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Flyers' Prospect Jay O'Brien Discusses His Journey
April 30, 2020 by Jack LeGwin
There is always a level of expectation that comes with being a first-round pick, and Jay O'Brien is no exception.
Selected No. 19 overall in the 2018 draft by the Philadelphia Flyers, O'Brien went to Providence for a year, before multiple injuries derailed his season. He played in only 25 games in which he tallied five points.
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After the season, he headed to Penticton in the BCHL for a season, and is currently committed to Boston University for the 2020-21 season.
He acknowledged in an interview in February on the BTS Hockey Podcast that things in the NCAA his first time around did not go at all the way he had planned.
"I had a tough year. I wanted to take a step back and wanted to get back to playing the way that I knew that I could play. There was no hard feelings with Providence. It was more me wanting to take a step back, and wanting a fresh start. It was a rocky year at Providence, and it has been a great year here (in Penticton.)
Jay O'Brien, Philadelphia Flyers, 2018 NHL Draft (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
Transferring his talents to the BCHL proved effective for O'Brien and saw him become more productive in his ice time, scoring 66 points in 44 games. He said he felt more comfortable in his time in British Columbia and he has been able to be true to who he is as a player.
"It's been great out in Penticton. It's been seamless. I came here in the summer for a visit. The transition has been easy. I have a great billet family here and there are a lot of great people here in Penticton. I feel much better now. It's not that I didn't feel good at Providence, I was unlucky with injuries. The player in me hasn't changed. Whether it's been in high school, Providence or the US team, I've always been the same player. I feel good. I think my game is going well right now."
O'Brien's Journey
The hype around O'Brien started in the 2016-17 season at Thayer Academy, where he scored 65 points in 30 games. O'Brien said that season at Thayer and his brief time in the USHL with the Youngstown Phantoms was when he thought he had a chance of being drafted.
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"I was having a really good year and went out to play in the USHL over spring break for a bit. I thought for a young kid, I really played well. That's when I thought maybe I could get drafted. Never mind being a high pick. My mind was never focused on that at that age. I still had a couple years before the draft. I never thought about it. I just wanted to keep playing, keep growing as a player. I'm a really competitive kid and always wanted to be the best player on the ice and I think that's what's made me so successful."
O'Brien said going into the draft, he didn't really have any sense of where he would be picked, but he did know that he had good meetings with the team that ended up selecting him.
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"Going into the draft, I had no idea where I was going to go. I was hoping it would be the top couple rounds or so. I had some really good meetings with Philly and had some really good conversations, both at the combine and before the draft. Maybe a little bit surprised, but not really. We had some really good dialogue and I thought I had a good connection with them."
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After being drafted by Philadelphia and having his tough year with the Friars, O'Brien's journey to Penticton included a connection to the Flyers that proved extremely valuable for his development as a player. That connection was Brett Hextall. (From 'Flyers prospect watch: Jay O'Brien getting help from a Hextall', Courier Post Online– 11/24/19)
Jay O'Brien of the U.S. National Development Program (courtesy USHL)
"Hexy and I have built a great relationship. He actually played for the Vees and won a championship here, was a captain here. He's helped me to work on the mental side of the game, not just talking about hockey. Talking about life, how I'm feeling and how things are going. I can't thank him enough. He's been great throughout this whole thing."
O'Brien has said that since he has taken the chance and headed west, he has gotten back to what makes him, him.
"They're letting me get back to playing, and playing the way that they drafted me to play. Things have been going really well."
Changing His Mentality
The biggest change that he said he has noticed is the way that he approaches his life off the ice, from a mental standpoint.
"At this point, I take things day-by-day. I don't worry about what's going to happen tomorrow. That's been a change in my mindset over the last year or so. I've always been hard on myself. I would always look at the future, and where I wanted to be. I realized that I would get too worked up about the little things. I wanted to shift my focus on the now and what I can control, as opposed to what I cannot."
As for his improvements on the ice, his time in Penticton allowed him to be able to make those improvements and become the player he knows he can be: an effective one in all facets of the game.
"Especially in today's game, if you can't defend, you're not going to be out there. I'm a guy who wants to be out there in all different situations. You want to be the guy that a coach can rely on to win that 50-50 battle against the wall, and chip it out. Things like that that might go unnoticed by people. Hockey people seem to know when those little things happen. A lot of that is big for making me a future NHLer. Little things like that make a huge difference in tight games."
O'Brien's Roots
A Hingham, MA native, O'Brien's connection to the game of hockey isn't unfamiliar for those from the area. The game means so much to him, as it does for many other players from his hometown.
O'Brien spoke about how he grew up and what the game meant to him, and what it would mean to succeed.
Joel Farabee and Jay O'Brien, Philadelphia Flyers, 2018 NHL Draft (Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers)
"We always had a rink in our backyard, still do. It's a great little hockey town. Massachusetts is a great hockey area of course. Growing up in Hingham, I had a lot of friends who went on to play college hockey. I had a lot of mentors and hockey families in Hingham. (The game of hockey) means everything to me. I've grown up playing it my whole life. I've built relationships that will last a lifetime. I couldn't imagine my life without it to be honest."
O'Brien is getting his chances, and he is doing his best to make an impact in the best way that he can. In the end, that's all any of us can do, put in 100 percent effort into becoming the best person and player we can be.
O'Brien is doing just that.
Jack LeGwin
After covering college and high school basketball for six years as a college student and after graduating for various outlets, I've turned to hockey the past couple years.
Most recently, I started the BTS Hockey Podcast, on which I interview players and dive a bit deeper into how they achieve the heights that they have and what their goals are.
My main goal is just to tell stories about people, and learn about them beyond just being an athlete.
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We work extensively as a crisis PR agency, and sometimes we need to be aggressive, and hard-hitting. This just released press-release is a "WOW" classic.
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Current terminated Keith Olbermann last Thursday for serial, material breaches of his contract, including the failure to show up at work, sabotaging the network and attacking Current and its executives.
As the old adage says: "When the law is on your side, you argue the law. When the facts are on your side, you argue the facts. When neither the law nor the facts are on your side, you pound the table." We will be happy to engage on the law and the facts in the appropriate forum.
It is well established that over his professional career Mr. Olbermann has specialized in pounding the table. However, Mr. Olbermann, by filing his false and malicious lawsuit, has now put this matter into a legal process where there will be an objective review of the facts.
We hope Mr. Olbermann understands that when it comes to the legal process, he is actually required to show up.
Things move very quickly in the world of crisis PR – this one will certainly be interesting to watch play out. This press release will go into the Public Relations hall of fame without question.
Ronn Torossian is the CEO of 5WPR, a leading Public Relations firm.
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On October 12, 2017, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law California's salary privacy law, which prohibits California employers from seeking or relying on salary history information, including compensation and benefits, about an applicant for employment. Agents of the employer—including headhunters and recruiters—are likewise prohibited from seeking salary history information. While the law states that employers may still consider or rely on salary history information if it is voluntarily provided by the applicant, without prompting, employers should be cautious about doing so unless they can clearly demonstrate that the information was volunteered, without prompting, by the applicant. The new law also requires employers to provide applicants, upon reasonable request, with a pay scale for the positions they seek.
The legislation, which adds Section 432.3 to California's Labor Code, will go into effect on January 1, 2018. California employers should therefore move quickly to revise employment applications as needed, and to provide appropriate training to Human Resources professionals, recruiters, and others involved in the recruitment and hiring process.
California joins Massachusetts, Oregon, Delaware, Puerto Rico, San Francisco, and New York City in passing laws which ban employers from inquiring about an applicant's current or former salaries – a trend that we expect to continue throughout the country. Implementation of a comparable law in Philadelphia is currently stayed pending a federal lawsuit by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce on grounds that it violates the First Amendment, the Due Process Clause, the Commerce Clause, and Pennsylvania's Constitution.
Gov. Brown has yet to make a decision regarding AB 1209, the Gender Pay Gap Transparency Act, which the Senate approved on September 11, 2017. That bill, if signed, would require employers to collect data on the mean and median salaries paid to women and men with the same job title or description, which information would be published by the Secretary of State and thus available to the public. We continue to monitor the status of this and other laws impacting employers.
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In July I attended my high school reunion. It was an incredibly good time. My hostess and her husband are CPAs and commented one night that one of the biggest reasons they see their client businesses fail is people not matching their personalities to their business location or style. As I pondered that I realized I had both experienced that personally and observed it in some of my clients.
I ran an inn in the Northwest for several months early in my Sage Blossom Consulting career. As I made plans to move there I was aware of what a marvelous opportunity it was going to be. And it was, though for different reasons than I had anticipated — or understood at the time.
What I hadn't anticipated in moving there was a clash of styles. My city style (though I think of myself as living in a large town, not in a city and thus being fairly laid back) didn't mesh with the island style. I learned about "island time". It might be better described as "resort time" because I have subsequently seen it in a variety of resort-type locations. When an appointment was set for 11:00 AM, that really meant 11:00-11:30. That was something I couldn't adjust to and those around me couldn't adjust to my frustration with meeting times. That lack of understanding of "island time" was part of a barrier between my co-workers and me.
A client from Manhattan had always wanted to live in Colorado. After getting laid off she decided that was the time to marry her B&B dream and living in Colorado. She was so New York in her personality and style that I urged her to work with that for her market niche rather than to try to gloss over it and to pretend she was a native. The suggestion was to have the different boroughs or bridges of New York be the themes for her rooms and to offer "New York" breakfasts. She wanted to do a Colorado theme though, from top to bottom. She didn't work with her strengths — knowing and being New York. She never got the hang of the Colorado style — a factor, I'm sure, in her inn's ultimate failure.
During summers of my college years, and the year following graduation, I lived in Boston and Philadelphia. I loved my experiences and time there. Cities are large and diverse enough that my western ways were almost irrelevant in my public life. I was involved with an east-coast preppy who couldn't appreciate and accept my western ways; they became critical in my private life.
You need to be compatible and in step with your microcosm. Another client and his partner developed a beautiful five-diamond inn. When developing their B&B, they recreated their favorite hotel rooms from the finest hotels around the world. Their furnishings were perfect and expensive. The inn was owned by two partners; one designed and funded the property, the other ran the B&B. The innkeeper's service was casual and homey. Fortunately I was his first guest so was able to help polish his breakfast presentation to match the inn's style (using beautiful containers for breakfast cereal instead of the boxes on the table, garnishing the plates, putting a cream pitcher on the table instead of the carton, etc.) He never changed his dressing style though — greeting guests in frayed and soiled cut offs and t-shirts set the wrong tone. The style differences between the two owners caused enough stress they decided to sell the B&B to save their relationship.
In my seminars I focus on market niche. Location is an integral aspect of your market niche. One approach I suggest to my clients is to understand themselves and what connects them to their diverse collection of friends. If you don't go through that exercise you may end up trying to project something in your B&B that isn't you. Your guests will be able to sense, if not actually see, the conflict between what is and what is projected. That creates an uncomfortable feeling that keeps guests from coming back or referring business — which accounts for a HUGE part of a successful inn's bookings. Make the effort to understand who you are and choose your location accordingly. If you want to be the Angler's Inn you want to be in the country, not the city. If you are the Ballet Inn you likely want to be in the city, not the country.
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Now we are back rehearsing in Vaasa for the summer, and the best part about that is Lovisas stugan. Don´t get me wrong, shady basements in bad neighborhoods in big cities have their charm, and of course cred, as rehearsal spaces. But imagine a small wooden cabin, up on a small hill, with a view over a meadow and an old windmill, and you have Lovisas Stugan; our rehearsal space! Here are some pictures as proof.
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OBFUSCATION OF SADAR HILL ENTANGLEMENT
By: Dr Irengbam Mohendra Singh
Karl Marx (German political philosopher and revolutionary, 1818-1883) said History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce. …
One does not have to read books such as The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1788) by Edward Gibbon, to find out. The Romans were ignorant of the extent of the dangers and the number of their enemies.
The greatness of something always led to its eventual collapse. Take USSR. People forget the chance that the other side of the coin being gold. What you see is not really what you get.
The Bourgeois ruled the world. Revolutions arose, killing millions of people. The Proletariat
came to power, destroying thousands of people and now back to the Bourgeois. This is what Karl max famously described.
Forget Karl Max. History is repeating here in such a short time in Manipur. It is an extremely important epoch in Manipur's history when the Big Brother (Meitei) having learnt from the mistakes of their forefathers, are trying to integrate with other inhabitants of Manipur in an equal footing , with freedom from discrimination and equal share of prosperity.
