Tag: inspiration
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2020 We Can’t Go On. 2021 We Must Go On
Artists’ respond, aiming to align wonder, word, and music. They lean into imagining what the tree sees in relationships, in children, and in backyard dreams. Thorburn’s tree is a witness to life in the yard, the house, in the sky above, and the buckling sidewalk below; the whole tree-is-us in our tangled roots and bent…
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The Diamond Speaks in Runes
And the Diamond Speaks in Runes By Gregory Ormson If my friends could get out of their summer houses, we met at the diamond to sharpen the angles of our wild fastballs. The guts of our dirty brown ball unraveled like a tongue, wagging at the glove skipping by, hurling past the catcher in angry…
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Dear Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company,
It’s good to see your leadership taking steps to become inclusive. I applaud it, and think it’s long overdue. My mentor taught me the power of inclusion in 1975 and this has, in part, driven my life decisions including my failures, successes, and priorities. Harley Davidson, you’ve been kind-of-a-closed club to a lot of…
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THE DIAMOND SPEAKS IN RUNES, in The Twin Bill December, 2020
A baseball story from a North Menomonie Oriole, 1966 and beyond. “The Diamond Speaks in Runes,” my story in The Twin Bill a literary baseball publication from New York. Thank you Scott Bolohan for suggestions and to Russell Thorburn who helped me turn a final phrase to its 9th inning close. I’ve learned the best…
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Holding to Hope
My daughter returned from a study trip to Nicaragua several years ago and gave me this small painting from a local artist. Today, sunlight fell on it from behind so it appeared as if lights were on inside. In the moment, it reminded me of Lighten our Darkness: Toward an Indigenous Theology of the Cross,…
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At the Heart of Yoga: Response
Yoga’s blueprint, passed originally by word of mouth, then written on banana leaves and now shared by books and digital media, is steeped in an elegant heritage which admonishes the yogi from seeds of an encounter with self. This deepening with self is born in stillness and realized in the mind, body, and spirit. It’s…
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Baseball Lovers, a New Read for You
The Twin Bill, a new literary baseball publication, is available online. Check out stories, poems, and artwork featuring writer’s takes on pitching, Cooperstown, the Babe, existentialism at home plate, and interviews along with poetry and fiction on all things baseball. LINK https://thetwinbill.com/
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A Day Will Come (simple Earth anthem)
<meta name=”google-site-verification” content=”979nHMC7ZONOZ5dPqwJZCGJs4N44ZVngj9CsL3gx0t0″ /> A simple Earth anthem. Randy Anagnostis keyboard, Gregory Ormson and Russell Thorburn words.
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The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride goes solo for 2020
“This is our year to ride solo, together.” — The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride web site. 2020 has been a challenging year, to say the least. OK, let’s be honest. 2020 has sucked! Many of our favorite motorcycle events, rides, campouts, etc., have been canceled due to COVID-19. And yes, I’m well aware there are bigger things…
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Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 9/27/2020
Help me fill out this page by going to the URL listed below my name. #ridingforacause #dgr I’m riding solo for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride on Sept. 27, and I’m inviting anyone to donate under my page. You are not donating to me, but to *MENTAL HEALTH* *SUICIDE PREVENTION* *PROSTATE CANCER* …