Author Archives: David Thompson

A Leaf’s Story

Posted on November 25, 2010 by David Thompson

What is truth, to whom is it told Once it is said the truth grows old What once did no longer applies So change we must if truth survives What say the leaf as it does fall Reaching the ground … Continue reading →

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“I don’t have the Confidence to pull That off!”

Posted on November 22, 2010 by David Thompson

I overheard a conversation between two teenage girls. They stood captivated in the shopping mall, staring at some on-the-edge outfit displayed in a fashion store window. One girl said to the other: “I don’t have the confidence to pull that … Continue reading →

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Discovering Unseen Stories

Posted on November 17, 2010 by David Thompson

Most of our immediate world is unseen, and we’re often  blind to our own stories. Our stories extend our senses into our personal understanding. We build stories of the world in our minds and bodies, stories as models, stories as … Continue reading →

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Pete’s Constellation

Posted on November 15, 2010 by David Thompson

Written January 2010 (Revised 15 November 2010) Pete gave me a lesson in the power of infectious longstories. Pete is a roughly handsome and fit looking 60+ year old man, of medium build, with a rugged longshoreman’s face and New … Continue reading →

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The Shared Story is the Simulation

Posted on November 11, 2010 by David Thompson

Our back-of-the-envelope insight was the pot at the end of our story-bow. In 2001, working for a consulting company called BiosGroup, in Santa Fe, NM, I was put in charge of a project for a liquid air company. The objective … Continue reading →

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Crazy Dancers

Posted on November 9, 2010 by David Thompson

Eyes closed, he unselfconsciously bobbed and swayed, occasionally mouthing lyrics only he could hear. On a shuttle from Flagstaff to Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport, I was sitting behind a middle aged man lost in his mp3 player.  He was the … Continue reading →

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Finding Meaning Through New Longstories 2

Posted on November 8, 2010 by David Thompson

Our influence on future terrestrial life is our tangible and concrete after-life. Humans are currently suffering in a shared global longstory crisis.  Longstory crisis is my way of saying that our current global stories and objectives lack meaning for our … Continue reading →

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