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Good, Change and the Poet Laureate
We each carry the story of our birthplace in pieces of earth, water, sky and spirit. Though nothing appears to have changed here in this Indian town along the Arkansas River, it is always changing. Joy Harjo from her book Conflict… Continue reading
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Good and the Danger of the “Tsunami of Normal”
We don’t appreciate normal in our culture until something changes and suddenly nothing seems as we thought it to be. But then, that is how life works. Normal is accepted in disdainful neglect until either death, failure, disaster, or unusual… Continue reading
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Good, The “We of Us”, and The Perilous Course of Administration
The death of Brian Thompson has bothered me more deeply than I could have anticipated. The philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote, administering human affairs sails perilously close to evil. As a former administrator this writer knows exactly what she was talking… Continue reading
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Good and the New Tai Chi of Resistance
When I read yesterday that liberal resistance to far right policies is at an all time low for some reason I was not surprised. We are in a new era. Resistance has just swapped out all of its price tags.… Continue reading
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Good, Energy Addiction, and youth as our Sacrificial Lambs
One of my contracts in organizational work was working with a community that was recognizing the importance of changing to a harm reduction model to reduce the scourge of drug addiction. Now with time and perspective, as I watch the price… Continue reading