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Weeping Trees
I look up at the turnip-coloured sun in a sort of realization. At the same time, I'm astounded by the desensitization of a civilization. It's almost like a lapse in intelligence in the collective. I'm not depressed, I don't believe in emotional lags. I prefer the temple swept with inspiration even if pouring down is a dilemma.
By Canuck Scriber Lisa Lachapelleabout a year ago in Journal
Easy Rider
Two bikers transport cocaine across the American Southwest while being violently verbally and physically assaulted by small-town squares and murderous hill jacks in this quintessential "cultural touchstone" for the Hippie Generation. Directed by Dennis Hopper, it stars Hopper, Peter Fonda, and a young and handsome Jack Nicholson. Hopper plays "Billy"; Fonda is "Wyatt" or "Captain America" (he has a jacket with an American flag patch on the back that, during that era, would have been considered offensive). Nicholson is a drunken ACLU lawyer in a small-town jail. As they roar down the hot highway, headed toward New Orleans and the promise of a paradisiacal bacchanal called "Mardi Gras," we get an expansive view of the environment through which they drive their souped-up hogs. It's an amazing American landscape, as perfect as a Western landscape portrait, wherein scrubby arroyo is the unsmiling subject, its flat and desolate face punctured by huge grasping fingers of sacred stone thrusting upward to the blue murder sky. (Quoth Harrelson in Natural Born Killers, "Well, now that is poetry.")
By Tom Bakerabout a year ago in Journal
My 300th Story
Wow...My 300th story. I cannot believe that I have been writing on Vocal for almost four years now. The amount of growth that I have gone through as a person since I first started writing on this platform is insane to me. I don't resonate with a lot of my writing anymore as I am not the same person that I was back then when I first started publishing online. I joined Vocal for the challenges, and yes I may never win one, but I am still very proud of myself for trying anyways.
By Chloe Rose Violet 🌹about a year ago in Journal
The Power Of Symbols For Leaders
Yesterday I wrote about Identity and Masks in Leadership and what allows their Power to be Maximized. I had someone with whom I collaborate frequently ask a fantastic question in response to the idea that we "All" wear masks.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)about a year ago in Journal
Setting Boundaries
A relationship without boundaries is calamity waiting to happen. One of the biggest problems in every type of relationship known to man is a lack of boundaries. We need boundaries to have a healthy coexistence. If you don’t set boundaries you’re setting your relationship up for failure. What exactly is a boundary? By definition a boundary determines what is appropriate or inappropriate in a relationship. Without boundaries a relationship is destined for trouble.
By Joe Pattersonabout a year ago in Journal
The Greatest Gift When Facing Opposition
If your Goal is to Grow as a Leader, there is something you will be Faced with at one point or another. Opposition.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)2 years ago in Journal
The Thing That Makes Me Most Sad In My Work
I was having a discussion with a friend about an article I wrote about a few weeks back about How the Goal of Mastery is Self-Defeating.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)2 years ago in Journal
Paying Attention To Identity In Leadership
Who are you? It seems like a simple question, but it is loaded with a lot more information than most people realize.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)2 years ago in Journal
About Writing
Most people talk about things that bother them as a way to vent their emotions, another way is through writing. As I sit writing in my car, I ponder how much writing, in itself, has helped me become the person I am today. I have endless amounts of pages filled with poems, stories, and sometimes random blurbs. Writing is a window into your soul. The simple action of writing has benefited me; by helping me to achieve a better memory, helping me to learn and grow intellectually, and helping me to communicate my emotions.
By Sarah Wilcox2 years ago in Journal
My Summer Bucket List
Ah, summer. I have a deep love/hate relationship with this season, and this year, I'm determined to make it one I'll always remember.
By M. A. Mehan 2 years ago in Journal
When You Must Adjust To Succeed
Help Change The World With Your Vote! Read to the End to see How this Impacts The Planet! --- When you want to Attain Spectacular Results, you usually Create Plans to get there.
By Dr. Cody Dakota Wooten, DFM, DHM, DAS (hc)2 years ago in Journal
Using sandwiches for rebellious activities
I’m a smart ass, I accept it. There have been times when my tendency to make a sarcastic comment or crack an inappropriate joke has got me in trouble. But a lot more times, it’s made work a bit more fun, and even lifted the mood in some pretty dark times.
By D-Donohoe2 years ago in Journal