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Learning to Fly

It happened so suddenly, although perhaps not.  My awareness of it certainly happened suddenly.  The tears out of nowhere, for nothing in particular.  The feeling of emptiness and dread.  The

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Precision through Presence

I write words in the middle of the night.  I call them words, because although they appear as poems, they aren’t poems in the conventional sense.  They come through as

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Wholeness Was Always There

I am struck by a realization this morning. I have been approaching my recent work thinking it is new.  That the message is new, that the mission I feel deep

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The Humanity We Could Be

I have often been called idealistic.  And not in a “you’re so inspiring” way, but more in the “bless your heart” way. (My time in Charlotte, NC ensured I understood

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Who is Worthy of Good Ideas

Who is worthy of good ideas? I assume most people would reply anyone and everyone to this statement. However, as I look around our society, whether it be research funding, policy making

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The Balance We Forgot

In nature, there is a visible balance between individual agency and collective responsibility. There is one bird that flies alone, using its own exertion and physicality, but there is also

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