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I went to my high school grad with a car thief…
I went to my high school grad with a car thief by the name of Chick. I smile as I say this; this news might be a little startling to the friends I graduated with back then. On the other … Continue reading
Posted in "women's roles", generations, hindsight, honesty, learning from experience, olden days
Tagged "women's roles", Experience, hindsight, honesty, learning, openness
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Avoiding vulnerability – friendship lost + found
There is value in being open and vulnerable*, and a price to pay for avoiding it. When I look back, ‘avoiding’ is what I was doing when I tried to cover up my imperfections, or tried to make a good … Continue reading
Posted in appearances, friendship, Insight, open, parenting, vulnerability
Tagged friendship, honesty, openness, parenting, pretension, vulnerability
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Different drummer
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. It is not important that he should … Continue reading
Posted in causes, community, consciousness, history, Inclusion, Insight, love, marijuana, personal growth, personal power, reflections, social change, social justice, values, volunteering
Tagged community, consciousness, openness, personal growth, political philosophy, reflections, social change, values
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Omar
Omar. He spoke English, French, German Arabic and Russian well, and a few others passably. Born in Jordan of ‘ethnic Russian’ parents, he was my ‘exotic flame’. Omar’s passion at the time was writing plays, and he supported himself as … Continue reading
Posted in consequences, education, experience, food, friendship, history, Insight, love, Memories, reflections, relationships
Tagged education, Experience, Memories, openness, relationships
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Lost friends #1
There’s a ‘Pennsylvania Dutch’ saying I like: “We grow too soon old, and too late smart”. And of course we never stop hearing “Hindsight is 20/20”. We’re all familiar with the idea that we can’t seem to gather up any … Continue reading
Posted in communication, fear, friendship, judgment, parenting, personal growth, psychology, reflections
Tagged communication, feelings, friends, openness, personal growth
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A habit of self-defeat….
I was thinking about my life-long love of ‘discussion’, when it struck me that focusing on a subject in solitude was more productive and rewarding, because there is more time and space to dwell on each thought that arises, with … Continue reading
Posted in communication, consciousness, criticism, fear, Feelings, judgment, personal power, public speaking, reflections
Tagged openness, power, psychology, public speaking, reflections, self-criticism, vulnerability
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Longing, before…
When I was young, longing was a weakness – a character flaw. One would sooner express anything embarrassing, than admit to any kind of longing. Instead we admitted nothing, closed our eyes in the dark, and listened to the poetry … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, experience, Feelings, ignorance, modern life, Poetry, Power, reflections
Tagged feelings, ignorance, openness, power, vulnerability
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Sensing…
Starting with silence. Let us not fill up the air between us With nouns and verbs and adjectival phrases Trying to build a bridge, Trying to touch. Let us simply sense, What there is to sense. Even A potential sigh. … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Feelings, Poetry, reflections, Words
Tagged feelings, honesty, openness, poetry, reflections, sensing, values
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Open = Danger?
How open can I be? What are the dangers? Is being open a little like standing out on a balcony and shouting out to the world a plea to be rescued from myself? Is being open a pretense, a wish … Continue reading
Openness = vulnerability?
They say that if you want to be an interesting writer, you have to be ready to bare your soul. Forget about hiding in the bushes as usual – no, here above all, you have to write at the most … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, criticism, experience, judgment
Tagged honesty, openness, opinion, reflecting, vulnerability
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Thinking and Dreaming 