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The year has turned its circle. Are we aware of the hypocrisy, Are we aware that the recipients of indigenous generosity Oh but it’s a bitter irony that, in the midst of this day [...] Continue reading Holding The Paradox Richard Though the audience wanders, the witness remains. We can pretend our secrets are private, copyrighted, protected, not of public domain. But after the distraction of coming attractions, after the great escape, after we make our mark, there remains the subtle knowing smile which taunts and teases like light from the end of an endless tunnel. We want [...] Continue reading Immaculate Deception Simplicity is a quality of heaven, like mercy The world is not simple. The world is complex. We’re trained to give perfunctory thanks This results in a confused condition/complex Continue reading Merciful Progress Steve’s Eulogy for Dad My Dad was born in Brooklyn, New York, a tough, Jewish kid from an orthodox leaning family. He always portrayed himself as a fighter growing up, and he continued in that spirit in every aspect of his life until the day he passed away. He believed in hard work and that every struggle [...] Continue reading Eulogies for Dad Now what was her child’s name? Lost it, lost it in the conversation, or the attempt at same. His mother had chased him to the sand circle next to the playground. I was sitting on a concrete pier watching my five year old daughter play while pondering the source of friction that had been developing between [...] Continue reading Fundamentally Speaking “Papa, can we play the monster game?” Monsters are a part of childhood. Every time a big person acts mean to a little person, carelessly tossing their word or weight about, they become a monster in the eyes of the child. John [...] Continue reading Both Ends of the Stick …After his revelation, Installation Guy was confident that the latch would be secured in no time at all. Unfortunately, in his earlier zeal to succeed, he’d stripped both bosses (the built-in nuts that received the screws). For our guileless guy, no time at all, often seemed like an eternity. [...] Continue reading Storming Around the Door Within the encircling rocks of our beliefs, atop our crumpled daily news and doubts, worry lays on the kindling of faith, yet hesitates to ignite the fire with the reality of experience for fear the fire will get out of control. Worry is a virus that attaches itself to the site of potential experience, undermining our capacity to reflect and prepare ourself to receive illumination. Worry is wet green beliefs pretending to be true. Worry offers much smoke, but little warmth and little light. Slowly, over time, in a metaphorical and miraculous way, Anna was learning to ignite her experience with the light of perspective, allowing for the healing of her worried mind. Continue reading Bouncing Back Moral authority does not come from success We display moral authority through Continue reading Squeaky Wheels In Aikido, we practice emptying our cup, our mind and body Through the kindness of practice, Continue reading Sincere Practice Doing what you can to stay alive is necessary. Acquiring an unkind wealth is not necessary. Being truthful is necessary. Acquiring an unkind wealth is not necessary. Sharing is necessary. Acquiring an unkind wealth is not necessary. Living in balance [...] Continue reading What’s Necessary There are many avenues, many ways to bring value into the world. If you measure value by money alone, it’s not value you measure; it’s salesmanship. To offer a tired analogy from the world of art: Van Gogh offered value through his paintings, yet even with his brother’s considerable [...] Continue reading Priceless No one owns the earth. We’re all immigrants passing through, pilgrims on a journey. Sometimes in the law, especially constitutional law, the voice of the Holy Spirit can be heard seeping through. Continue reading Lawyers, Loopholes and Guns Respect is not a tool or a weapon Respect is given freely (not earned) Respect is given freely in order to Respect is given from an open heart Respect is not given in order to have our [...] Continue reading Respect Will we marinate the glory of victory? Continue reading The Day After Peace Is Reached? When we narrow our mind When we narrow our options Continue reading Inevitable & Avoidable
From the beginning, do your best Due to our culture, we have a strong tendency to want to figure it all out mentally, to have the particulars first explained so that we can then move the ‘appropriate ‘ parts of our body ‘correctly’ (usually through separate [...] Continue reading Aikido; The Art & The Science What are the ends that are sought by the political movements that guide our Nation? The goals of a Democracy are that the majority rules. It seeks to influence our Constitutional Republic, via the reinterpretation of Constitutional law at a Supreme Court level, and if necessary even have a Constitutional Convention and rewrite the old document. It [...] Continue reading Politics and Relativity Twins Every question I’ve ever answered, designed new questions that were more complex than the one I solved. Knowledge and mystery are born twins. My pen seems to discover both in rapid succession. It doesn’t bother me. It makes life [...] Continue reading Discovering the Ortho-Para Balance Not much difference between a Democrat and Republican when they’re In the public sector: When Democrats fear corporate greed When Republicans fear government excess and inefficiency In the private sector: When Republicans fear individual rights, choice and [...] Continue reading Returns Every time I hear the term “charity” it evokes a negative response in my gut. “Charity” is something we do from time to time, for any number of reasons but mostly it seems to unburden the conscience. It’s nicer than welfare and it doesn’t carry the baggage of ministry. But charity is still about handing out stuff…our [...] Continue reading On Charity Children remind us to grow up. They demonstrate how to follow the light, Children know how to be themselves, Generally speaking, adults are people They become political and religious beings, Continue reading Children & Adults This morning during my breathing time I began to ponder the expanding and contracting of the body and relating it to life. Life itself expands and contracts like some great creature breathing. Breathing and living are inseparable – you can’t have one without the other, yet the quality with which you breathe will determine the quality of [...] Continue reading Breathing With Intention For the organizer (in us all): The way to extend peace The way to maintain war What is the wheat? What do we need? For the religious moralist (in us all): There is no hell (in the sense of something that awaits us). Continue reading Food for Thought I can be an ogre as a math tutor I resort too quickly to iff statements. Eat a nutritious snack. Continue reading Math Ogre Broken pots Churning waves Sun Soft moss Maker of music Continue reading Ireland COMING OF AGE SPIED A WEB A gnat Continue reading Spring Poems R) How long did it take you to craft the story about the dime for Ari? G) 5-10 minutes. I first wrote a longer, detailed version describing the street I lived on, and a more complete version about the woman who found the dime. Then slashed it, timed the new version, slashed again and timed it. R) So, [...] Continue reading Busy Lady Sent to the bakery with a precious dime Crying my eyes out, I walked up and back A lady asked me what I was looking for. She kept asking…and finally [...] Continue reading Sent to the Bakery Once again I stand on the edge of acceptable, Too many times I leave my heart unprotected. So once again I’ve become too complacent Continue reading Once Again |
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