Monthly Archives: December 2006
Fish out of water
Oh God! That’s what I was saying between bouts of vomiting throughout the night on Christmas. It was a brutal end to a difficult trip home. I felt out of sorts from the get-go, untethered from the web of routines … Continue reading
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Old Corduroys
This always happens when I pack for a trip. I pack up all the clothes I usually wear, my favorite stuff, and I don’t want to dirty any A-list outfits, so the day before the trip I wear some stuff … Continue reading
Familiar circles
One more day of work and I’m off to New York to visit with family. I sorely need a break from the incessant drama of the Adolescent Chemical Dependency Unit. I’m getting burned out big-time, which has me thinking in … Continue reading
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Free-fall
Here I am. Again. Hoping these circles are part of a spiral. Hoping I’m not making the same mistakes, missing the same points, forgetting the same simple truths. I don’t know. I never know. Ever onward! Chasing the cursor, rearranging … Continue reading
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Itchy fingers
Everybody’s talking about God! How could there be so much buzz over someone who doesn’t exist? Coolmel had this to say while I was napping, and I can’t seem to keep my mouth shut (fingers motionless?) about this stuff: What … Continue reading
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The great divide
I am both fascinated and disturbed to continually discover how fruitless even highly rational dialogue can be. People see what they want to see, hear what they want to hear, and generally interpret experiences through whatever perceptual filter they were … Continue reading
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Why won’t God heal amputees?
Sam Harris is popping up everywhere these days, and he’s putting forth some very challenging arguments advocating for saner discourse in matters of faith and religion. This makes a lot of sense to me: “The point is not that all … Continue reading
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I am alive
Tonight’s musical meditation, dedicated to Ken Wilber. Be well, brother. I am alive.mp3 The sun drops out of sight And I am the night Cool air on my skin And I am the wind I am the wind I am … Continue reading
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Bad vibes
I’ve been silent lately. Work has been difficult, as the kids on the Adolescent Chemical Dependency Unit have been particularly intractable. Stress at work inevitably leads to thoughts of changing course: “Why am I doing this? What do I really … Continue reading
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Reply from Marianthi
The following is a reply to my last post, from a lovely woman who’s been active on the integral forums and in life for a long while: Bob my friend, Decline, decay and resignation you say. I rise to their … Continue reading
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