In The Wake Of Katrina, What You're

Transitions Are A Part Of Life, Allowing For Perpetual Renewal. When You Experience The End Of One Chapter, Allow Yourself To Feel The Emotions Of Loss And Rebirth. A Bud Gives Way To A New Flower, Which Surrenders To The Fruit, Which Gives Rise To A Seed, Which Yields A New Sprout. Even As You Ride The Roller Coaster, Embrace The Centered Internal Reference Of The Ever-present Witness.

In Baltimore They Can't Do Police Work To Save Their Lives. Now Because Of Freddie Gray They're Not Even Getting Out Of The Car And Policing Corners - They're On A Job Slowdown, Basically. Right Now If The Police Stopped Being Brutal, If We Got Police Shooting Under Control, And The Use Of Excessive Force, If We Have A Meaningful Societal Response To All That Stuff, And The Racism That Underlies It, The Question Still Remains: What Are They Policing, And Why?

I Don't Consider Myself To Be A Crusader Of Any Sort. I Was Bystander To A Certain Number Of Newspaper Crusades. They End Badly, In Terms Of Being Either Fraudulent Or By Inspiring Legislations That Makes Things Worse. So, I Regard Myself As Someone Coming To The Campfire With The Truest Possible Narrative He Can Acquire.

The Mismanagement Of American Newspapering Is Quite Remarkable. But All Of The Fellows Responsible Are Now On A Golf Course In Hilton Head Or Some Such (place), Having Secured Their Bonuses And Golden-parachute Buyouts.

Unless You Loosen The Hold That Your Past Has On You, Your Future Will Unfold In Much The Same Way . . . It Is Time To Begin Writing A New Script That Accurately Reflects The Beautiful, Powerful, And Worthy Being You Are.