The legacy of admissions and exclusionary endowments
July 25, 2023
I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member. Grouch Marx We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone.
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Writing is part of my meditative process to clarify my thoughts, to align my actions and to focus on my purpose. I write about my emotions, my shortcomings, and my ideas for a better world through poetry, prose, and what I call rantifestos every day, some of which I post here on my blog and on social media. I share them to help others move along their paths to live and lead with compassion.
Self-diagnosis or self-fulfilling prophecy?
July 17, 2023
It is no measure of healthto be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.Jiddu Krishnamurti It is easier to say,“My tooth is aching than I
Our ancestors wildest dreams
July 11, 2023
If you look deeply into the palm of your hands,you will see your parents and all generationsof your ancestors.All of them are alive in this moment.Each is present in your body.You are the
Freedom is in the eye of the beholder
July 3, 2023
Ever since happiness heard your name,it has been running through the streetstrying to find you. Hafiz During this long weekend we celebrate independence and our freedom. To
Between falling and finding balance
June 26, 2023
You know when you’re sitting on a chairand you lean back so you’re just on two legsand you lean too far so you almost
Pay the bills and compensate your soul
June 19, 2023
Listen up!For ages now you’ve beenBeguiled, entranced, and fooled by appearances.Are you aware of that? Are you?Right this very instant, when you’reUnder the spell
Off by ten thousand miles
June 12, 2023
In our busyness, in our activity based lives, we think we’re constantly making adjustments and course corrections. Advancing our lives through professional development and experiences and networking. Most of the time there’s a regression to the mean. To what is comfortable and habitual. We feel good because we’re busy. Striving. Climbing and sliding. All along we’re slightly unclear or dissatisfied with the results of our efforts. And time passes extremely quickly.
Altruism is innate, but it’s not instinctual
June 6, 2023
All of us came from the same place. Our ancestry has a common origin. Part of our shared heritage is our altruism. We have the DNA within us that yearns to help one another. But over time our given traits are smoothed over by time and necessity. We can forget our roots and our true selves.
The blessings that want to bud
May 30, 2023
We have these seeds within us. These blessings that want to bud and bloom. But our specialness and our loveliness can get suppressed by the weight of the world.
Clarify your purpose
May 22, 2023
This is not a usual weekly ass kicker. But it is something truly kicking my ass. An observation about the world I have the privilege to see.
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