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Christopher P. Kriesen

Christopher P. Kriesen

Advice from a Bat. Michael Young

Hunt only at night. Fly erratically.

Jul 14, 2019

Advice from a Bat. Michael Young

Jul 14, 2019

Christopher P. Kriesen

Sunset, San Francisco

I sit next to a friend of mine of ten years and see pain contort her face. A young Thai monk sits opposite us. Outside people walk in the…

Mar 30, 2019

Sunset, San Francisco

Mar 30, 2019

Christopher P. Kriesen

When I saw the husband turn to his wife and bow, only then did I understand how to bow properly.

I saw grace, kindness.

Feb 11, 2019

When I saw the husband turn to his wife and bow, only then did I understand how to bow properly.

Feb 11, 2019

Christopher P. Kriesen

A Prayer

Grateful for my humble, little life; the kindness of those who inhabit it; the future unknown, not promised, full of possibility.

Jan 10, 2019

A Prayer

Jan 10, 2019

Christopher P. Kriesen

The Mark Upon the Path of the Infinite

Kahil Gibran’s, “The Prophet,” will be freed from the fetters of copyright protection on New Year’s Day, 2019 and enter the public domain…

Dec 30, 2018

Dec 30, 2018

Christopher P. Kriesen

Advice to a friend

Begin with yourself, always aspire to be the change you hope to see in the world. If each of us did (could do) so, that would be enough.

Nov 26, 2018

Nov 26, 2018

Christopher P. Kriesen

A People’s Parade.

July 14, 1989. I stood on the edge of the Champs-Elysees and watched rows of military planes rumble overhead, the last bombers flying low…

Oct 15, 2018

Oct 15, 2018

Christopher P. Kriesen

Maria Popova is a wonderful curator of wisdom — her blog, Brain Pickings, is her treasure chest…

“If you pour a handful of salt into a cup of water, the water becomes undrinkable. But if you pour the salt into a river, people can…

Sep 29, 2018

Maria Popova is a wonderful curator of wisdom — her blog, Brain Pickings, is her treasure chest…

Sep 29, 2018

Christopher P. Kriesen

Mt. Rainier. Just Don’t Break.

“Gently, but with undeniable will, divesting myself of the holds that would hold me, I inhale great draughts of space.

Aug 18, 2018

Mt. Rainier. Just Don’t Break.

Aug 18, 2018

Christopher P. Kriesen

In February, 2017, I was on the face of Mt.

Our team was attempting an ascent on the Lion’s Head trail and we were just above tree-line. Thirty-minutes earlier, we had come upon two…

Jul 16, 2018

Jul 16, 2018

Christopher P. Kriesen

Christopher P. Kriesen

Husband and Father. Stumbling Zen Practitioner. Founder and Principal, The Kalon Law Firm. Always becoming. Hartford, CT.

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