Tag Archives: worldviews

There is Something Wrong with Here

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Larry Glover

I returned to the pleasure of
a snuggle while the tea seeped
thinking too of the invitation’s return
“You’re scratchy,” she tells me now Continue reading →

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Culture Change – Our World Crashing Around Us

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Larry Glover

The value of an accurate worldview during times of turbulence is particularly critical, to individuals, businesses, and to nations. Distinguishing the ‘Chicken Littles’ from those praying for Armageddon from the prophets… is now more vital than ever. It will be … Continue reading →

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Why We Tell Stories — John Steinbeck

Posted on July 16, 2008 by Larry Glover

We are lonesome animals We spend our life trying to be less lonesome. One of our ancient methods is to tell a story begging the listener to say —and to feel— ‘Yes, that’s the way it is, or at least … Continue reading →

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What if Buddha had said…

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Larry Glover

It is told that Buddha, going out to look on life, was greatly daunted by death. “They all eat one another!”, he cried, and called it evil. This process I examined, changed the verb, said, “They all feed one another,” … Continue reading →

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I Walked into the Woods to Die

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Larry Glover

I once walked into the woods to die or to come out a different man haunted by a worldview of separation and carrying 5 days of food and a lifetime of pain. It was hatred that drove me there, hatred … Continue reading →

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More Worldviews… to Choose From

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Larry Glover

Now, there are more worldviews to choose from than there are Barbie Dolls. I’ve been writing on them (worldviews) of late just because I’m so fascinated about how it is that each of us come into our own version. And … Continue reading →

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The Power of McCain’s Religious Worldviews

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Larry Glover

I have been writing a series on Worldviews and the power they carry to shape our perceptions and experience of self and of the world. In the last post, Understanding the Power of Worldviews, I related a story about an … Continue reading →

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“Beware of the stories you read or tell…”

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Larry Glover

“Beware of the stories you read or tell; subtly, at night, beneath the waters of consciousness, they are altering your world.” The power that our worldviews carry to shape our lives is beautifully captured by Ben Okri, the Nigerian poet … Continue reading →

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