History does not have to repeat itself. History repeats itself because the world doesn't learn.
As George Bernard Shaw said: if history repeats itself, and the unexpected always happens, how incapable must Man be of learning from experience?
History gives good lessons to those who are willing to listen. Nehru's Hindi-Chini-Bhai-Bhai diplomacy was the death of him. For those who are not listening, a bit of history is about to repeat at the door step of the Naga of Manipur.
Meitei shed some blood on June 18 2001 uprising. So did two Mao Naga boys in May 2010. Is it necessary for the Tangkhul or kuki to spill some more blood likewise? There is a greater likelihood of a settlement without resorting to violence. Mediation can take place. If proper steps are taken then a future disaster could be avoided.
Only the big problem is the question of 'proper steps'.
The Sadar Hill entanglement draws parallel with the Kosovo crisis. Like in Kosovo, tensions between the Tangkhul and Kuki simmered throughout the second half of the 20th century with occasional eruption into major violence from both sides. The present crisis needs
to be nurtured in its embryonic state.
If the Americans had condemned Kosovo Liberation Army violence, and taken action to stop the supply of weapons over the Albanian border, there would have been greater likelihood of a settlement. And this might have encompassed a multi-ethnic community with autonomy for Kosovo within Yugoslavia.
In the beginning of the 21st century, Manipuri Naga's demand of ceding the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur and merge with Nagaland was politically unacceptable to the non-Naga inhabitants of Manipur.
Ibobi Government has since introduced autonomous district councils that will lead to further freedom of organising themselves. The more recent demand of a complete secession of Naga-inhabited area from Manipur has brought the ongoing tripartite talk.
The Kuki have been asking for a separate revenue district of Sadar Hills in the Senapati District within Manipur itself for about forty years – not secession, unlike the Naga demand.
This is similar to the 2011 demand of a separate Phungyar District in Ukhrul in Manipur itself, for a better administrative structure, assessment of needs, and inventory of resources and definition of priorities.
Knowing the deep emotive issues that exist between the Kuki and the Tangkhul it seems cogent to me that the Kuki ask for a small separate district. They are not taking away that bit of land elsewhere.
The United Naga Council does not want to lose even an inch of Naga land but any inch of their land is not going anywhere. Besides, there is no such thing as Nagaland, Meiteiland or Kukiland in Manipur. Manipur belongs to every one of us, in as much as Imphal belongs to all the communities.
At a recent rally organised by the UNC, the Tangkhul Katamnao Long et al announced a firm declaration that not an inch of Naga's land can be touched nor severed for creation of Sadar hills district without 'the consent of the Naga people'.
The Tangkhul strongly condemned the alleged 'divisive policy of the Ibobi Government to sow the seeds of communal hatred among the tribals who have been otherwise co-existing in harmony'.
In fact, successive Manipur governments have been resisting the creation of Sadar hill district for some forty years. The Kuki women are not fasting to death for Ibobi's divisive policy. It is the other way round.
Perhaps, it's time that the gutsy Iboby Government should stop musing – "To be or not to be" like Hamlet. It's time to act. There will always be opposition to any project or any economic development by some groups of people or the other.
The Tangkhul called upon the Government to respect the various MoUs signed between the Government of Manipur and Naga social organisations. They claim that More than 47 Tangkhul-Naga villages are situated within the boundary of the proposed district.
They stress that the Naga have been living in the land of their forefathers since time immemorial, unlike the Kuki who allegedly migrated mostly from Chin-Burma (Myanmar) province. It cautions the Government of Manipur to look into the issue thoroughly and 'not to take any hasty decisions'.
There is truth in their statement. It is also true that the Kuki have been fighting side by side with the Meitei to keep Manipur independent. Indeed, we all belong to this old country of Manipur.
I am glad about the Tangkhul statement such as "without the consent of Naga people" and "not to take any hasty decisions" because they give room for a concerted negotiated settlement.
It must not be forgotten that the Meitei are not sitting on the fence to watch the bull fight. They are facing tremendous hardship because of the blockade, which is now nearly four weeks old.
Blockading the Highways – the lifelines to the existence of the Manipuris has become an easy gambit for the tribal in the hills, to get their baroque demand granted by the government.
It's like killing a fly with a sledge hammer. It shows lack of humanity compassion for any demurrer to let innocent and ill people suffer, in their attempt to influence the policy of the government. The end does not always justify the means.
CM Ibobi should convene a tripartite meeting of the representatives of the Sadar Hill Kuki and Tangkhul, he acting as a mediator to get the views of the Kuki and Naga. Then he should make a decision with the Manipur Legislative Assembly; come what may.
Creation of Sadar Hill District will serve as a precedent to Phungyar and Jiribam.
It's hard to convey a feeling that permeates a generation. Both the Tangkhul and Kuki should think in terms of peaceful coexistence in Manipur, along with the Meitei, Pangal and other tribes. We are going to live together in Manipur whether one likes it or not.
I have a gut feeling that Manipur will stay intact within India. Nagaland will stay in India with some select autonomy while Kashmir will stay divided as it is. With this in mind, I think of Manipur where all the tribes live with freedom to choose their own religions, stay in a Swiss-style peaceful coexistence with equal share of the economic advancement and progress that are inevitable.
Old wounds heal very slowly. What different tribes do to each other today will remain smouldering under the ashes for generations to come. The wound of the ancestor Meitei treatment of other tribes is still a hot potato.
The showdown between French and English armies, headed respectively by generals Marquis de Montcalm and James Wolfe, was fought on a wide expanse of land outside Quebec City's fortified walls that became known as the Plains of Abraham. It still has a particular negative significance in the French-Canadian collective consciousness.
The wounds of the genocide massacres by both sides during the Partition of India have not healed after an entire generation of Indians and Pakistanis.
I dream of a time when any of us living in Manipur is proud to say I am a Manipuri instead of I am Manipuri Meitei or Manipuri Naga or Kuki.
The post-War Manipur is on the brink of adolescence and in the ongoing journey to stretch our wings towards self-definition and identity we need an effort to stress Manipuri values of pluralism, mutual respect and understanding.
A peaceful negotiation is the only way out. Let the history of Kosovo not repeat in Manipur. Let us not obfuscate the Sadar Hill entanglement with tragedy of the fasting Kuki women or as a farce with bloodshed from both the parties.
As the 2011 is skittering to an end, let's advocate engagement not disruption. Let's stand on the Promised Land of integration. We must learn to live together as brothers in a Manipur society, or we will perish together.
The writer is based in the UK. Email: [email protected]
Website: www.imsingh.uk.co.uk
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Clancy Brown was born in 1959 as Clarence J. Brown III; he has loaned his voice to several Gargoyles characters.
Clancy is also known for his role as the voice of Lex Luthor in Alan Burnett and Bruce Timm's Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League series. He also voiced the villainous leader of the Glorft, Warmaster Gorrath in Megas XLR and, once again, worked with Greg Weisman on Atlantis: Milo Returns & The Spectacular Spider-Man.
He currently provides the voice of Mr. Krabs on the Nickelodeon cartoon Spongebob Squarepants (along with Bill Fagerbakke who voices Patrick Star).
But he is probably best known for his role as the Kurgan in Highlander.
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July 2016 – 1 Thessalonians 5:11 "Therefore encourage one another and build up one another…"
Tragic. Horrifying. Vicious. Wicked. Despicable. Evil. Senseless.
These are just a few of the words used that have been used recently to describe the tragic events all around the world.
We wrestle and try to understand the reasons behind why people do these kinds of things, but the reality is we cannot fully know the true intent of the individuals that committed these wicked and evil acts. We cannot fully know the reasons that, in their hearts and minds, justified committing these acts. We just cannot fully know the "why". Many want to gain some insight into their thinking or motives so that we can explain the outcome. Perhaps the better question to ask is "what" or "where" the real root of the motivation is. What is the ultimate source of their evil actions? The answer is actually not that hard to find. In fact it is stated very clearly in the Bible. The source of the problem is the heart of man.
In Matthew 15:19, says "For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, etc…" So there it is, the source of the problem, man's heart. That then begs the question…can we fix it? Can we know how to fix a man's heart? Well, in Jeremiah 17:9 it says "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?" So if the problem is the deceitful and wicked heart of man, and we as humans cannot truly know it, what is the answer? What do we do? How do we fix it? Well…WE can't!
But don't be discouraged. There is a solution.
But it is not found in the halls of Congress, or enacted from the bench of the Supreme Court. It is not found in the policies created by elected officials, or in the violent protests seen around the world. It is not found in the self-help books, or the power of positive thinking. In fact, the solution can not be achieved by anything that mankind can do or say or think.
The solution is found in a saving relationship with Christ Jesus alone.
Only Christ Jesus can make a person a new creation, creating in them a new heart, and bringing about lasting change. Second Corinthians 5:17 says "…if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." That includes the heart of a man. And perhaps one of the best ways for people to come to know Jesus and to have their heart changed for all eternity, is for them to hear it from someone that has experienced that heart change first-hand.
Today more than ever we need to demonstrate a Christ-like love to our neighbors. This is not the kind of love that says "Hey look at me…I am loving people…check me out." But rather the private, personal kind of love that seeks to heal, encourage, support, and show compassion. It comes in everyday conversations and activities. People need to see in us, and hear from each of us, of our love for them, and of Christ's great love, grace and mercy. We need to love others as Christ loves us. We need to love with humility, boldness, and grace. We need to intentionally and abundantly love our neighbors in real, tangible, and practical ways.
Tomorrow is not promised to any of us. Let's make today the day that we become compelled by Christ's love for us, and to love others as never before.
There is a movie that came out a few years back called Next starring Nicholas Cage. In the movie, Cage's character has the ability to see a few minutes into the future allowing him to elude the police, avoid being blown up, and woo his co-star, Jessica Biel. Have you ever wanted to see into the future even if just for a few minutes? What would you do with that kind of ability? Would it change the way you live your life?
Would you use that ability for noble causes like helping your child avoid a painful accident? Or perhaps you would use it to save someone from making a bad financial decision. What about preventing the start of an argument that would lead to emotional or physical pain. Or perhaps you would have less noble causes in mind such as playing the winning numbers just before the lottery is drawn.
What about in the spiritual realm of your life…would you use the ability to help someone avoid a sin in their life? Or perhaps you might know that there is someone that has an unspoken need and you stop them from doing something they would later regret in order to meet that need. What about the biggest event that nobody can predict…the return of Christ? If you could know in advance that he was coming back in just a few minutes, would you put off something until the last moment? Or would you work feverishly doing His will until the very last second? The truth is, we can't see the future. We don't know what is next. The life of the believer is rooted in faith and in the assurance that God is sovereign, trustworthy, faithful, and omnipotent. We must walk by faith, for there is no other way to truly let Christ be Lord of our life.
In Matthew 14:29 Jesus called out to Peter who was standing safely in the boat out on the sea. In response to Peter's request for validation of Christ's identity, Jesus had just one word of response and command for Peter… "Come". Pretty simple. Not a complicated command. Come. So, Peter stepped out of the boat onto the water and started to walk. What would control the heart of a man, so much, that he would step out of a boat and believe that he could walk on water? Think about the faith that Peter had to take that first step. Now stop for a moment and think about this; if Peter could have seen just a few minutes into the future, and he saw himself start to doubt and sink, do you think he still would have stepped out of the boat?
The Great Commission found in Matthew 28:19-20 starts with the word "Go". There is far more to that verse, but it starts with the command to "Go". So why do we seem to be in the boat still at times? We have to be willing to be obedient and go, in faith, knowing that God is has a plan and that He is right beside us through those times when we may start to have doubts. We cannot go without Christ, any more than Peter could walk on water without faith in Christ. We have to step out of the boat. We will never fulfill the work He has for us though, if we do not first "Go" in faith.
Another example of deep faith in the Lord is found back in Genesis. In Genesis 12:1 the Lord spoke to Abram and the Lord told him simply to "Go". This was a different kind of command to Go but the test of obedience was no less significant. God said "Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your father's house, to the land which I will show you". Basically, he told him to get on the camel and start riding and he would show Abram later where they were going. Abram's obedience took simple, deep, demonstrable faith in God. It is that mustard seed kind of faith. It is the kind of faith that moves mountains. It is kind of faith that makes you obey the Lord, uproot from your comfort zone and go, not knowing anything about what the Lord has in store for you. Have you ever had that kind of faith? Are you willing to leave all for Him if He asks you to?
I love to see how each of these men of faith responded. Peter's response when the Lord told him to "Come" was a model of obedience. In Matthew 14:29 it says "…Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus". He got out of the boat and started walking. Period. What was Abram's response when the Lord told him to "Go…"? Genesis 12:5 says "So Abram went forth as the Lord had spoken to him…". Abram immediately went. There is no indication that there was any hesitation from either of them. There was no arguing. No "fleecing" for confirmation. No negotiations, nagging, or nay-saying. They just obeyed, walking in faith. Peter could not see what was going to happen, nor did Abram know what lay in store down the road. If they could, it would have completely eliminated the need for faith.
In calling Jesus our Lord and Master we have also told Him that we are willing to live this life by faith. Are you willing, like Peter and Abram, to get out of the boat or to get on the camel and to go forth as the Lord has prompted and commanded you? Obedience to the leading of the Lord in our lives is evidence of our faith in Christ Jesus as our Lord and Savior.


