the product of decisions …
Gregory Hake 