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No Response.... (Er... uhm... No Response-Ability??)

Posted on Mar 2nd, 2007 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I haven't heard from Steve since I responded to his letter. This is the longest period of time we have not communicated since we have known each other. That's more than 25 years!! I am... More »

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My Response To Steve's Letter

Posted on Feb 21st, 2007 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I have had almost 3 weeks to consider my friend Steve's stark and unrelenting honesty. It took me aback at first. I adopted Steve's position relative to what he perceived as being my 'inauthenticity' since... More »

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Letter From Steve

Posted on Jan 30th, 2007 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Steve sent me a letter in the mail. I don't think I have ever received a letter from Steve before (well, apart from the 2 years I was in the United States Navy, when we... More »

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Is There Any Hope Left For the Hope-Less??

Posted on Jan 14th, 2007 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

What do you say to someone telling you they are going to commit suicide? Especially, what do you say if this person is your friend--if you have known him or her since childhood, if you... More »

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Have You Heard The News Today Oh-Boy??!

Posted on Oct 25th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

When you first here those words--whether you are a Man or a Woman--they 'stop your world' in its tracks. Everything is perfectly still for that moment. You can hear yourself breathe in a way you... More »

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Is Anybody Listening.... ?

Posted on Aug 27th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Change the world my ass. Who even knows the world well enough to know how to change, who to change, what to change. Yeah, I know, a bunch of young folks hell-bent on their own... More »

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Let's Let The World Change Us

Posted on Aug 22nd, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

I may have been the most insufferable ass of all-time in my twenties. Perhaps there are a few challengers around here for that title though. Most of my reasoning and rationale for being such an... More »

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The Most Beautiful Child In All The World

Posted on Jun 17th, 2006 by David Jon : A Lamp Unto Oneself David Jon

Every parent--every mother and father, as well as grandfather and grandmother--feels that their little child is the most precious in all the world. 'Isn't he just the cutest?' 'Isn't she just the most adorable child... More »

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