Yet, it's stuff that turns out to be key in getting a successful writing career launched.
Yesterday, I wrote about the importance of genuine connection with other writers from this world. That one goes without saying.
But here's something you may not have considered … it's also important to connect with all those larger-than-life, legendary, "hallowed names" of copywriting who come to Bootcamp every year to speak.
Because really, simply sitting in the audience and listing to their presentations isn't enough.
You should also seek them out. Make it a point to talk to them. Fortunately, it's surprisingly easy to wind up having impromptu conversations that strike up during breaks, or over lunch, or during those can't-be-planned elevator rides that put you two feet away from some of the biggest names in the copywriting business.
Million-dollar copywriter Clayton Makepeace chats with an AWAI member at the 2014 Bootcamp.
That's happened to me at every Bootcamp – spontaneous meetings with some of these larger-than-life writers.
One year, it was Paul Hollingshead telling me (corny) jokes at the bar. Another year, it was bumping into Mark Everett Johnson during a dinner out in Delray Beach, and having him join our table for dessert.
And then, this past year, another writer and I had a fortuitous early-morning elevator ride with Clayton Makepeace and his wife, Wendy. We joked about jet lag.
The next day, when I passed Clayton and Wendy in the hallway, I stopped to chat again. The other writer was there, too. Jet lag came up again … which led to a conversation about lifestyle writing … which led to a project opportunity for that other writer.
A similar thing happened to email-writing coach Jay White during a conference he attended early in his career. He sat down in the lobby and struck up a conversation with the other guy sitting there … who just happened to be highly respected and mega-successful Internet marketer, Alex Mandossian.
Jay walked away with an assignment to write email copy for him, and that project launched his career.
Obviously, your chances of landing projects increase dramatically when you show up at an event where experts flock and hiring companies line up to meet you. That's why Job Fair at Bootcamp is so life-changing.
But, you know what's even more valuable? It's the fact that copywriting legends are really just normal people.
Sure, there's a lot to admire about what they've accomplished. But, getting to connect with them as peers? That's priceless.
Once you hear a guy whom you thought was untouchable in awesomeness talk about the hassles of weeds cropping up on his lawn … it's like the bubble of mystique pops.
You realize these are normal people, who work hard to be talented at what they do, and who can teach you a whole lot.
But it takes actual, physical, face-to-face connections outside of formal settings to really get the benefit of this.
So, Step 2 in your "Make-It-Happen" Bootcamp plan is to visualize yourself having coffee with one of these greats. Understand that they're a lot like you … and that, if you're serious about making your writing career happen, you can be a lot like them.
Which copywriting superstar would you most like to have coffee with and get to know? I'd love to know – tell me here.
Tomorrow, I'm going to tell you about the eerily effective way certain copywriters have launched their careers into six-figure territory. It has to do with something they do after an annual Bootcamp tradition.
I would love to have coffee and a long talk with Clayton Makepeace. To pick his brain about copywriting would make my day.
I would love to have coffee with all of you guys, you are all so great that any opportunity with you will be awesome!!!
Hi Mindy, to answer your question the copywriter I would most like to meet up with is Gordon Graham. At the last boot camp I had ample opportunity to connect with Ed Gandia (whom I follow via his podcasts)and Casey Demchak (who writes B2B Medical which is where I want to be) and they were both gracious and generous with their time, tips and strategies. I would have liked to spend more time with Steve Slaunwhite but he was always surrounded whenever I saw him. Looking forward to 2015 Bootcamp!
I would love to have had the opportunity to meet any one of them, but especially the women copywriters the ones that have made a success of themselves. I would like to interview them and ask them what the one thing that allowed them the success they are enjoying at this time. I believe that would be one of the "Golden Nuggets" they are talking about in my class.
Well, wish I could be there in person.
Well I am laughing, I read the article and did not read the author, I wanted to share with you the one person I would like to meet and it is Mindy McHorse. LOL.
Every since I listened to your audio about how you got started and the steps to move forward, I have thought that you have inspired me the most. Maybe by being female and a mother. I don't know but I do know, I have listened to your audio several times and have recommended it to people on the forum.
So, maybe next year we will get to meet.
Hi Mindy. You are one of the people I would enjoy meeting at Bootcamp. It is motivating to read about how you transitioned out of the corporate environment, but I also enjoy your down-to-earth writing style. Maybe it's because we're both from the Great Southwest!
You Mindy , it would have to be you. I clicked on your video and I was pulled in from the very first word. In fact that was this morning, and , as you can tell, I joined today. I don't know if it was your down to earth manner of speaking, the conversational tone, the positive ideas, or all of the above, but you inspired me. Thanks a lot for leading me to AWAI, I have been looking for this for a long time.
Started back in the day before the world wide web was a thing.
Spent several years with Gary Halbert.
He is the full marketing package.
There is one thing that constantly weighs on my mind about copywriting; Am I providing the right marketing advice or angle for my client?
I think John would provide a real-world cross section of everything marketing and copywriting.
Not to mention some pretty cool stories.
Definately Dan Kennedy and Joshua Boswell they both have been poor and hungry before obtaining their successes and I feel a strong connection with them due to this. However they are both men, which I usually tend to get along better with; I would like a women mentor in the circle as well. I'm unable to decide and uncertain at this time of who that would be. One that would be strong without being overly aggressive.


