On Bended Knee

I’m on bended knee, looking at the weekend… Two days like any other, yet expectations so high… Hoping for a break, a little rest, a different pace… Somewhat so, somewhat so, some otherwise more the same, by choice really… Same pressures, same pause, same joy, all really there, if only we make room…in our minds, …

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Sitting With Lu

Sitting one evening at the table, talking to my younger daughter. She’s in her pajamas; me too. She’s playing with her dolls. I’m listening, face in my hands. Nodding off, I gently drift. “Dad, you’re falling asleep...!”, she mocks me. And then she goes back to her story, recounting a “Full House” episode. I’m focusing …

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Lyrics Post: “Where The Streets Have No Name”

This tune came to mind recently, and I was pretty well immediately taken back to when I first heard it three decades ago. The riff, the lyric, the vibe of the late 80’s...U2 cut through all the layers and delivered essential, guitar-laden soul music, words that went to the deep places; especially with Joshua Tree …

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Spontaneous Reflection: COVID

So much has changed since COVID came to us, so much, in so many ways, so many ways, yet the challenge, the tragedy, maybe more fundamental. How many people infected, millions upon millions upon millions more. So many millions we really can’t comprehend. And the deaths, in this American country alone, three hundred and fifty …

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Navalny

Democracy is for all humanity, at least it should be, in my humble opinion. One country in which democracy has long struggled is Russia. One voice that resonates from within? Alexei Anatoliovich Navalny. He has become maybe the most powerful voice calling for an end to corruption and more transparency in the Russian political system, …

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Skinned Knees: Hope Is A Salve

Skinned knees. Remember them before? Maybe recently? Even if it’s been a while since you physically fell to the ground...maybe you’ve had a series of fails at work - it’s sort of the same. It stings; it hurts; the wound lingers, there’s periodic pain, it doesn’t go away quickly. What’s the answer, what’s the salve …

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Ah, Glorious Slumber!

“Ah glorious slumber”, I often think. More, and especially quality sleep equals longer, happier life. Sleep fills us up, fortifies, heals us. Some need a little more, some a little less, but we all need it. Tired? Sleep! Stressed? Sleep! Lately I’ve been both of the above. Lots of change, very busy at work, COVID …

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