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Would you like be famous?

Posted on Jul 10th, 2009 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

NO. It is why i do not try to get any of my written material published or anything similar. As much as my ego loves the attention, i preefer to be somewhat low-profile. I have... More »

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Love is Not a Sin: Love Letter #4

Posted on May 18th, 2009 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

Monday morning musing on life, love and Leandra- Goddess of both Dear Leandra, I wanted to share with you that I think I have failed you in a way. By playfully writing and speaking so... More »

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It's Official

Posted on Apr 7th, 2009 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

Every one of my favorite blogs is now out of the top ten "popular" list for me. The various possible reasons aside, it is a bummer that the stuff that i really dive into is... More »

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The Pink Cyon Ice Cream - Continued

Posted on Apr 1st, 2009 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

This is a continuatioon of a fictional piece  http://michaelsits.gaia.com/blog/2009/3/first_line_last_line_the_pink_cyon_ice_cream But he did go back to The Jolly Cup, his favorite coffee house.  While everyone else brags about their Americana, he lives off the Swiss Vienna. ... More »

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I am Not a Healer

Posted on Mar 24th, 2009 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

It has been forty minutes in an altered brain rhythm.  We have slipped from below ordinary consciousness, below psychic all the way down to spiritual healing.  It is a state where words, thoughts and actions... More »

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Blindness

Posted on Oct 26th, 2008 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

As the weather in South Korea starts to turn, so have the leaves.  I have been looking forward to this more this year than past.  I wanted to see what it looks like here in... More »

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Another Janitor: Oscar

Posted on Oct 4th, 2008 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

I started working for the Urban League of Greater Madison in October of 2003.  The first project I worked on and the whole four plus years I worker there, was at a middle school here... More »

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The Janitor

Posted on Oct 3rd, 2008 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

It was the second time I had visited the Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center, Labsum Shedrup Ling. Leanne and I decided we would spend New Year's together on a retreat at the center.  The retreat had... More »

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Martian or Rock Star?

Posted on Jul 24th, 2008 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

He walks down the street and everybody stares.  Not the stare they give the homeless guy or the woman dressed soliciting attention; this is a stare that stops people in their path.  They look, hold... More »

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What is your relationship to apology?

Posted on Apr 17th, 2008 by michaelsits : in spite of myself michaelsits

When someone genuinely apologizes to me, i feel moved and blessed.  I think accepting our mis-steps with Grace is such a powerful act.  Malcolm X comes to mind,; he is my model on accepting error... More »

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