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Recrimination
I could dredge up every wrong and each intentioned slight to catalog the way the world has hurt me, or just might and in that laundry list of ills imagined, or in fact, find solace in a victim’s role to … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged acceptance, anger, arguments, blame, politics, responsibility, suffering, words, wrong
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Between Something Worth Saying and a Voice to Say It With
One of the biggest personal challenges I face as a poet is striking a balance between form and function, or between pose and purpose. What I mean by this is that as an artist progresses in their technical ability, in … Continue reading
Posted in Conversations
Tagged destinations, education, intentions, poetry, purpose, responsibility, teaching, writing
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A Moment for Peace
I’d find some peace if I just had more time; quite often now, this notion comes to me. Not as a nagging fault, but more sublime, suggesting an impossibility. But peace is built on just a second’s span and in … Continue reading
Posted in Poems
Tagged activism, excuses, inactivity, laziness, peace, responsibility, sonnet
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The Food (for Thought) of the Gods
Who decides what lives, what dies, based on more than the needs of some, but on what is best for the entire world so balance can be maintained? Who thinks they have the right to choose that some should flourish … Continue reading
Today’s Seed Thought
To accept one’s karma and the responsibility for one’s actions is strength. To blame another is weakness and foolishness. Let’s begin by not advertising our ignorance. If you must blame what happens to you on your friend, your neighbor, your … Continue reading
Posted in Statements
Tagged acceptance, karma, Living with Siva, responsibility, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami
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