Category: Ethics
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Memoir Addendum – Push-hand or Sticky-hands
Push-hands or Sticky-hands One of the interesting practices I’ve picked up over my many years of martial arts training is ‘push-hands’ from the Shaolin perspective or ‘sticky-hands’ as seen from the Wudang perspective. I found the practice useful in my other martial arts as well, facilitating my manipulation of energy for techniques in Judo, Aikido,…
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Subjects of Mastery
On what subject(s) are you an authority? Subjects of Mastery On what subject(s) are you an authority? You’ve heard the phrase, ‘jack of all trades, master of none’? Well, my authority (mastery) is similar, meaning none, but I have ‘jacked’ into many areas over the years. While I’ve spent a good portion of my life…
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Harmony
Harmony From the perspective of a musician and vocalist, and from a civic viewpoint as well. Musical Secondary andTertiary melodiesPlayed or sungIn rhythm orCounterpoint to theMain melody Cultural/Civic Secondary andTertiary politicalCultural and civicThemes producingZeitgeistSymphonies –LE – 7/7/25
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Better With Age?
What do you think gets better with age? Better With Age? A euphemism forMore expensive There’s wines and cheesesFermented foods out the bejesusAs long as consumedPrior to expiration dates Same for mammals andAll sentient lifeAgain, prior to theirExpiration dates Human intellect and wisdomIf not algorithm-siloedDistorted beyond normalHuman decency and respect But these all haveExpiration datesAge…
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All I Have To Do Is Dream
Yes, I’m obsessed with dreams and dreaming this week, and maybe not just this week…; –) All I Have To Do Is Dreamby The Everly Brothers Dream, dream, dream, dreamDream, dream, dream, dreamWhen I want you in my armsWhen I want you and all your charmsWhenever I want you, all I have to do isDream,…
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Simplicity
Simplicity A majority ofHuman mindsSeem toCraves itOccum’s razorAnd such But all isn’tAs simple as anOn/Off switchWhere water orElectrons flowOr notWhere brainwavesFlow or notOne is breathingOr notWhere one is aliveOr not Do you wantThis person toRepresent youYes or noPresupposes aHierarchy ofPrioritiesEconomicPhilosophicCivicBoiled down toYes or no But most ofLife’s decisions andCommunications areNot simpleAnything but So, the craving…
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Here
Here You sitAcross from meRecliner rockingEyes gluedTo the screenSmartphone orTabletHeadphonesNowhereTo be seen Must listenTo reels and vidsThat nearlyMake me want toScream No wayTo startThe dayAny day With Algorithms’Siloed swayVitriolFearPropagandaBread and theaterMinus the bread You send meAngry looksDistainWhen I putMy headphones inTo relaxMy troubled mindWith music orA book of theAudio kind Rather thanStart my dayWrong withPolitical…
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The Future?
What are you most excited about for the future? What am I most excited about the future? The Future A wishAn aspirationA dreamOf nowFarther alongThe space/timeContinuumAn illusionDoes notExist Only now andMemories ofNow gone bySome recordedRenderedMemoriesBut gone So, my greatest hopeFor the ‘future’Is that nowAllows meThe optimismTo dream ofA better now –LE – 7/8/25
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Dreams
Dreams There are dreamsAnd there are dreamsDepending on your definition Some call aspirations, creative goalsPhysical, mental, social, economicDreams, but really, only remote possibilities Then there are the Sandman dreamsThe subconscious cleansing ofThe brain, while in sleep-mode The dust devil cleansingLand of Morpheus dreamsAre more preferable to me than The waking nightmare we inhabit dailyWhile climate,…
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A Good Question
What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony? Harmony That depends. Harmony is a product of structured edifices based on consensus for scales and tonal pitches (sound wavelengths). This also applies to society, civic endeavors, and community aspirations of all persuasions. So, what would I let go of (give up) for harmony?…
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