Spiritual growth sounds great, but what does it mean?
There is something very grounding about trees. We understand how they grow and how dirt, seeds, water, and roots support the life and seasons of a tree. Using a tree as a metaphor, Christopher Maricle presents a model for spiritual growth that is easy to use and remember.
Deeply Rooted borrows Catherine of Siena's image of the soul as a tree and categorizes it into four parts: the garden, the soil and roots of the tree, the trunk and essence, and the fruits. The reader explores self-knowledge and knowledge of God and how these two work together to help the soul grow.


And I mean like a really rough day. Really, really rough day.
We are not quite finished (still 22 days left), but we are getting down to the wire. Teachers are ready for summer (at least I am!). Students are ready for summer. And with that, comes some crazy.
And depending on your school, it might be a lot of crazy.
It might have already been pretty crazy, but now it is getting even worse.
Some days just drain all the energy out of you.
Then the next day, you are expected to go back to school.
How do you go to school the day after you were cussed out by a 10 year old? How do you approach that? How do you give your kids your best teaching self when you don't feel like yourself?
I definitely do not claim to have all of the answers (and any input in the comments would be appreciated!), but here are some things that I (personally) have found help me out when it is the day (or the afternoon) after something really ridiculous happens.
This starts the night before (AKA the really really rough day). You need to destress. Whether that means taking a bath, reading a book, or just laying on the couch eating Taco Bell, do it. I know that this may be hard depending on if you have stuff to do or kids at home, but try your best. Put the kids in front of Moana and go use that hour and a half to take care of yourself.
You can find more destressing activities in this post.
This is more for the morning. In the morning, don't just roll out of bed and throw some clothes on. Take a few minutes to enjoy yourself before going to school. That could mean reading your Bible, sitting on Pinterest, doing yoga, etc. It may just mean that you drink your coffee really slowly in the silence.
This will help get your mind right before you go to school. If you can take care of yourself, then you can take care of the children.
You can read more about morning routines in this post.
Now, I know that most schools are sticklers for your lesson plans. But if it better to pick something easier on you than struggle all day. See if there is anything in your lesson plans that can be extended, shortened, or altered.
For example, I had a rough day a few weeks ago. It was a Wednesday. For the next two days, I was basically drained. My older students were learning a song and then getting on the keyboards. I shortened the song part (they still learned it, I just went a little faster) and put the extra time into their keyboard time (I always do half lesson and half playing for fun). I didn't have to change my lesson plans, I just made it a little bit easier on myself.
If you feel like you just cannot do whatever your lesson plans say, then go ahead and reprint them just in case of an observation. And make sure what you replace it with is still going with the same standards.
For really easy lessons, I like this game or this movie.
You can read about backup plans in the music room here.
Always remember that if a kid totally freaks outs, it is a rough day for them too. And they are still reeling from it too. What is traumatic for us is traumatic for them.
If a kid is having a rough enough day that they are screaming or they are walking out of the classroom or banging on instruments or whatever, then they are going to be upset as well. And although you may not ever want to see them again, you have to. So, make sure there is a consequence and then let it go.
It's hard. I know. But you have to let it go.
That doesn't mean there's no consequence. That doesn't mean you don't learn from it. But it means that you do not continually punish them for something that they have already paid the price for.
So those are my tips for going back to school after a really hard day. Have you ever had these feelings? How do you deal with them? Let us know in the comments. And don't forget to subscribe!
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You have been such a blessing to me. Sending you love and hugs today!
Thanks so much! That was my goal in writing this— help people realize they are not alone.
I love your blog. I'm a K-5 teacher at a low income urban Charter School. I have hard days A LOT. Same thing, cussing, running out of the classroom…etc. As soon as I walk out of the building to my car I have to let it go. Start each day fresh and let school stuff stay at school. Please keep your posts coming! My olders kids LOVED Extra Beat Take a Seat.
That is so good to hear! My students love Extra Beat. I totally understand the feeling about school. I have a longer commute and I use it to get my head straight. Thanks for commenting!


