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fable of the man who saw his education in a night of dreams

Posted on February 9, 2024 by Michael Patton

While walking a winding path through a dense dark forest, the hero of our story awoke… …to discover he’d only been dreaming.  No, he was actually climbing up a steep rocky mountain, the peak hidden in the clouds high above. … Continue reading →

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man with a plan

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Michael Patton

The dream below seems to confirm my long-held belief… …which is: My life—every life—has a plan.  And, in accordance with that plan, we’re given what we need… …though it often seems we’ve been given what we don’t need. Consider the … Continue reading →

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a degree of heroism

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Michael Patton

  If we consider all human beings to be heroes or heroines, as I suggested last week… …perhaps that cheapens the idea of heroism… …until it becomes completely meaningless. On the other hand… …if I see myself as a hero … Continue reading →

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