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Do you ever wonder if there is a way you should walk in life or a thing you should do? This is my cosmic question. It has led me through jungles of prayer, meditation, study, observation and wonder. I have vacillated from the random meaningless to the mindful religious devotion searching for the answer. I…
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a poem
Regret: round out the time turn back the hands undo the done have mercy make it right light into the night make all my injustice disappear – an old man’s dream
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Step 3
I began offering some tips for gaining control over situations in life. Step 1 was to face life as it is, not as you wish or want it to be. See things as they are in order to begin getting control. Step 2 instructed us to get rid of all negatives. Some negatives are obvious.…
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Avoidance and Writing
I don’t know how writer’s block manifests in your world. For me, it comes to visit through avoidance. Sub-consciously I am very busy and each time I come to the task there is some other “thing” which demands my attention. Most recently, I sat to work on a script. The absolute last moment deadline is…
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Not Me – HAL 9000
AI seems to be very vogue in discussions around circles I frequent. Educators, theologians, farmers and friends are all passing on AI wisdom and warnings. So, what has Pops to say? Have you ever used spellcheck or allowed your computer to correct your grammar? Well, there you go – artificial intelligence has been part of…
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I Don’t Feel Like It
I don’t feel like writing today. I am having a wave of just not wanting to. I don’t want to do my daily regimen of walking. I don’t want to do anything. So, I will. I will walk. I will write. (doing it now) I will force myself to get in my automobile and have…
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Step 2
In the paradigm of gaining control of your life so that it is not in the control of circumstance or the whims of others, adding to the ability to be unstuck and hopeful, the first step is recognizing things as they truly are. Once this has been done, we can clearly see what is adding…
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Depression
Depression is often accompanied by feeling trapped. “I don’t know what to do.” “What if I make the wrong choice.” “Nothing I do matters.” We feel hopeless, helpless and see no way out. Therefore, having a plan to take control of our lives can be an integral part of working our way back to mental…
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Tanglewood 3
The Man Who Talks to Trees The next notebook I opened contained a section labeled “Confession”. I wasn’t sure who to attribute it to but I think it is the journal of a Mr. Nelson. Subsequent to reading the entry, there were comments on separate documents which I think were between Karl and Dr.…
Mike "Pops" Klumpp 