Posted by Brad Osborne on April 23, 2021 · 19 Comments
He had watched his father work the seas his whole life and wanted nothing more than to be a great fisherman in kind.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 8, 2021 · 21 Comments
The pens of writers that came before,
The lives that did not look like mine…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 26, 2020 · 30 Comments
“The gift of words, holds within it every possibility. Boundless permutations of human thought, emotion, and expression. It is like the universe wrapped with a bow. And, how do you thank someone for that?”
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 13, 2020 · 16 Comments
I woke with a yawn,
As it was just dawn,
No time for any breakfast.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on July 4, 2019 · 1 Comment
I know this is a rare earth kind of find. The leader we need for the world we live in today.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 16, 2019 · 2 Comments
Beginning the concept of “learning from other’s mistakes” with the hopes of anyone avoiding a given risk or its consequences is unreasonable.
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 October 9, 2012 · 1 Comment
Tung Jin, the aging Taoist Master of a rural temple in the hills outside of Nanning, was beginning to feel the weight of the many years that had passed since his birth. Although his spirit was still strong, the day to day tasks in seeing to temple business and instructing his students were becoming more … Continue reading →
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Posted by Brad Osborne on September 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Nan-in, a great Japanese Master of Zen during the Meiji era, received a university professor who had come to inquire about Zen. Upon arriving, the professor was shown to the formal tea house by Nan-in’s most faithful servant, Chujian. They followed the river stone path as it led through the garden to the tea house. … Continue reading →
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Post Script to ‘I Found My Line’
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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