We are buffeted, spinning
sometimes in the middle
seeking to center, to be
grounded
when chaos surrounds us;
We are riding the tempest
caught in the maelstrom
holding on for dear life
We are yanked, twisted,
pulled in both directions
unreasonable statements
uncompromising positions;
We want only to listen
to advocate for justice
for peace in this moment
The warring factions are swinging
their children in the middle
caught in the turmoil, the
swearing,
not thinking rationally,
with their guts;
The battle lines are written,
hardened,
in the midst of the
conflagration
standing in the crucible,
the storm
The fire of passion, of position,
in the switchbacks of
conversation
hurling bombs, expletives
some picking hard sides;
Taking polar opposite
positions
just for sport, to torment,
falling back into easy,
familiar, combat
Is this the model, the path,
the way of empathy, of the
law
to reach consensus, or
justice,
hearing divergent voices;
We need to reach compromise,
but they do not valuing
their feelings,
everything clouded by hate,
by rage
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edited November 2, 2015
riding the tempest – v5
(editing version 3)
edited December 4, 2014
riding the tempest – v4
(editing version 2)
Edited December 24, 2013
“riding the tempest – v3”
Edited November 9, 2013
“riding the tempest – v2”
edited April 18, 2014
“on the rim of the spinning top – v3”
(editing version 1 again)
Edited April 12, 2013
“on the rim of the spinning top – v2”
Edited April 12, 2013
“on the rim of the spinning top”
Edited April 12, 2013
“riding the tempest”
Edited April 12, 2013
“standing in the crucible – v2”
edited April 12, 2013
“standing in the crucible”
edited April 12, 2013
“In the middle of conflict – v2”
April 12, 2013
“In the middle of conflict”
edited April 17, 2014
Amygdala hijack – v3
(editing original again)
Edited September 1, 2013
Amygdala hijack – v2
June 15, 2012
Amygdala hijack
&
Amygdala hijack - wikipedia
&
Edited September 1, 2013
“Memory is a fiction – v5”
(editing version 2)
Edited August 14, 2013
“Memory is a fiction – v4”
Edited December 2012
“Memory is a fiction – v3”
Edited November 30, 2012
“Memory is a fiction – v2”
June 20, 2012
“Memory is a fiction”
see
Chapter Two of book ,
A General Theory of Love
entitled “Kits, Cats, Sacks, and Uncertainty”
with Gene Wolfe quote
&
written after attending
and beginning to read the handouts from
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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