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Scroll-activated sticky header refers to a header that sticks to the top of the viewport when the page is scrolled down and disappears when the page is scrolled back to the top.
To achieve this effect with Axure, the design will be cumbersome, because interactive designers need to insert variables or functions in your wireframe prototype. Today, I'd like to tell you how to use "Scroll Box" components with the rapid prototyping tools Mockplus to quickly make a scroll-activated sticky header.
So the question comes, how to achieve this effect? In fact, the principle is very simple, you can make it merely by two nested scroll boxes.
Mockplus is so simple and efficient that you can easily implement scroll-activated sticky header with just two Scroll Box components. If you want to experience the full functionality in Mockplus, please move to https://www.mockplus.com/download to download. If you have any questions, please make a reference on the tutorial page where provides you with rich tutorials and samples. Been familiar with the various components and operation methods, I believe you can make a perfect interaction demo with Mockplus.


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The goodies in this edition include a pizza delivery game, a platformer created with the Game Maker engine, two tower defense games, and a new release from the developer of the popular art game I Wish I Were the Moon.
"In Pizza City, you play the role of a delivery boy who has to help Uncle Tony distribute tasty pizzas to his customers around all parts of the town. This requires going back and forth between Tony's pizza place and the destination of each delivery, with occasional stops at the gas station to fill up the fuel tank of your car."
"You control a robot with the ability to build turrets in CannoDash, a tower defense game where enemies appear from each side of the screen in turn and chase you down relentlessly. Tanks stop in their tracks when they hit any of your turrets, but paper planes will follow you around without the need to fly around ground units."
"A puzzle strategy game created by Taro, developer of the unfairly difficult platformer Super Ear Man Bros. Just like other tower defense games, the objective here is to build turrets around the map and protect your base from the incoming alien invasion."
"Originally titled Yellow Goo Love, Crazy Over Goo is a mouse-controlled platformer which comes with fifty playable levels. You control an elastic ball who is after the love of his life, both looking suspiciously like a gaming royalty couple from the early 80's."
"Daniel Benmergui's latest is a puzzle game created in a style that fans of his works should already be familiar with. Similar to I Wish I were the Moon, the adventure is a short one and shouldn't take longer than a couple of minutes to play from start to end. The game also features multiple endings to discover."


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Nvidia RTX 4090 Ti GPU spotted on Galax website – but don't get your hopes up
Nvidia's RTX 4090 Ti popped up on the Galax website briefly, as the graphics card manufacturer made quite a whopper of a mistake, before it was pulled down quickly.
As VideoCardz points out, there was a top banner published for the 'GeForce RTX 4090 Ti HOF' graphics card on the homepage of the Galax site, but this was a blunder as mentioned – a mistaken addition of the 'Ti', seemingly, as clicking the banner led through to the RTX 4090 HOF page.
That's a graphics card that does exist, of course – unlike the 4090 Ti – and it's a special edition of the RTX 4090 for expert overclockers looking to break world records (the HOF acronym stands for 'Hall Of Fame' edition).
In fact, the 4090 HOF has already set records such as a 3.8GHz overclock which was applied by Team OGS. The banner, which has now been corrected, marks the global launch of the 4090 HOF, which was previously only on sale in Asia (or supplied directly to overclockers like OGS in Europe, in pre-release form).
Analysis: There's no need for an RTX 4090 Ti, frankly
As VideoCardz points out, Galax's website team probably needs to go have a lie down in a dark room for a bit, as mistakes aplenty have been made on the site in recent times. Like the RTX 4090 HOF launch material being marred by a bunch of typos, even including mistakes in the spec. (Incidentally, that spec includes a max power draw of 666W – literally making this a beast of a GPU).
Okay, so the obvious rumor spinning coming from this incident is whether there might be an RTX 4090 Ti in the wings, with Galax accidentally mentioning it because such a graphics card is on the horizon. Could that be true?
No, in a word. There have been no leaks around an RTX 4090 Ti – save for the thinnest of whispers that didn't convince us at all – and if it was anything like near release, we'd be seeing a bunch of more concrete spillage by now.
We do believe an RTX 4090 Ti will arrive eventually, or that's certainly possible, but likely not for a good long while yet. Maybe when Nvidia sorts out issues around power draw, and those melting adapters, of course – and when there's an actual need for a more powerful GPU.
Let's face it, right now the RTX 4090 is a hugely powerful graphics card not remotely challenged by AMD's new RX 7900 XTX flagship, so what exactly would be the point of an RTX 4090 Ti in the near future? This is very much something for a good way down the line, and Galax's slip here is just that – a faux pas (one of many in recent times, by all accounts).


A Swedish hotel chain is offering a refund to couples who get divorced within a year of staying at one of its places.
The Countryside Hotels group initiative is actually meant to encourage spouses to spend time together and work on their relationship, the Swedish NWT news website reports. It's offering a "relationship guarantee" on mini-breaks at its hotels, so if things subsequently don't work out and the marriage ends within a year, then the chain says it will reimburse the cost of a two-night stay.
Petra Fagrell Jansson, who runs one of the hotels, isn't worried about it becoming an expensive offer. She tells NWT that a trip could be exactly what people need to resolve their marital troubles. "Everyone needs a bit more time for their relationships and a little break from everyday life," she says.
There is some fine print: couples must be already married, stay in the same room and reference the relationship guarantee when booking. If they subsequently divorce and want to claim a refund, they have to submit court documents as evidence.
Marketing officer Anna Madsen tells The Local that some people have been surprised by the idea and asked if it's actually a joke, but the offer is real. She says the "radical approach" is designed make people realise "how beneficial it can be to get away for a while and devote time to each other".


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Walter Julius Gustav Bloem (Pseudonym: B. Walter) (* 20. Juni 1868 in Elberfeld (heute Stadtteil von Wuppertal); † 19. August 1951 in Lübeck) war ein deutscher Schriftsteller. Er schrieb Romane, die seine deutschnationale Einstellung zum Ausdruck brachten und ihn mit einer Gesamtauflage von zwei Millionen zu einem der meistgelesenen Autoren seiner Zeit machten.

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Walter Bloem war der älteste von fünf Söhnen des Geheimen Justizrats, Rechtsanwalts und Notars Julius Bloem und seiner Frau Maria Helene geb. Hermes.

Aus der 1896 mit Margarete Kalähne geschlossenen Ehe gingen die Tochter Margareta (Eta, * 19. August 1897) und der Sohn Walter Julius Bloem hervor. In zweiter Ehe war er seit 1923 mit seiner Cousine Judith Bloem verheiratet. Eta heiratete später den schweizerischen Journalisten und Turkologen Max Rudolf Kaufmann (selber ein Gegner des deutschen Militarismus und Nationalsozialismus, der von 1925 bis 1952 in den USA und in der Schweiz lebte).

