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Good and Out of Chaos . . . War
This is the time for organizational pundits to stop praising the opportunities of chaos and disorder just to liven up another leadership training session. The idea of opportunity in chaos is solid, but the opportunities are far more often devastating… Continue reading
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Good, No Center No Power and the Lethal Game of Chicken
If you are reading the news critically and from a range of sources you will see there is no political good news. We are in a slow motion game of chicken with ourselves. “Chicken” is the game where two parties… Continue reading
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Good, Dark Money and the Vampires of Future
The current Administration’s unprecedented orgy of debt accumulation, assault on the value of the dollar, and obsession with bitcoin should not strike anyone as subtle. We, in the this generation, have grown up with the dollar as the globe’s benchmark… Continue reading
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Good, the American Heart, and True Greatness:
This is Sunday so this day this writer will say good things about a good person. Dolly Parton was not at the center of my own life and heart across her life time, but I was always fascinated by my… Continue reading
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Good and Three C’s in Lasting Hard Times: An Uncredentialed Homily for a Stuggle
The three Cs mental health in lasting hard times are Connection, Caring, and Comedy. If you are not formally diagnosed in these profoundly difficult days, for the average American, these three Cs add ballast to your boat in the storm… Continue reading
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Good, Children Living in the Lions Den While Parents Worry about Freedom
As a writer who communicates through the internet, my sense of that network’s value is extremely ambiguous. As a parent and grandparent though my feelings are far less ambiguous. The internet is an extremely aggressive environment full of snares and… Continue reading
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Good and Titrating Shame for Oneself and a Nation
In making good decisions, an important indicator that the next move you are making is going to be harmful or at least bad for you and most likely others is the sense of shame. Shame, like anger is a short… Continue reading
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Good, Chaos and When Delusion Breaks Us Down
Vulnerability can be a wonderful thing until it isn’t. In order to enjoy life one must be vulnerable to the delicate inputs of joy’s networks because if you aren’t open to joy, eventually you become numb. The question is being… Continue reading
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Good and What Humor Can and Comedy Can’t
You could call what is going on in this country right now is a comedy of errors. You might laugh but it will only be an aerobic event, for in the end you will need to cry for there is… Continue reading
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Good and the Life of A Grief that Lasts Too Long
I have followed in this new century four wars and this writer has felt overwhelmed by the tragedies of schools being blown up along with teachers, staff and their young charges. It seems when a nation decides on war be… Continue reading
The Good Decision 