Posted by Brad Osborne on November 26, 2022 · 15 Comments
Dawn draws nigh,
As time goes by,
And I am left here wanting…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on March 20, 2022 · 26 Comments
Persistence is the trait needed for the “long game”. Where subtle and seemingly innocuous things create an imperceivable push to that which we want to have happen.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 15, 2021 · 20 Comments
Dawn draws nigh,
As time goes by,
And I am left here wanting…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on December 13, 2020 · 13 Comments
Dawn draws nigh,
As time goes by,
And I am left here wanting…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on August 20, 2020 · 19 Comments
The darkness is so rife,
On a moonless night,
I’ve come to take a life,
Hidden from the light.
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 26, 2019 · Leave a Comment
It is but one flame in the candelabra of life…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on May 16, 2019 · 5 Comments
Then something happens. I don’t know if these people then hear so much about it that they finally decide to tune in for the final season, or they are house sitting for a friend who has HBO, or Uncle Bob finally figured out how to pirate the neighbor’s cable, or the rock they were living under turned over…
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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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