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From
the time I started writing humorous poems about exams and classes
when I was in high school, through the incredible "high"
of holding my first check for freelance work - for a whole £5.00
- and on to being approached by a publisher about writing a book
on parapsychology back in the late 1970s, writing has been a major
part of my life.
Since then I've done public relations work, written brochures and
website content (including, of course, the content of this site)
and for several years have written and distributed my e-zines for
an audience that spans the globe. I have also contributed
to CoachU's Knowledge Base over fifty Top Ten lists and seventy-odd
Coaching Tips, all of which can be accessed from the following pages.
The remainder of this page is used to show-case examples of my Top
Tens, poems, seasonal thoughts, or whatever strikes my fancy this
week. There is also a report on the international distribution
of my newsletters at the end.
Back in 1972 I wrote the a few lines that still embody the beliefs
that underlie my work:
"We
may explore the universe and find ourselves, or we may explore
ourselves and find the universe. It matters not which of
these paths we choose. All that matters is that we explore,
spurred and guided by the spirit of truth. Thus, learning,
loving, and growing, we evolve toward our Ultimate Goal, knowing
that the truths we add to ourselves we add to all, for we and
the universe are one."
My allegory, The Legend of the Village
and the Mountain occupied this space for many months. In
the interests of refreshing the page content I have now moved it.
However, it can still be accessed in the Work in Progress
archive. Just click here
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The
Top 10 Joys of Everyday Annoyances
For those who have, it is easy to become so blind to life's blessings
that we focus only on the annoying aspects. It's not a bad idea,
when life's minor problems start to get us down, to look at the
mirror image. How would this problem appear to someone who has no
possibility of experiencing such an "annoyance?" In many
cases, they would be overjoyed to have our "problems."
1. Scrimping to pay the mortgage... to a homeless family.
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2. The pains of growing old... to a woman who knows she will die
before her children become teenagers.
3. Not having enough time to do everything... to the person who
has just been laid off.
4. Being bored because there's nothing to do... to the two-jobs-and-a-family
single parent.
5. Dealing with family arguments about what to eat, or where to
eat... to those who are starving.
6. Having to cope with difficult children... to childless would-be
parents.
7. Driving a rusty old car... to the person who walks miles to get
to work.
8. Having to walk to work... to a person who cannot walk.
9. Having no air-conditioning... to people with no electricity to
turn the blades of a fan.
10. The irritation of family disagreements... to those who have
no family.
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Excerpt
from Work in Progress...
How will we heal from these tragedies? Slowly, I think, but most
definitely not by hating. Certainly the perpetrators must pay
full penalty for their actions, but let not the innocent suffer
with them. If we become like unto the perpetrators in our actions,
and in our anger, then they win.
Whether it is the neighbor in your grocery store, or the families
living near wherever the originator of these dark deeds may be,
let us resolve to protect them as surely as we wish that our loved
ones had been protected.
Where the perpetrators hoped to disrupt, let us keep moving forward
with our lives wherever we can. Where they sought despair, let
us hope. Where they attempted to sow hatred, let our love for
the innocents of humanity grow ever stronger.
(From my free ezine Work in Progress, September 15, 2001)
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Newsletters
- International Distribution
International
distribution of my two free newsletters is difficult to judge,
as many subscribers use e-mail addresses that do not indicate
the the country in which they live. However, from those
that do, I am aware that my newsletters reach more than 50 countries,
those indicated below, plus the United States, in which the majority
of the remainder reside. If you are a subscriber and live
outside of the United States, please let me know where you are
so that I can know as accurately as possible where my words are
received. Thank you.
In July 2002, Work in Progress' circulation (WIP)
was over 2,000, in 53 countries, and that of Grounded in
the Earth, Reaching for the Sky (GITE) was over 1,700,
in 44 countries - a total of 56 countries in all.
|
Country |
WIP |
GITE |
| .ar |
ARGENTINA |
4 |
4 |
| .at |
AUSTRIA |
- |
2 |
| .au |
AUSTRALIA |
55 |
42 |
| .be |
BELGIUM |
3 |
3 |
| .br |
BRAZIL |
5 |
- |
| .bs |
BAHAMAS |
1 |
1 |
| .ca |
CANADA |
45 |
38 |
| .ch |
SWITZERLAND |
2 |
2 |
| .cl |
CHILE |
1 |
- |
| .cn |
CHINA |
2 |
1 |
| .cr |
COSTA RICA |
1 |
- |
| .cz |
CHEKOSLOVAKIA |
1 |
- |
| .de |
FED.REP. OF GERMANY
|
7 |
16 |
| .dk |
DENMARK |
1 |
1 |
| .ee |
ESTONIA |
1 |
1 |
| .eg |
EGYPT |
2 |
1 |
| .es |
SPAIN |
2 |
3 |
| .fi |
FINLAND |
1 |
1 |
| .fk |
FALKLAND ISLANDS/MALVINAS |
1 |
- |
| .fr |
FRANCE |
2 |
2 |
| .gr |
GREECE |
2 |
2 |
| .hk |
HONG KONG |
3 |
4 |
| .hr |
CROATIA |
1 |
- |
| .ie |
IRELAND |
2 |
2 |
| .il |
ISRAEL |
3 |
1 |
| .in |
INDIA |
7 |
7 |
| .it |
ITALY |
3 |
3 |
| .jo |
JORDAN |
1 |
- |
| .jp |
JAPAN |
4 |
3 |
| .ke |
KENYA |
1 |
- |
| .kr |
KOREA |
1 |
1 |
| .kz |
KAZAKHSTAN |
1 |
1 |
| .lb |
LEBANON |
3 |
- |
| .lc |
SANTA LUCIA |
1 |
1 |
| .lk |
SRI LANKA |
1 |
1 |
| .ma |
MOROCCO |
- |
1 |
| .my |
MALAYSIA |
6 |
4 |
| .mu |
MAURITIUS |
2 |
2 |
| .na |
NAMIBIA |
1 |
- |
| .nl |
NETHERLANDS |
11 |
10 |
| .np |
NEPAL |
1 |
1 |
| .nz |
NEW ZEALAND |
10 |
9 |
| .ph |
PHILLIPINES |
3 |
5 |
| .pk |
PAKISTAN |
1 |
- |
| .pl |
POLAND |
4 |
3 |
| .pt |
PORTUGAL |
- |
1 |
| .ro |
ROMANIA |
1 |
2 |
| .sa |
SAUDI ARABIA |
1 |
2 |
| .se |
SWEDEN |
4 |
1 |
| .sg |
SINGAPORE |
13 |
8 |
| .th |
THAILAND |
1 |
- |
| .tr |
TURKEY |
- |
1 |
| .uk/.gb |
UNITED KINGDOM |
73 |
60 |
| .za |
SOUTH AFRICA |
21 |
20 |
| .zw |
ZIMBABWE |
1 |
- |
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