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Executive Vignette on Empathy in Leadership 

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou  The notion of empathy originated in the mid-19th century with aestheticians, who utilized the German term “Einfühlung” to capture the emotional understanding of a piece of art by internally resonating with its emotions. Later, in the late…

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#charles darwin #empathy in leadership #executive vignette #maya angelou #ruth badger ginsburg #simon oliver sinek

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Draft of Essay Bio

I am in currently in a leadership learning program that mandates me to craft an essay bio. I didn’t really dig too deep for fear of over-sharing so I opted for polished, resume-like draft. It is my understanding that the more comfortable I get with the people in the group, the more I can share so this is a work in progress: Circa 2024  In the small city of Caloocan, Philippines, I made my…

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#draft #essay bio #leadership program #personal growth

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For Giving

For four long years, a palpable silence hung between my eldest son, Vincent, and me—a silence forged by words that cut deeper than anticipated. It began with hurtful remarks during a tumultuous period when I was striving to support him in his endeavors. In response, I made the difficult decision to sever ties, stating plainly that I would not engage until an apology was offered—a gesture I…

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#car accident #change #empathy #hope #no apology #son #vincent

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Wild Card

I just purchased a book, Wild Card, written by my friend Roger Bingham who unforunately left us on my “birthday” last year, October 21st. The premise of the book is set in a time of societal decay as the world descends into disorder. The president and his science advisor cook up a plan to rally the world together against alien invadors so that the world can stop destorying itself against one…

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#autism tree #beyond belief #genius #roger bingham #wild card

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Crumbs

I’m a skeptic when it comes to what lies beyond our reality, but I’m always surprised when synchronicity kicks in. It gives me faith in the collective and a strong connection to not just the living, but those who have lived. It’s a constant reminder that energy cannot be created or destroyed. There are those who leave behind bread crumbs, minute details that lend an essence to who they were when…

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#at nchronicity #crumbs

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On kindness

Often, people mistake being charming and kind with being good. “Be kind,” seems to be a popular catchphrase nowadays. I don’t want to rain on anyone’s parade, but kindness can and has been used in the past as weapon to control and manipulate others- think about how some of slave owners treated their slaves with kindness and you might have a little understanding of where I am going with this. I’m…

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#goodness #kindness

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Vegas with Luna and Sezar in our hearts

I thought I woke up on Christmas Day, only to find myself being choked in what I guess is sleep paralysis. Everything was in color, except for the man who was void of any color, almost as if I was seeing him in black and white. He stood at the foot of my bed with his long arm extended and his hand around my neck. He came at me closer, and as I tried to free myself from his grasp with my hand, I…

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#death #dream #ghost #vegas #wake

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Friendship

Friendship is not a competition, but some people make it so.   For the past three years, the death count of lives I’ve lost has surpassed 20 and I just stopped counting after that.  I didn’t want to turn those lives into a statistic.  Each life lost was a stab in my heart, and it never got easier.  I dealt with it by just getting busier.   One of my besties left this earth  on Thursday,…

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#betrayal #forgiveness #friendship #grief

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Another Lazy Update

Yet here I am, back in this familiar space, dusting off the cobwebs and reminiscing about the these past few months. It’s funny how life has this way of pulling you in a myriad of directions while you’re busy making other plans. The weddings were a celebration of love, two beautiful unions that brought together families and friends in moments of pure joy. And then, almost in stark contrast, the…

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#ai #life #slackers #war #weddings

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Whirlwind

There has been a whirlwind of events unfolding recently, filling my days with a sense of excitement and opportunity. Thanks to the Internet2 Inclusivity Initiative Scholarship, I had the incredible privilege of attending the Internet2 Community Exchange Conference held in vibrant Atlanta, Georgia. The conference served as a nexus, connecting me with esteemed experts and professionals hailing from…

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#blue sky ranch #civil rights #hackers #internet2 #karma yoga #magic #slacker hackers #socal cybercup #the cure #whirlwind

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30/30 Poetry 2023

It’s U.S National Poetry Month again. I will be adding the poetry here. #firstwordsoundslike an unintelligible sound softly screaming shy at first then bold and beaming into the light of his mother’s eye catching the word before the cry he cries “mama” then later down the years he falls under a knee from a man in a uniform as blue as the sea then an unintelligible sound softly screaming shy…

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#3030 #april #poetry #poetry month

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A Pause

A few days ago I drank coffee, and I am still feeling the crash. I should learn from my mistakes, but after a while I forget, especially when the coffee is free. No matter how early in the morning I drink it, I get wired and tired, but I stay up all night. Note to self: don’t do it! This year has been very busy. Last week I worked an event where I volunteered for Process Palooza as one of the AV…

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Missing 2600 Days

Last year I met a some cool hackers like Glitch and Paul aka MU1500. I also reconnected with a friend who I just recently found out was into it. I miss the 2600 days when a bunch of us would meet at Regents on the first Friday of the month and then meet up again for brunch in Mira Mesa where someone would give a casual talk and share info. Geo use to organize it all. John aka Achillean, who came…

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#2600 #hackers #shodan

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daiso

Sometimes I wonder if I follow the world or if the world follows me. Synchronicity is a common thread in my life.  Sometimes I start something in my own head and the next thing you know, it’s just out there and not only that but manifold, like that time I went deep inside myself, peeling off my layers to find a witch.  Now, it seems, all the witches are coming out. Lately, I’ve been blasting…

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#aids #daiso #gen wars #mtv #old geeser #xmen

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Labels

I recently had a coversation with a friend about relationships, to which my friend discussed his disinclination of labels, which made me think about labels as it relates to language. Today, describing gender in our society has evolved in our language. We now have blanket terms like non-binary. Is this progressive or are these labels placing people more in a box? I understand why people are…

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#kuuk #labels #relationships #time #umbrella

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Year of the Rabbit

Year of the Rabbit

Finally, it’s my year! Hopefully an auspicious one. Haven’t been writing much here. I started this language app, Dualingo, 102 days ago and I made it to top 2%. Taking Spanish and French. Trying to stay in the Diamond League. Let’s see how this goes. Need to hold back on spending, but have been trying to help out the impecunious members of the family with limited opportunities. That, along with…

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#dualingo #happy new year #slice of life

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