Posted by Brad Osborne on April 22, 2023 · 8 Comments
Anyone can steer when the seas are calm,
And I pray your days filled with breezes just…
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Posted by Brad Osborne on June 1, 2022 · 12 Comments
Anyone can steer when the seas are calm,
And I pray your days filled with breezes just…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with Finding strength, finding yourself, freedom, hope, life, poem, Poetry, pressure, problems, sailing, storm, stormy, strength, stress, trouble
Posted by Brad Osborne on July 17, 2021 · 17 Comments
Anyone can steer when the seas are calm,
And I pray your days filled with breezes just…
Filed under Poetry · Tagged with Finding strength, finding yourself, freedom, hope, life, poem, Poetry, pressure, problems, sailing, storm, stormy, strength, stress, trouble
Posted by Brad Osborne on June 10, 2019 · 4 Comments
This upcoming trip, I had decided to pass the baton. There were only three of us and the date was easy. I welcomed the chance to not be burdened with the detail and minutia of planning things.
Posted by Brad Osborne on August 25, 2012 · 6 Comments
In the Qi Dynasty, a group of Court Ministers, highly established in their careers, were talking at an Imperial gathering and decided to go visit their old Master, now retired. They longed to show their sensei what they had achieved in their lives and bask in his pride for them. How happy he would be … Continue reading →
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