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Piercing the Solstice by
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In the early 1970s, I landed back in San Francisco. For three years, me, my partner and her two children had been living a gypsy life, traveling from one collective household to another, from San Francisco to the Colorado Rockies, to western Massachusetts and finally, back to San Francisco. Read all about it in The…
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The Zen of Perfect Stillness by
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Prompted By Silence

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We lay in bed, listening to the wind scream around the sturdy little cabin
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1963 — The Beginning by
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Prompted By 1963

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Nineteen sixty three unfolded into a year of beginnings. After years of post-adolescent frustration, I had sex for the first time. Having grown up in New England in the 1950s, nobody had told me or anyone else about the mysteries and techniques of copulation. There was no Joy of Sex, literally or figuratively. My parents…
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breathe, smile, move slow by
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Prompted By Meditation

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The buddha smile will follow you.
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Dying is Easy… by
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Prompted By Comedy

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...never, never, never step on laughter.
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Heading North — West is Left; East is Right by
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Prompted By Turning Points

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All I can safely say is… no one was killed.
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A Sub-Saharan Spirit Rave by
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Prompted By Daydreaming

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We met at the bottom of the crater and began to hug each other and dance.
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No Spit by
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Prompted By Veterans Day

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Support Our Troops / Bring Them Home
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The Chicago Hot Blast by
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Prompted By Fire

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As the 1960s sunk into the next decade, I decided to leave San Francisco, to “get my head together.” A friend knew I had carpentry skills and suggested I contact a woman who owned property in the Colorado Rockies above Boulder. She needed a handyman. A cabin was available. That seemed attractive. To get away…
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Engagement, Commitment, and Fresh Air by
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Prompted By Art’s Impact

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I wanted to join that company.
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