Smalltalk
Many times you spent a year
Someone’s hour filled your ear
Dribble drabble of their life
Minutest of mundane strife
If you had a recording tape
Made them listen no escape
Did they ever think of impact
Of stories or lack of tact
Nice if all had a filter
Speech had a content sniffer
We would know if anecdotes
Mean much to other folks
Now I’ve risked being profound
Think I’ll have a turn around
Content not as important
As presence and comportment
What’s recalled after contact
More than the words impact
Smiles warm reception eyes connect
Saying something to reflect
Comfort sensed in other’s presence
Authentically revealed their essence
After spending a slice of time
Is the experience peace of mind
What makes you want more connection with someone?
Do you use the same metric evaluating your impact on others?
– Stewart Levine ©
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I have always been a seeker, always looking for the answers to what seekers ponder. I can remember Dr. Maxwell Maltz and Psychocybernetics; Dr. Carl Rogers On Becoming a Person. Moving through my legal training and practicing law the focus was always about people and how to better their lives. All that searching, reading, studying and introspective work culminated in this collection of daily readings for seekers.
My work in the world has progressed from fighting legal cases to mediating divorces to helping people understand the essentials of relationship and collaborating to these poems. How can we collaborate effectively and work with each other in harmony to create the world we seek. How can we mindfully enable this world to become a place that works for all.
My prayer is that through introspection using these poems as a guide we can all grow together in making the world the Heaven on Earth we all aspire toward.
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