A String of Pearls and the “Timeless Way”
In every movement the entire body should be light and agile and all of its parts connected like a...
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The wild card of intrinsic integrity
Isn’t it fascinating when things don’t go according to plan, when an unanticipated anomaly or counter-intuitive occurrence shifts the landscape, revealing new, often unimagined possibilities. Isn’t this what...
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The world of profound engagement
“What world are you living in? You really have to accept the world as it is and not get...
Read MoreWalk like a man, talk like a man–local guides for finding the way
“You’re just not going to find your way around here very well without making some big adjustments,” Dennis started out, and right away I knew I was in for some uncomfortable observations that were sure to...
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Of geese, wooden shoes, and soft landings
In the wake of the downing of a jetliner by a flock of geese, ending with a miraculous soft...
Read MoreRevolution in search of a song
The singing, that’s a big part of what I remember from my community development work with the Institute of Cultural Affairs. I had forgotten for a time, but now I remember. My memories were revived by watching the Singing...
Read MoreAn Ethic of Commitment
Today, virtually every family lives in diaspora; and the population of most neighborhoods and communities seems to be churning at an accelerating pace, largely driven by the severity of economic conditions, but also influenced...
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“The upstart spring…”
Some moments become almost mythical in experience and memory, creating a broader frame of...
Read MoreAll at once…
All at once, viewed from the coffee shop window, a flock of fifty or so pigeons lifted off and rose into the air, swooping and wheeling in ragtag unison–once…twice…three times–only to gradually reassemble...
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On the naming of names…
I had returned to Oklahoma after several months on special assignment to Alaska to discover that...
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