This is my last post explicitly about Anthroposophy. In this post I will essentially make introductory comments and attach 3 sets of documents. With the attached documents it will be one of the larger posts and may serve as a future reference post for some. All 7 billion plus of us here on Earth haveContinue reading “Blog #12: 2022 Posts: Further Thoughts on a Path”
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Blog #11: 2022 Posts: The Truth of Anthroposophy as Revealed in Other’s Lives
This post is an attempt to build a bridge from the last post to the next one. I grew up in the Catholic Church. I went to Catholic schools from grade one through university. My Mom was a devout Catholic with a very strong and full faith. I am grateful in so many ways forContinue reading “Blog #11: 2022 Posts: The Truth of Anthroposophy as Revealed in Other’s Lives”
Blog #10: 2022 Posts: A 2004 Interview: Bringing Anthroposophy Into Life
The below interview by William Jensen of Bill Manning accomplishes three things: Anthroposophy has given me over the past 50 years (I gratefully discovered it when I was 22) the widest and deepest aperture on all of life both externally and internally. I am always open to looking at new approaches, new philosophies, new insights,Continue reading “Blog #10: 2022 Posts: A 2004 Interview: Bringing Anthroposophy Into Life”
Blog #9: 2022 Posts: Testifying Before the Senate Commerce Committee
Shortly after the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in 1999, it became clear to National legal audiences that we had survived an attempt by Case Corp. on behalf of Corporate Manufacturing America to have our case shut down due to an Oregon statute of repose. In Oregon where Steven’s accident occurred we had no opportunity toContinue reading “Blog #9: 2022 Posts: Testifying Before the Senate Commerce Committee”
Blog #8: 2022 Posts: Steven Sharp and Senator Joe Biden Speak from the Same Podium
In February of 2004 I had the distinct honor, privilege and pleasure of introducing Steven Sharp at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America ( ATLA ) Winter Convention in Orlando, Florida. Steven and I were on the same podium with Senator Joe Biden. Senator Biden was the keynote speaker. I spoke for 4 minutesContinue reading “Blog #8: 2022 Posts: Steven Sharp and Senator Joe Biden Speak from the Same Podium”
Blog #7: 2022 Posts: Our True Names
On 1/22/22 a world spiritual leader, Thich Nhat Hanh, crossed over. It seems only appropriate to simply acknowledge him here even though his passing has been widely acknowledged. Many would say he is the most influential Buddhist leader second only to the Dalai Lama. I would surely agree. His writings have inspired me throughout myContinue reading “Blog #7: 2022 Posts: Our True Names”
Blog #6: 2022 Posts: Hamline Convocation Speech to a First Year Law School Class
August 19, 2002 It has been interesting to look back 20 years to 2002 to reflect on a speech I gave after 24 years of practicing law. Many themes you have read in prior blogs and that you may see in the future have been living in me for quite awhile. Today you are possiblyContinue reading “Blog #6: 2022 Posts: Hamline Convocation Speech to a First Year Law School Class”
Blog #5: 2022 Posts: New Beginnings
This blog is a New Beginning. Thank you for subscribing to receive it. Some have asked why I am doing this. I have heard the expression — everyone has one great book in them. Not sure I do. What I do have is a series of events and experiences in life that have provided deepContinue reading “Blog #5: 2022 Posts: New Beginnings”
Blog #4: 2022 Posts: Meeting for a Day with Owen Barfield
In 1981 when my wife left for 10 months to go East to obtain a second degree, I stayed home and paid the mortgage and read all the works of Owen Barfield. It was a wonderful immersion. Barfield – a lawyer until age 50, then a career as a brilliant poet, writer, and original thinkerContinue reading “Blog #4: 2022 Posts: Meeting for a Day with Owen Barfield”
Blog #3: 2022 Posts: Summer of ’68: A Brief Encounter and a Brief Note
In his journal entry for June 13, 1968, Thomas Merton wrote, “The other night when it was too hot to go to bed, I was sitting up with nothing on but a pair of underpants when a couple of admirers suddenly appeared in front of the cottage. I told them to get the hell out,Continue reading “Blog #3: 2022 Posts: Summer of ’68: A Brief Encounter and a Brief Note”