Doctors by Rudyard Kipling Man dies too soon, beside his works half-planned. His days are counted and reprieve is vain: Who shall entreat with Death to stay his hand; Or cloke the shameful nakedness of pain? Send here the bold, the seekers of the way-- The passionless, the unshakeable of soul, Who serve the inmost …
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Character of the Happy Warrior
Character development is a deeply personal matter. Others can provide guidance and go a long way in setting the conditions conducive to healthy development, but at the end of the day your character is built in the little choices you make from moment to moment. Character is not built overnight and it does not come …
Duty-First
"The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life." - Theodore Roosevelt Call it a midwestern bias, but to my mind the most important quality of the American spirit is the notion of "duty-first." Moreover, the degree to which an …
Heart Leaps Up
my Heart Leaps Up When I Behold by William Wordsworth My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began; So is it now that I am a man; So be it when I shall grow old, Or let me die! The Child is father of …
A Blessed Unrest
"There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and (will) be lost. The world will not have it. It …
Conventional Wisdom and Common Sense
"The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle." Col. John Stapp My cousin tells the story of a South American who had recently moved to Atlanta to work at her company. He called in one day, having gotten lost while driving around the city (likely on one of the 71 streets …
Proceed Prosperously and Reign
When in the depths of despair, When life is clearly unfair, Proceed prosperously and reign. If your vision grows dim, If your chances look slim, Proceed prosperously and reign.
Creative Impulse, Creative Field: A New Corporate Structure
I spent a little time thinking about organizational process flows and corporate structure the other day and realized that although the two are often depicted as being linear and flat, the reality of both is that they are multi-dimensional and often conditioned by a fair degree of uncertainty. The formal models taught in business school …
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In Quondam Days
In Quondam Days by Gregg Hake He scratched feverishly at the adamantine soil, His new coat of skin heavy, restrictive Beneath binding, sweat-drenched clothing Heart blackened by dolor, vision thus dimmed. His fate sealed by liberty abused Thorns and thistles where milk and honey Once flowed freely in quondam days Chafe his pride and prick …
Womb of Creation
Womb of Creation by Gregg Hake Squatting in her tent, folds of tired linen Stretch from waist to dirt-strewn ground Hiding erstwhile glories, precious goods of former days Desperate to stem the tide of change she hides Behind masquerade of crimson tide's multiplied sorrows Rebuking deceitfully merciful summons of higher nature Echoing in the garden …
Gregory Hake 