Sitting at the outskirts of
the Milky Way
surfing the fine edges
larger than life
as if we were able
on the rim of the spinning
top;
No traction, no purchase,
holding on by mere balance
making it so
Buffeted, spinning
riding the tempest
caught in the maelstrom
yanked, twisted, turning,
holding on for dear life;
Wanting only to listen
to advocate for wisdom
for peace in this moment
Warring factions swinging
battle lives hardened,
in the midst of the
conflagration
standing in center of the
storm,
the fire of passion, objectives,;
The switchbacks of
conversations
some picking rocky outcrops
finding no common ground
Is this the model
what we desire
our way of empathy
hearing divergent voices
but not valuing their
feelings,
caught in that middle;
The push and the pull
wanting to calm the waters
but the oil is on fire,
ablaze
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edited January 15, 2016
on the rim of the spinning top – v4
(editing version 2)
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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