In a conversation with a friend of mine, she mentioned that while reading a couple of my recent newsletters, she determined that their short length was a hint that something had happened to me. Her actual words were “what have you done with my Cocconi?” The implication, of course, that since I am better known for my verbosity, than my brevity, something was amiss with me. I’m taking the 5th! No not a fifth of tequila (though it sounds tempting); nor the fifth amendment – where I withhold from you in fear of being self incriminating; but the 5th Internal Monad.(IM)..aka “review of life task.” Continue reading »
2012 be the Hummingbird Warrior
by Stephen Cocconi ©2012
I live in the Sierra Foothills at a place I call Hummingbird House, because of the small contingent of “hummers” that visit our feeders. They daily perform a passion play for me where the actors may improvise their parts, but the theme of the story is always the same. It is a theme of cooperation through contest: confrontation for the sake of demonstrating the urgency of one’s need.
Modern Maleness – Sex and Violence
Let me warn you, dear reader, at the outset. The language contained this article is terse, profane, and displays my own conflict at the state of being a man. My heart knows that truth is often hard, harsh, negative, and even corrosive to sensitivity of any sort. If such boldness offends you, then read no further! My genuine intent is not to shock but to openly share and explore a growing realization of my inner Warrior’s assessment/rant about the sorry state of Young Soul version of masculinity. Continue reading »
