Heartwork with Dale Biron–Poems For Heart and Soul

Nine Proven Ways To Be More Human1. Practice loving kindness, first as an inside job.2. Cherish and serve your sentient Mother Earth.3. Feel life as deeply and fully as you can.4. Walk straight. Don’t wobble. One thing at a time.5. Let your art come from and teach you silence. 6. Believe, not in your own press clippings. 7. Grow organic tomatoes, and share them. 8. Always remember, awareness is curative.9. Love the world as the whole self we are.–Dale Biron

There is compelling research that supports this notion. This week’s episode features an exceptionally talented poet who elucidates just one of the numerous ways individuals are captivated by poetry…

How Are You? Every time you ask a stranger, this: How are you? And a smile comes galloping back your way.And in that moment, of onlyseconds really, where two peoplehave passed on a path or a sidewalk? Their answer: Fine, how are you?Just know that you are not tearing or ripping at the fabric of us all.But that you are gently repairing,weaving, healing ever so slightly, small patches in the family of things.– Dale Biron

What part of yourself do you treat like a stranger? Here is a poem for you that might help. I mean help you welcome that part back...

What’s the heart’s intelligence and how does it work on those locked places inside you? Not sentimentality or impulsiveness. But the mysterious human capacity to: intuit, risk, feel, trust, and remain open, even after disappointment. By the way, all things AI cannot do.Picture credit for lock and key: karthick Narain

I believe there is a thing in all of us that "dreams of trees," as Mary Oliver so wonderfully describes in this week's poem. A part of us that yearns for some peace and quiet. And yet, the world, both outside us and inside, rarely cooperates. And especially not these days.

Being wrong while also being certain is an unskilled combination. Most of us know people who exhibit this tendency. A pertinent question arises: can humility be cultivated, learned, privileged, and culturally supported? I do hope the answer is yes? Are you with me?HumilitySome people,we would love it,if they had a little more. Maybe even the false kind,would be better than none,Humility, it’s kryptonite for hubris, those, never right, but always certain.So attention please, all you AI CEOs and soulless BOT machines too!We will gladly provide you copyright permission to train on this poem.You’re welcome! Sign here.–Dale Biron