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Write the World

Writing the World

I want to Write the world. I want to spread ideas through simple letters, share them with people who can understand them, who will share my vision, and help create the world that the two of us imagine. I have so much to say. I often put it out in the wrong order. Some of [...]

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Finding Normal

I spent the last several years trying to find my place in life. I began searching for it through the Church; in allegiance to God, I sought to be a servant. I searched for it in other people, entertaining them, serving them, and knowing them. And I searched for it in myself, only to find [...]

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Meeting the Mentor

Image via Wikipedia In the Hero’s Journey, one of the most significant stages is the Meeting of a Mentor, that sage advisor who acknowledges, supports, and spurs the hero onward. Luke Skywalker had Obi Wan and Yoda. Bilbo and Frodo Baggins had Gandalf. King Arthur had Merlin. The Karate Kid had Mr. Miyagi. But a [...]

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Erickson’s Identity Crises

Erik Erickson devised his own stages of Human Development and is known for founding the term “identity crisis.” Erickson theorized that every person goes through eight stages of development from birth to death, each of them marked by confict, the resolution of which determines progress to the next stage by learning the value of virtue. [...]

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Playing CARDS

Image of Gale Fulton Ross A few years ago, I was approached by an artist by the name of Gale Fulton Ross. She said that she wanted to write a book that could serve as a guideline for artists who wanted to make a career of their craft. She called the book Artists Must Play [...]

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Power vs. Force

Cover via Amazon David Hawkins, in his book Power vs. Force, describes the levels of human consciousness based on his study of kinesiology. Shame Guilt Apathy Grief Fear Anger Desire Pride Neutrality Courage Acceptance Willingness Reason Love Joy Peace Enlightenment Shame is the lowest stage of consciousness, completely devoid of truth. It is the first [...]

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The Supreme Crown of Kabbalah

Image via Wikipedia In Kabbalistic teachings, the mystical aspect of Judaism, the actual being of God is beyond understanding. However, he is represented by a collection of traits known as the sefirot into what is commonly called the Tree of Life. There are ten sefirot that make up the Tree of Life, each of them [...]

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Set This House in Order

Matt Ruff is a really great writer. I just finished his book ‘Set this house in order’. It was about two people with Multiple Personality Disorder. I learned a lot about myself. At any given time, I may be filling one or two of dozens of roles as a Person, as a Community Member, as [...]

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Word – a poem in eleven parts

I wish that the letter were big enough to encompass all of my thoughts Yet in what it is as a limited single form unit of direct information encompassing so much in so little the visual equivalent of DNA only a or a b or a b or abc or abcdefg or abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxy and z [...]

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Seeking Mental Health

After years of turmoil over my battle with what is commonly referred to as Attention Deficit Disorder, I have finally decided to look once again at my diagnosis and take adequate steps toward its treatment. When I was first diagnosed in early 2001, I decided to slough off the criticisms of those who said I [...]

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