Saturday, April 12, 2014

calming the frightened deer – v6

seeing it in their faces
the eyes of our clients
panic in the hallway
the steps of the court
as an animal, a deer
caught in the woods
nowhere to run
the wolves on the hunt

not knowing what to do
only wanting to run
calming the frightened deer
to bring them back
regaining some composure
some semblance they are man
supposedly governed
by reason, by thought

yet for an instant propelled
back eons of life
returning to a more primitive state
where law has no meaning
when instinct alone saved lives
not knowing what to do
only wanting to run
to flee from the courthouse
to fight another day


edited April 12, 2014
calming the frightened deer – v6
(editing original again)
Edited November 9, 2013
calming the frightened deer – v5
(editing version 2 again)
Edited October 1, 2013
calming the frightened deer – v4
(editing version 2)
Edited August 30, 2013
calming the frightened deer – v3
Edited June 19, 2013 and June 20, 2013
calming the frightened deer – v2
June 16, 2012
calming the frightened deer
written after attending
NH Bar Continuing Legal Education seminar
“PRACTICAL NEURO-LITERACY”
Where Divorce Practice,
Neuroscience, and Legal
Conflict Resolution Intersect
with Pauline H. Tesler
June 14, 2012
&
triune brain
&
mirror neurons
&
Amygdala hijack - wikipedia
&
subliminal persuasion
priming
video – “Derren Brown - Mind Control”
&
It Takes a Village
&
It Takes a Family


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