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Mr. Jim Miller <jimmsl@aol.com>

Bill Runyon <billrunyon@earthlink.net>

Happy New Year!!


Dear Jim:

(1) Many, many thanks for your very encouraging greetings (ATTACHMENT I
).

Yes, I agree with you 100% -- we are the forerunner of changing the world!!


<http://tinyurl.com/a7bgx4>


AND, as the President-Elect Barack Obama said, ÒYES, WE CAN!!
Ó

LetÕs have a lot of FUN in this 2009!!

Dear Bill:

(2) Many thanks for your inspiring msgs. Once again, I like your haiku very much.

Dear E-Colleagues:

(3) I wholeheartedly thank you for your greetings.

I received so many of them that I regret I cannot share them to our list members.

However, pls have a very Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!!

Best, Tak


ATTACHMENT I

 

From: Jim Miller <jimmsl@aol.com>
Date:
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:02:10 -0500
To:
<irenehultman@verizon.net>
Subject:
Wishing You a Happy and Prosperous New Year in 2009

 

As the New Year 2009 begins, I want to wish you a very Happy New Year and a prosperous one as well.

The World is in a huge Change - one that I believe will be positive and enriching in many more ways than have been seen in our recent memories.  And I also believe we will be part of making that change happen.

For the first time in many years, I feel we can and will make this, our World and our space around us a better place.

So go get 'em and HAVE FUN doing it!!!

My Warmest Regards,

Jim

Jim Miller
President
SYNECTICS, Ltd.
2326 Rosemont PL W
Seattle, WA  98199
jimmsl@aol.com
+1 206 619 2144


ATTACHMENT II

 

From: "billrunyon@earthlink.net" <billrunyon@earthlink.net>
Reply-To:
<billrunyon@earthlink.net>
Date:
Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:02:28 -0500
To:
Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Cc:
Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject:
Re: Christmas haiku - Happy New Year

 

Dear Professor Utsumi,
 
Thank you for the kind compliments. Though not an expert in these,
to me, those stories and legends that are the substance of zen,
haiku and the tea ceremony are a rich and inspiring legacy that
I hope continue long into the future.
 
Happy and prosperous New Year!
 
Bill
 

----- Original Message -----
From:
Takeshi Utsumi, Ph.D. <mailto:utsumi@columbia.edu>  
To:
billrunyon@earthlink.net
Cc:
Tak Utsumi <mailto:utsumi@columbia.edu>
Sent:
12/31/2008 1:11:16 PM
Subject:
Re: Christmas haiku

Dear Bill:

(1) Many thanks for your wonderful msg.

It reminded me of many legends and stories that Japanese feudalistic warlords in ancient time indulged in Zen, Haiku, Tea Ceremony, etc.

(2) Your haiku is excellent, indeed!!

Wishing you a very peaceful, healthy, happy New Year!!

Best, Tak


From: "billrunyon@earthlink.net" <billrunyon@earthlink.net>
Reply-To:
<billrunyon@earthlink.net>
Date:
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:58:36 -0500
To:
Tak Utsumi <utsumi@columbia.edu>
Subject:
Christmas haiku

Dear Professor Utsumi,
 
By serendipity, I discovered the work of Jean Paul Lederach, a seminal figure in peace building and reconciliation. There are many important ideas in his work.

In his book, The Moral Imagination: The Art & Soul of Building Peace, which was immediately resonant to my concept "moral vector", he wrote: ³I have found that transformative moments in conflict are many times those filled with a haiku-like quality that floods a particular process or space.Å He suggests working with the art form as an exercise and discipline.

Taking inspiration from one of his stories of a Tajik warlord and a philosopher who brought peace to their area, I gave my first effort at haiku. I am sure you know the art better than I but in the spirit of Christmas, I send you these thoughts and my wish for that spirit to increase through the world this year.
 
  

Warlord and teacher
as one, change spear to brush balm
on Life­s torn canvas.


 
        With respect and admiration for your work,
 
 
Bill Runyon


 
billrunyon@earthlink.net
EarthLink Revolves Around You.


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Mr. Jim Miller
President
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Suite 100b
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