Bis 1914
Bloem besuchte ab 1877 das Elberfelder Gymnasium, wo er einen literarischen Zirkel gründete, der bis zu seinem Tod bestand. Nach dem Abitur begann Bloem 1886 an der Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg ein Studium der Philologie und Geschichte. In Heidelberg wurde er Mitglied der Satisfaktion gebenden Hamburger Gesellschaft. 1887 wechselte er an die Philipps-Universität Marburg, um Rechtswissenschaften und Nationalökonomie zu studieren. 1887 wurde er im Corps Teutonia Marburg aktiv. Als Inaktiver wechselte er 1888 an die Universität Leipzig, wo er sich im Dreikaiserjahr auch dem Corps Lusatia Leipzig anschloss. Seine Marburger Zeit verarbeitete er 18 Jahre später in seinem ersten Roman Der krasse Fuchs (1906), in dem er den Namen seines eigenen Corps Teutonia in "Corps Cimbria" und den des Corps Hasso-Nassovia in "Nassovia" abänderte, den des Corps Guestphalia Marburg jedoch beibehielt. In den Figuren ist der seinerzeit viel gelesene Roman weitgehend autobiographisch, so ist Werner Achenbach Walter Bloem selbst "minus dem in der Romanfigur unterschlagenen Dichtertum", wie Bloem 1948 an Hermann Bauer schrieb.

Den letzten Teil des Studiums absolvierte er an der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn. Er bestand 1890 die Referendarprüfung und wurde in Jena zum Dr. iur. promoviert. Seinen Militärdienst leistete er in Düsseldorf ab. Nach der Assessorprüfung arbeitete er ab 1895 als Rechtsanwalt in Barmen. Zunächst nebenberuflich war er Schriftsteller und Herausgeber von Unterhaltungsliteratur, so hatte er die Redaktion des Literarischen Unterhaltungsblattes für Westdeutschland in Elberfeld übernommen. 1904 gab er seine Tätigkeit als Rechtsanwalt auf und zog als freier Schriftsteller nach Berlin. Dort war er zudem als Dramaturg am Neuen Theater tätig. 1912 erschien seine Trilogie über den Deutsch-Französischen Krieg (Das eiserne Jahr, Volk wider Volk, Die Schmiede der Zukunft), die ihn in ganz Deutschland berühmt machte. Er wurde damit zu einem der Lieblingsautoren des deutschen Kaisers Wilhelm II., der ihm für diese Trilogie den Roten Adlerorden 4. Klasse verlieh. Von 1911 bis 1914 lebte er in Stuttgart, wo er als Regisseur und Chefdramaturg am Hoftheater Stuttgart arbeitete. Kurz vor Kriegsausbruch gab er diese Stellung jedoch auf, um sich ganz der Schriftstellerei widmen zu können.

Militärdienst, Erster Weltkrieg

Walter Bloem hatte sein Jahr als Einjährig-Freiwilliger beim Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 39 in Düsseldorf abgedient. Im Jahr 1894 wurde er zum Leutnant der Reserve beim Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 40, das damals in Aachen stationiert war, befördert. Im Jahr 1904 zum Oberleutnant d.R. befördert, trat er 1906 zur Landwehr über. 1910 ließ er sich ins Reserveverhältnis zurück und zum Grenadier-Regiment "Prinz Carl von Preußen" (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12 versetzen. Dort wurde er 1912 zum Hauptmann d.R. befördert und nahm als solcher am Ersten Weltkrieg, zuletzt als Major d. R. teil. Als Kompaniechef des Grenadier-Regiments "Prinz Carl von Preußen" (2. Brandenburgisches) Nr. 12 an der Westfront verwundet, wurde er von Januar bis Juli 1915 im Stab des Generalgouvernement Belgien in Brüssel verwendet, bevor er auf eigenen Wunsch wieder an die Kriegsfront versetzt wurde. Er war an der Ostfront als Chef des II., später I. Bataillons des  Infanterieregiments 341, ehe er aufgrund einer Schussverletzung und einer sumpffieberartigen Krankheit mehrere Monate in medizinischer Behandlung verbringen musste. Von Mitte Februar bis Mitte März 1916 war er Bataillonschef des I. Bataillons des Grenadier-Regiments Nr. 12. Das Bataillon kämpfte in der Schlacht um Verdun. Sein Bataillon war zur Einnahme von Fort Douaumont vorgesehen. Dies gelang nicht; die Einheit wurde zu fast 90 % aufgerieben. Von März 1916 bis Anfang 1918 war er in der Abteilung III b im Generalstab des Heeres tätig, wo er die Feldpressestelle leitete. Sein direkter Vorgesetzter war Walter Nicolai. In der Deutschen Frühjahrsoffensive 1918 kam Bloem erneut zum Fronteinsatz. Sein Sohn Walter Julius Bloem kämpfte an seiner Seite. Walter Bloem wurde schwer verwundet und fiel für den Rest des Krieges aus, wurde aber noch zum Major d. R. befördert.

In seinen Romanen spiegelt sich die militärische Karriere von Bloem wieder. Der Roman "Sommerleutnants" trägt -ähnlich wie der "Krasse Fuchs"- starke autobiographische Züge. Die Handelnden in der Trilogie "Das eiserne Jahr, Volk wider Volk, Die Schmiede der Zukunft" dienen vielfach im Füsilier-Regiment Nr. 40, und für das Grenadier-Regiment Nr. 12 schrieb Bloem eine ausführliche Regimentsgeschichte. Auch sonst verarbeitete er seine Erfahrungen als Offizier und Truppenführer  in Erinnerungen, Tagebüchern und Romanen literarisch. Während des Krieges hatte er oftmals die Gelegenheit, den Kaiser bei Front- und Truppenbesuchen zu begleiten. Das Wesen und den Charakter des Kaisers beschrieb er in seinem Buch Das Ganze halt! (1919).

Republik und NS-Zeit
Durch seine literarischen Erfolge wurde Bloem Millionär und lebte nach dem Krieg auf der von  ihm erworbenen Burg Rieneck in Mainfranken. Sein Vermögen verlor er jedoch im Laufe der Inflationsjahre wieder. 1926/27 unternahm er mit seiner Frau eine Weltreise, die ihn in die Sowjetunion, nach China, Japan und in die Vereinigten Staaten führte. Dank seines Rufs und seiner guten Beziehungen konnte er mit einem Diplomatenpass reisen. Er traf mit zahlreichen hochrangigen Persönlichkeiten zusammen, unter anderem mit US-Präsident Calvin Coolidge. 1929 verkaufte Bloem die Burg Rieneck und zog wieder nach Berlin.

Seit 1931 war er Vorsitzender der Arbeitsgemeinschaft nationaler Schriftsteller. In Hitler erblickte Bloem den Mann, der den Versailler Vertrag und die mit ihm verbundene Erniedrigung Deutschlands beseitigen sowie die Ehre der Nation wiederherstellen konnte. 1932 wurde Bloem zum Vorsitzenden des Schutzverbandes deutscher Schriftsteller gewählt. Nach der Machtübernahme der Nationalsozialisten war er ab Mai 1933 Ehrenvorsitzender des gleichgeschalteten SDS, der dann in den RDS überführt wurde. Bloem gehörte im Oktober 1933 zu den 88 deutschen Schriftstellern, die das Gelöbnis treuester Gefolgschaft für Adolf Hitler unterzeichneten. Im staatlich gelenkten Kulturbetrieb des NS-Staates spielte er keine bedeutende Rolle mehr, was vielleicht auch darauf zurückzuführen ist, dass sich Bloem in Werken wie Brüderlichkeit (1922) eindeutig gegen antisemitische Tendenzen in der deutschen Bevölkerung gewandt hatte. 1937 schrieb er das Drehbuch zu dem Kriegsfilm Urlaub auf Ehrenwort, der nach dem Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges von der alliierten Militärzensur verboten wurde. Im Juni 1938 nahm er am Reichsfrontdichtertreffen in Guben teil. Am 19. September 1938 beantragte er die Aufnahme in die NSDAP und wurde zum 1. November desselben Jahres aufgenommen (Mitgliedsnummer 6.940.478). 1941 zeigte er noch einmal seine Zustimmung zur nationalsozialistischen Politik, indem er zu Karl Hans Bühners Anthologie Dem Führer ein Ergebenheitsgedicht beitrug, das mit den Worten "Mein Führer!" beginnt.

Von Herbst 1941 bis Frühjahr 1942 war Bloem in Riga stationiert, wo er regen Anteil am Kunst- und Musikleben nahm und sich u. a. mit einem begeisterten Aufsatz über den lettischen Maler Vilhelms Purvītis hervortat. Zenta Maurina schreibt in ihrer Autobiographie: "Walter Bloem hatte das Vertrauen der einheimischen Künstler erobert, und als er plötzlich von Riga abberufen wurde, herrschte aufrichtige Betrübnis. Über die Flüsterbrücke kam die Nachricht, der Grund seiner unerwarteten Versetzung sei seine Sympathie für den lettischen Menschen und die lettische Kunst gewesen. […] Nun ruht er bereits unter der Erde, er und sein hochtrabender Traum von Mutter Germania, die alle anderen Völker unter ihre Flügel nimmt."

