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our man, our mirror
As I see it, we’ve chosen a mirror… …a big-mouthed mirror… …to be our next president. According to my theory… …we elected this mirror because we’re trying to wake ourselves up. Shock ourselves awake. We’re saying to ourselves: consider that … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, belief, change, courage, domination, ego, fear, growth, mirror, narcissist, nation, power, President, shadow, strength, transformation, Trump
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positive protest
I have a plan…a protest plan… …a way to combat the negative actions of our president-elect: When he does something to abuse the planet, I will do something to heal the planet. When he insults another, I will praise another. … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, conflict, environment, grief, growth, healing, love, negative, positive, President, protest, strength
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two types of hero
A presidential candidate has me pondering this question… What is a hero? If you’ve endured a prisoner-of-war camp, do you automatically qualify as “hero”? I once knew a man—a pilot—who’d spent years in a POW camp. During that ordeal, I … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, hero, ordeal, POW, prison, prisoner-of-war, strength
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deal with it
People have often killed in the name of religion… But religion is not the cause of the killing. Fear is the cause. As I see it, terrorists who kill in the name of religion are driven not by religious certainty, … Continue reading
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Tagged awareness, courage, doubt, fear, strength, terrorism
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the one and the ones
All public figures to some degree are transformed into symbols… …but only a few, such as Nelson Mandela, become lasting symbols. For future generations, he will symbolize strength—the strength of patient endurance, the strength of conviction. However… …while recognizing … Continue reading
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Tagged courage, following, hero, heroine, leader, Nelson Mandela, strength
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rockin’
“It kind of goes back to what my dad tells me: ‘Don’t get too excited about the good stuff and don’t get too down about the bad stuff’…” — Tim Lincecum, pitcher, San Francisco Giants * I was thinking … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, depression, joy, meditation, strength
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Private Dream, Public Myth
Joseph Campbell said that myth is the public dream, while dreams are our private myths… But I believe our dreams can occasionally serve as public myths. Consider this incredible dream scenario, told by a dying mother to her adult … Continue reading
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Tagged butterfly, death, death dream, dream, growth, strength, symbolism, transformation
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