Posted by Brad Osborne on August 19, 2019 · 15 Comments
This is not the type of person I ever intended to become but, being honest with myself, it is certainly who I am.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 15, 2019 · 5 Comments
Recently a close friend referred to needing to end the pursuit of a love interest because they had too much “baggage”. I understood immediately this was not the literal possession of a vast number of suitcases. It was a representation of emotions, feelings, hurts, or misperceptions that someone carries with them long after the event … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 9, 2019 · 4 Comments
Maybe, as we are all artists, we are acutely aware of being critical about other’s art. We know that beauty lies along many paths and has many faces. We know what criticism can feel like when it applies to something you have birthed from your whole being. We know the subjectivity that lies at the heart of any judgement.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 2, 2019 · 3 Comments
If I could choose what was said, what would I choose? As you already know, with my love of words this would seem inherently important to someone like me. So, I have set a goal. I will write my own eulogy now.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 13, 2019 · Leave a Comment
I put it simply to them, “with each day that goes by my simply writing it gets to be a little more “enough” and the desire to share it fades a little correspondingly”…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 12, 2019 · 3 Comments
That strength is never shown in the lack of action or compassion given with a lack of honest words.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 10, 2012 · 8 Comments
We have all heard the phrase that “honesty is the best policy”. And we can easily equate honesty with the truth. In fact, it is nearly impossible to find a definition of honesty that does not include the word truth or being truthful as a reference. And the following will use these words as interchangeable … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 9, 2019 · 4 Comments
Maybe, as we are all artists, we are acutely aware of being critical about other’s art. We know that beauty lies along many paths and has many faces. We know what criticism can feel like when it applies to something you have birthed from your whole being. We know the subjectivity that lies at the heart of any judgement.
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