Good, Change and the Poet Laureate

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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

  • Good, Two Trick Ponies and the Dog Days of Summer

    Do people make big decisions in the Dog Days of Summer? Not so much I think. August is summer, sand, and the lassitude of heavy heat. The one thing that does happen is repetition, for it is easier and less… Continue reading

  • Good, Faux and True Authenticity, and Survival

    One of our political parties is looking at the attribute ‘authenticity’ to strengthen their political approach. The challenge with authenticity is that it is nearly impossible to fake or predict. Our current leader is probably where he is because he… Continue reading

  • 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

  • Good, and Falling through the Cracks

    Where does one go when one “falls through the cracks”. This expression has been used by caregivers for decades to describe what happens to their children or elderly parents when for some reason the needs of their charges are not… Continue reading

  • Good Grief, Good Guilt, and Good Friday

    Tomorrow is called Good Friday in the tradition I was raised.  As I child I was exposed repeatedly to the Catholic “Stations of the Cross” which, for those of other persuasions, is a ritualized service commemorating the Passion of Jesus. … Continue reading

  • Democracy and Truth: The Power of Knowing What Else is True

    In a training session on Trauma Resilience the presenter who has worked the earthquakes, tsunamis, fires, and large disasters across the globe directly assisting people who appeared to have lost everything, forever, gave me a life saving question to ask. … Continue reading

  • Good and the “Beauty and Bad” Balancing System for Mental Health

    I am inclined to worry about people who are in the political minority these days. I worry for their long term health.  The Meta-Trance of the day has these good folk rummaging though the internet information systems looking for evidence… Continue reading

  • Good, Death and Dying

    I will break the political trance of this Project for a moment in a commitment to highlighting courageous writing that dares to approach something resembling the truth. Truth, after all, was the first and last victim of this last couple… Continue reading

  • Good and the Elephant

    We are frequently warned about the ‘elephant in the room’. You can be sitting in your living room and someone wisely points out that ‘we are avoiding the elephant in the room’ suggesting if we master the elephant maybe the… Continue reading