Viele seiner Werke wurden nach dem Krieg in der SBZ bzw. DDR auf die Liste der auszusondernden Literatur gesetzt.

Späte Jahre
Nach seiner Rückkehr aus sowjetischer Kriegsgefangenschaft lebte Walter Bloem in Lübeck, wo er am 19. August 1951 im Alter von 83 Jahren verstarb. Er wurde im fränkischen Rieneck bestattet, wo eine Ortsstraße nach ihm benannt ist. Über Bloems letzte Lebensjahre schreibt Heinz Wolff: "Der Zusammenbruch [des Dritten Reiches] sah ihn vereinsamt, verarmt, vergrämt und verhärmt in Lübeck-Travemünde. 1951 wurde er, der seine Zeit nicht mehr verstand, der nichts mehr zu sagen wußte, dem auch niemand mehr etwas sagte, in des Wortes wahrster Bedeutung von diesem wechselvollen Leben erlöst."

Ehrungen
 Roter Adlerorden 4. Klasse (1913)
 Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse (1914)
 Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse (1915)
 Ritter des Friedrichs-Ordens
 Eiserner Halbmond
 Königlicher Hausorden von Hohenzollern
 Albrechts-Orden, Ritterkreuz 1. Klasse mit Schwertern
 Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (1933 zum 65. Geburtstag durch Reichspräsident v. Hindenburg)

Werke

Romane

 Der krasse Fuchs, 1906 (wurde 1924/25 von Conrad Wiene verfilmt)
 Der Paragraphenlehrling, 1907  (späterer Titel: Das jüngste Gericht, Grethlein & Co., Leipzig/Zürich 1911)
 Das lockende Spiel, 1908 (Digitalisat des 1. bis 4. Tausend im Internet Archive)
 Sonnenland, 1909 (Digitalisat des 56. bis 75. Tausend im Internet Archive)
 Sommerleutnants. Die Geschichte einer achtwöchigen Übung, 1910 (Digitalisat des 13. bis 17. Tausend im Internet Archive)
 Sommerleutnants – die Geschichte einer achtwöchigen Übung, 1910
 Das eiserne Jahr, 1910
 Volk wider Volk, Grethlein & Co., Leipzig 1912 (Digitalisat des 71. bis 80. Tausend im Internet Archive)
 Die Schmiede der Zukunft, 1913
 Das Ende der Großen Armee, 1913 (Jugendbuch)
 1813 – Geschichte eines jungen Freiheitshelden, 1913 (Jugendbuch; Digitalisat im Internet Archive)
 1814/15 – Geschichte eines jungen Freiheitshelden, 1914 (Jugendbuch)
 Das verlorene Vaterland, 1914 (Digitalisat im Internet Archive)
 Komödiantinnen, 1914 (Digitalisat des 252. bis 256. Tausend im Internet Archive)
 Gottesferne, 1920 (Digitalisat des 1. bis 50. Tausend im Internet Archive)
 Herrin, 1921
 Brüderlichkeit, 1922
 Das Land unserer Liebe, 1924
 Mörderin?, 1924
 Teutonen, 1926
 Sohn seines Landes, 1928
 Washington, 1928/29
 Held seines Landes, 1929
 Wir werden ein Volk, 1929
 Frontsoldaten, 1930
 Faust in Montbijou, 1931
 Hindenburg der Deutsche, 1932
 Heiliger Frühling. Ein Roman junger Deutscher im Kriege, 1933
 Die Stürmer vom Douaumont, 1934 (mit Cordt von Brandis)
 Die große Liebe, 1935
 Faust und Gretchen auf dem Römerberg, 1937
 Der Volkstribun, 1937
 Geliebte Frau, geliebte Stadt, 1950

Dramen
 Caub, 1897, uraufgeführt 1899 in Berlin
 Heinrich von Plauen, 1902
 Schnapphähne, 1902
 Der Jubiläumsbrunnen. Drama in 4 Akten, 1905 (Unvollständiges Digitalisat im Internet Archive)
 Der neue Wille. Drama in vier Akten, 1906 (Digitalisat im Internet Archive)
 Dreiklang des Krieges. Szenen aus der Zeit, 1918 (Digitalisat im Internet Archive)
 Helden von gestern, 1920
 Plettenberg, 1943
 Patkull, 1943

Sonstiges
 An heimischen Ufern, 1912 (Fotoband)
 Vormarsch, Verlag Grethlein  Co, Leipzig 1916 (Kriegserinnerungen – unter dem Titel The Advance from Mons 1914: The Experiences of a German Infantry Officer im Jahr 2004 in Großbritannien neu aufgelegt).
 Sturmsignal, 1918 (Kriegserinnerungen)
 Das Ganze Halt, 1919 (Kriegserinnerungen)
 Der Weltbrand – Deutschlands Tragödie 1914–1918, 2 Bände, 1923 (Geschichte Erster Weltkrieg. Hiervon erschien auch eine einbändige gekürzte "Volksausgabe". illustriert von Ludwig Dettmann)
 Weltgesicht, 1928 (Bericht seiner Weltreise, die ihn in die Sowjetunion, nach China, Japan und in die Vereinigten Staaten geführt hat)
 Unvergängliches Deutschland, 1933 (Fotoband)
 Das Grenadier-Regiment Prinz Carl von Preußen (2. Brandenburg.) Nr. 12 : nach den Erinnerungsblättern des Majors v. Schönfeldt sowie den Aufzeichnungen anderer Mitkämpfer / bearbeitet von Walter Bloem. Hrsg. vom Reichsverband ehem. 12er

Literatur
In der Reihenfolge des Erscheinens
 Reichshandbuch der deutschen Gesellschaft – Das Handbuch der Persönlichkeiten in Wort und Bild. Erster Band, Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, ISBN 3-598-30664-4

 Zenta Maurina: Kapitel Deutsche Gäste. In: Die eisernen Riegel zerbrechen. Geschichte eines Lebens, Maximilian Dietrich Verlag, Memmingen 1957, S. 182–191.
 Rodler F. Morris: From Weimar philosemite to Nazi apologist. The case of Walter Bloem. Lewiston, N.Y.: Mellen. 1988. (= Studies in German thought and history; Nr. 7).
 Egbert Weiß: Keine Angst vor Walter Bloem! Deutsche Corpszeitung 2/1993, S. 19 f.
 Rudibert Ettelt: Der Große Krieg. Teil 2: Walter Bloem, ein Erfolgsautor der Wilhelminischen Zeit. Kelheim: Stadtarchiv. 2001.
 Holger Zinn: Der krasse Fuchs in Einst und Jetzt, 2003, Band 48, S. 327–336.
 Bloem, Walter Julius Gustav, in: Friedhelm Golücke: Verfasserlexikon zur Studenten- und Hochschulgeschichte. SH-Verlag, Köln 2004, ISBN 3-89498-130-X. S. 47–49.
 Horst Heidermann: Auf dem Weg zum Führer: Walter Bloem. In: Geschichte im Wuppertal 2006, 15. Jg., S. 28–44. (PDF, 142 kB)
 Peter Stauffer: Walter Bloem. Biographie eines Verfechters, Geschichte eines Gekränkten, 2009.
 736. Bloem, Walter, in: Egbert Weiß, Hans Lipp und Helmut Weiß: Aktiv in der Monarchie. Leipziger Corpsstudenten 1807–1918. Lebensläufe der Leipziger Lausitzer. Festschrift zum 210. Stiftungsfest des Corps Lusatia, Leipzig 2017. Verlagsdruckerei Schmidt, Neustadt an der Aisch 2017. ISBN 978-3-96049-017-3, S. 374–376 (zit. als "Weiß u. a.").

Weblinks

 Kurzbiografie Walter Bloems
 Walter Bloem und die Brüder Schnack: Rienecks Dichter und die Nazis

 Nachlass Bundesarchiv N 31
 Analysen und Kommentare zu Walter Bloems Werken (auf Englisch), laufend aktualisiert.

