Tag: life
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Coping
Seiko Shihan Oyama used to say “You can be happy or you can be sad. It’s your choice.” So much that happens is completely out of our control. Yet, if we let it trouble us, even the smallest thing can become and issues. There is a Buddhist koan that tells of a master who asked…
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Star Bucks The Original Series
Like Tolstoy, I like to write in the marketplace. My marketplace is invariably a coffee shop. And, since I am a trekker of the globe, there is some familiarity and holiness in Starbucks. In New Orleans, I write at Cherry Coffee Roasters on Laurel. I love the vibe and the coffee. However, in my current…
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Working It
Writing is fun. Well, sort of. Creating the story, bringing the characters to life, imagining the settings and situations – these things are fun. Sharing the idea is fun. Telling people what you are thinking is fun. Writing and finishing is work. Just plain work. My dear friend and poet Kemmer Anderson, graduate of Davidson,…
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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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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…
Mike "Pops" Klumpp 