Facets of a Diamond – Blog
From the root GHDHEM, of the earth, are derived humus, homo, human, humanity. Shipley points out that it was commonly held that abominable was also so derived, but this is not the case. So “abhominable” is not the correct spelling, even though it was used by earlier writers – by Shakespeare, for example, 18 times.
It's not mere play that I encourage, but what I call Aspirational Play. Play with a Higher Purpose.
Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, and compassion, and infused with a deep spirituality, each of the poems on these recordings is a gem, written with the specific intention of raising the Life Energy of the listener.
What are you photographing?, they so often ask. A bit of rock, some graffiti, a twig, a leaf.
A person who wants to help others needs an inner core, a rock within, to reach out from. Many people don’t feel they have this, and finding it greatly helps their identity.
I will believe, with Mencius, that my inherent nature is to love, as it is the inherent nature of water for it to flow downstream.
Dr. Diamond’s poetry contains some of his most profound and personal statements. Teeming with insight, wisdom, and compassion, and infused with a deep spirituality, each of the poems on these recordings is a gem, written with the specific intention of raising the Life Energy of the listener.
Virtually all poetry has a lung meridian problem, what I call “Wonderland” – an escape from reality into fantasy.