Einzelnachweise

Schriftsteller (Wuppertal)
Autor
Dichterjurist
Literatur (20. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Deutsch)
Mitglied der Reichsschrifttumskammer
Roman, Epik
Drama
Tagebuch
Dramaturg
Rechtsanwalt (Deutschland)
Person im Ersten Weltkrieg (Deutsches Reich)
Person im Zweiten Weltkrieg (Deutsches Reich)
Major (Preußen)
Major (Heer der Wehrmacht)
Träger des Friedrichs-Ordens (Ritter I. Klasse)
Träger des Albrechts-Ordens (Ritter)
Ritter des Königlichen Hausordens von Hohenzollern
Träger des Eisernen Kreuzes I. Klasse
Träger des Roten Adlerordens 4. Klasse
Träger des Eisernen Halbmondes
Corpsstudent (19. Jahrhundert)
NSDAP-Mitglied
Deutscher
Geboren 1868
Gestorben 1951
Mann

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Like many of my fellow gen-x'ers, finding out that Chris Cornell died from a suicide punched me in the gut. It was like Kurt Cobain had died all over again. It's now a few weeks after his untimely death, and I can't stop thinking about it.
Chris Cornell was indeed one of the great musical voices of the '90's grunge movement, an era of tonal and lyrical angst that was probably one of the last great periods of musical history. As the front-man for Soundgarden and later Audioslave, a band he formed with the musicians from a fractured Rage Against the Machine, he left behind a giant footprint in the sands of rock history.
He recorded a solo album this year, "A Higher Truth", a soulful, mostly acoustic album that really resonated with me. I loved its painful and joyful messages, and Cornell's signature voice made the album seem personal and gave it a haunting beauty.
On a trip home from Kansas City where my son and I attended a Red Hot Chili Peppers concert, we spent some of the long drive listening to "A Higher Truth". As I listened closely to the lyrics I began to realize that many of the songs contained messages from a man who was thinking about suicide even then.
Millions of people suffer from depression worldwide. Call it a mental imbalance, a genetic disposition, or a spiritual trial, if we know someone who suffers from it we should surround them with love and support. We shouldn't judge them, we should love them unconditionally.
Cornell's wife Vicky was a stalwart rock for Chris, and he had a son and a daughter who adored him. As a father of four kids myself, I can't imagine what they are going through right now. I am heartbroken for them, and that goes beyond my being a simple fan of his music. I can only pray for their loss, and that the love of Chris's fans will resonate with Chris's family and give them comfort in this difficult time.
I am a fan, but they are his family.
The album is probably one of my favorites and is filled with beautiful poetry. "Only These Words" is a wonderful song about the love a father has for his daughter. "Josephine" is a beautiful love song, probably one of the most heartfelt love songs I've ever heard. Sprinkled throughout the album, however, are lyrics that express a profound sense of pain that could have been warning signs that something was happening to him.
In this lyric, Chris is following the thread of a man standing on a corner of a busy street like some madman or homeless person shouting at cars full of people who won't listen. This particular lyric is interesting in that he is "yelling out a warning" to "some passerby", as if it is a random person who might listen. He "stand[s] as God made [him]" yet feels as if he is living a lie. Many sufferers of depression feel as if no one will listen to them or believe that they are suffering with this disease. Perhaps this is Chris's message to whomever will listen.
This track probably has the strongest evidence that Cornell was considering suicide. The narrator is one who is searching for answers, someone who is looking to the sky to find help. It is a song of despair, someone who looks for love in relationships. There is a sense in the song of finding happiness elsewhere, perhaps in an afterlife, but there is a refrain of "I don't know" when this is mentioned. The line "maybe you can talk me out/ Of doing myself in" is striking. A careful lyricist like Cornell would agonize over lines. I can't help but think that this line was intentional.
This song could be interpreted as Cornell speaking to himself, a song to a rock legend who is trapped in the prison of fame. It is difficult for some, as it was for Cobain, to live the life of touring, making that new album, all the while thinking about how simple things were before all the accolades and record deals. The lyrics to this song are a desire to have "another face" and "another name" so that the subject might have "no more suffering". People suffering from depression who think of suicide sometimes feel that if they had a "do-over" they would have a better life, and the despair of not being able to make this happen drive them to a point where they feel the only out is harming themselves.
These few songs are small glimpses into the struggles that Cornell was facing. He was a great lyricist, an incredible poet, and an incredible voice. I wish that he had not been alone that night. I wish that he'd been able to fight the lies that told him it wasn't worth it. He was an amazing and bright star who fell on some very black days.
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If you loved Chris Cornell as much as I did, please purchase the album "Higher Truth". It is a beautiful body of work that I feel is a magnum opus from a wonderful artist.
Yeah, when I heard and was trying to think which of his songs kind of captured or foreshadowed feelings that could have led to his death, the answer was – pretty much all of them. Dude was coming from some dark places pretty much his entire career. But probably one of the things that drew me to him aside from the great sound of the music and his voice was a kind of defiant, punk rock attitude to sorrow. It wasn't some kind of dithering mope rock resigned to being overwhelmed and powerless.
His songs owned up to some really heavy feelings, some sense that things could and should be better, and he had a kind of righteous anger about it, he was wrestling with it, trying to understand it. He was working through, creating some great music along the way, and where some other bands can get depressingly bleak and hopeless, he had notes of beauty, joy, and love. A memory of things that once were and a hope they might someday be good again, or at least a sense of wrestling with his demons or angels in a way that had a "I will not let you go unless you bless me" feel to it.
Not just suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, but taking up arms against a sea of troubles, opposing them, fighting the good fight. Unfortunately ongoing determined active resistance in the Hundred Years War wasn't what Shakespeare was referring to there, and Chris read on to the next line. Think they're saying he'd slipped back into some of those substances that can tend to mute our better angels at times.
After making it past 27, exploring in new directions, having a family, I thought he might have found a more even keel. Haven't heard Higher Truth yet. but looking over some of the lyrics they do seem to have more of that "To die, to sleep…" vibe than I'd come to expect from him. Sad to see him go.


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In Convening and Thanksgiving - part 1 I wrote about the "Inner Game" of convening and how I tend to follow the convening wheel to lay the groundwork for a Thanksgiving gathering of family and friends. I've been doing this internal work of learning to know myself better, clarifying my intentions and appreciating the gifts of my guests for weeks. I covered the parts of the Convening Wheel: At the Heart of the Matter, Clarifying Intent and The Invitation. There are 6 more Aspects of the Convening Wheel.
Another part of the inner game for me is to think about what we're going to do together and share my thoughts with those who are coming. I equate this to Setting Context (Aspect 4) for my gathering. I don't send an "agenda" for Thanksgiving, but I share with everyone what time I expect them to come and whether or not I expect them to bring something. Also, I share what we'll do first (usually gab), second, etc. and (very important) what's on the menu and what time we'll eat! Sometimes it doesn't seem necessary to do this (we've been doing Thanksgiving gatherings all our lives!), but I find that the tone is much more relaxed when everyone comes knowing what to expect.
I Create the Container (Aspect 5) by decorating our environment with candles and something pretty on the table. I like to have everyone at the same table in my gathering - even if we have to stretch extra card tables into the living room! As I said in part 1, I've gotten into the habit of creating place names and putting them around the table - but people can also trade places if they'd like. The important part is to let everyone know they are welcome.
In my Thanksgiving gathering, once we are at the table, I Hear All the Voices (Aspect 6) by asking each person to say one thing they are thankful for. Sometimes someone will also bring a writing that we take turns reading out loud. The first time we did this felt somewhat awkward, but now it seems as if everyone is used to it, expects and enjoys what we say to each other at this time. While conversation is pretty free and enthusiastic among us, it is more rare to have an opportunity to be heard by everyone at the same time and to listen intently to everyone else.
Mostly my guests and I engage in Essential Conversation (Aspect 7) as a matter of course. We like to talk, laugh, tell stories and listen. Usually the games and breakout conversations begin after dinner. Sometimes we get a good rousing game of Apples to Apples going!
I don't have an outcome I'm looking for except to authentically engage at my gathering so I have yet to see the ways that Creation (Aspect 8) and Commitment to Action (Aspect 9) may enter into my Thanksgiving. If I think about it some more it might come to me, but for now, I'm going to get to bed and get up early to put the turkey in the oven.
The point I want to make in this Thanksgiving series is that the principles of The Art of Convening are not only relevant and useful in business and organizations, but they apply to all kinds of gatherings. As I said in the book, The Art of Convening is a great gift to me because of the way it has helped to generate an atmosphere of good will, intimacy and trust in all kinds of settings.
Cynthia (Cindy) Wold is a co-author of The Art of Convening: Authentic Engagement in Meetings, Gatherings and Conversations.
Thanks for posting Cindy. It's interesting to me that I'm often more shy about being intentional at family gatherings than I am in my professional meetings. One stumbling block is that there are often implicit rather than explicit roles. Your article gives me something to ponder about how I might engage more intentionally this year.