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We lay in bed, listening to the wind scream around the sturdy little cabin
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Nineteen sixty three unfolded into a year of beginnings. After years of post-adolescent frustration, I had sex for the first time. Having grown up in New England in the 1950s, nobody had told me or anyone else about the mysteries and techniques of copulation. There was no Joy of Sex, literally or figuratively. My parents…
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The buddha smile will follow you.
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All I can safely say is… no one was killed.
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We met at the bottom of the crater and began to hug each other and dance.
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As the 1960s sunk into the next decade, I decided to leave San Francisco, to “get my head together.” A friend knew I had carpentry skills and suggested I contact a woman who owned property in the Colorado Rockies above Boulder. She needed a handyman. A cabin was available. That seemed attractive. To get away…
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I wanted to join that company.
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Where did our community go?
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The Zen of Perfect Stillness
Prompted By Silence
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1963 — The Beginning
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breathe, smile, move slow
Prompted By Meditation
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Heading North — West is Left; East is Right
Prompted By Turning Points
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A Sub-Saharan Spirit Rave
Prompted By Daydreaming
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The Chicago Hot Blast
Prompted By Fire
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Engagement, Commitment, and Fresh Air
Prompted By Art’s Impact
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Alone Together: From Solitude to Isolation
Prompted By Isolation and Solitude
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