In seeking some solace and inspiration the other day, I turned for refuge to the work of Bengali laureate, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). My logic was in times of difficulty and decline some greater perspective may be derived from those who have seen a vastness of ascendency and descent, and decency and assent, in civil society. Superiority in Silence My first…
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5555 days of practice, and still learning
Today marks a (strange) milestone. It is one that, like a significant birthday, snuck up on me, gradually and unexpectantly. It seems from my records that today is the 5555th day of a continuous reflective personal practice. The back-ground story goes like this … In December, 2000 I was completing the capstone unit in a sixteen-unit Masters degree in Leadership and…