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Sometimes Trauma Smashes Into My Dreams (opens the original)
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Before I went to sleep early in the morning of 9/11, I asked for inspiration. I let my Guardian Angel know that I was fresh out of stories, had no words to share, and asked for help.What the freak was I thinking?Be careful what you ask for.This post is not a true story from my life. This is a dream. Warning: This story is about sexual harassment and sexual assault. I worked with sexual assault survivors for 25 years. Do not feel obliged to read any further. Should you continue, please take good
Poetry of Mystics: Hildegard, Rumi, Mirabai (opens the original)
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Alaska Up Close: Bear (opens the original)
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My grandmother told me stories when I was just a cub. She spoke while we wandered the mountains, seeking wild blueberries. Her large paws would swipe the air, showing me how to scoop up whole bushes. She would sometimes speak of humans. Grandmother said that humans picked the small blueberries one at a time and put them in baskets. I knew she was kidding, but the picture she described was so silly that we laughed together.When grandmother was young there were few humans by the lakes high in the
Organizational Reformers: One approach to change (opens the original)
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ScenarioBoard members and the CEO agree that the organization is doing well. They also agree that fresh perspectives and technical skills are critical for the organization to continue being competitive and successful. Organizational systems and processes need updating, incorporating newly available technologies. Promoting from within is not a viable option, as an environmental scan indicated that “Insiders” do not have the needed technical knowledge and capacities. Therefore, “Outsiders” are hir
Mom Stories - All True (opens the original)
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When my sisters and I get together with my 96-year-old Mom we reminisce. Some memories are sweet, like Mom reading books and singing songs when we went to bed at night. Other times we shake our heads at what we remember, as in Mom encouraging us to do chores with a kindly “Get a move on before I break off your arm and hit you with the bloody end of it.” Or when Mom was not thrilled with our behavior. “Do that again and I will knock you into the middle of next week.” (Free time travel!)Just for t
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