February 13, 2012 | 12 comments
I had a super lecture experience in Oakland last Saturday. The lecture was held in a modern conference center downtown at noontime. Very few attendees showed up at quarter ‘til the hour, and I began to wonder if I was
February 9, 2012 | 1 comment
Gently as Doves Great ideas, come into the world As gently as doves. Perhaps then if I listen attentively, I shall hear amid the uproar Of empires and nations, A faint flutter of wings, A gentle stirring of life and
February 7, 2012 | 3 comments
O God: Give me strength to live another day; Let me not turn coward before its difficulties; Let me not lose faith in other people; Keep me sweet and sound of heart, In spite of ingratitude, treachery, or meanness; Preserve
January 30, 2012 | 1 comment
Fear Not Lord, purge our eyes to see Within the seed, a tree, Within the glowing egg, a bird, Within the shroud, a butterfly, Till, taught by such, we see Beyond all creatures, thee. And harken to thy tender
January 24, 2012 | 1 comment
Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off once in a while, or the light won’t come in. ~ Alan Alda