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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
Face life as it is, not as you wish it was or want it to be Get rid of all negatives 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…
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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.…
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Tanglewood 2
The first excerpt from Tanglewood, a novel that is currently a work in progress, is posted on the blog here . Today I am dropping another cutting from the novel which I hope whets your pallet for further reading. Enjoy! 2 – La 10 Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana. That is true…
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today – a poem
A Prayer for Sunlight Lord, give me clarity of vision let my eyes unfocus that I might see what I never intended to see the colors that bear no description the forms that call into eternity the neverending beauty of the love of creation.
