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 Catherine Black has worked in environmental, community-based, and media organizations in Hawaii, San Francisco and Argentina. She is currently living in Buenos Aires, studying martial arts, and meditating on communication and revolution.
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Catherine Black, Mar 11, 2008
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 Wu Wei: The Hard Road to Effortlessness
Essay, Catherine Black, Jun 11, 2007
Wu wei is a key concept of Taoism roughly translated as “without action,” and can be interpreted to mean “effortless doing,” “action without action,” “not resisting,” “going with the flow,” or acting in harmony with the universe. As martial arts students, many theoretical and applied principles in our training stem from the concept of wu wei, but we also know that studying and excelling in any art requires a great deal of discipline.
Versión en castellano.
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 Cynicism: Can we see beyond it in '08?
Essay, Catherine Black, Mar 14, 2007
Lately I’ve been astonished by the extent to which the cynical attitude has penetrated the American mind. So it struck me that Barack Obama maintains that the chief opponent of his presidential campaign is cynicism. I would extend that sentiment beyond his campaign to include all of us Americans living in the early 21st century: for perhaps the first time in the short but vibrant history of the United States, the pioneering spirit that built this country faces a formidable foe from within. Cynicism is proving to be our greatest obstacle to moving forward in these dark years.
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 Why Hillary Should Run as Obama's Vice President
Essay, Catherine Black, Jan 24, 2007
We must be willing to take radical risks these days because the old rules of cautiously plotted campaigning no longer apply in an age when star-power and spin can turn an election. What I propose is that the two brightest stars of the Democratic Party, Hillary and Obama, unite in an unexpected ticket: Obama for President, Hillary as Vice-President. Although the inverse seems like a more practical compromise at first, Hillary’s presidential candidacy would still be far too divisive for the vast camp of swing voters that only Obama as the frontrunner stands a real chance at winning.
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 Embodied Earth 3: Urban Tree
Essay, Catherine Black, Nov 09, 2006
We depend on them to clean our urban air, to provide shade on a hot day, to soothe our eyes after staring all day at screens, cars and people. They offer us oxygen and relief in the concrete jungle, but do we ever stop to wonder what it's like to be a tree in the city?
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 Destined to Drown: Che's Triumph Over Fate
Essay, Catherine Black, Sep 07, 2006
Rather than be defined by a fate that was imposed upon him by forces beyond his control, Che stubbornly fought to overcome his own limitations and personal history, best represented by the ever-present spectre of asthma. He fought tooth and nail until he had overcome his fear of “drowning” and could create his own destiny—that of Comandante Che Guevara.
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 Islands: An Introduction
Essay, Catherine Black, Aug 18, 2006
You develop a different view of reality when you’re surrounded by water: the island becomes a miniature world unto itself. Knowing that an immense expanse of space stretches away from you in all directions produces a sense of self-containment hard to find on continents. When you can’t expand outward, you are inevitably re-oriented inward. And the world beyond your shores, so removed, becomes an abstraction, a story passed on by visitors.
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 Magic
Reflection, Catherine Black, Aug 15, 2006
A holy Indian town at the foothills of the Himalayas, a chance conversation on the banks of the River Ganges, a mysterious gift from a stranger ... There are many reasons I believe in magic, but one that comes to mind is the story of the white rose.
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 The Dying Art of Graciousness
Essay, Catherine Black, Jul 22, 2006
One day I left Tai Chi practice in casual conversation with a classmate who walked me the entire 16 blocks home without batting an eyelash. It wasn’t due to any romantic interest that he went a half-hour out of his way (he is happily married), he simply did not want to interrupt our conversation. He acted out of an ingrained habit of prioritizing graciousness and courtesy in human exchanges whenever possible-- an attitude known in Argentina as educación.
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 Embodied Earth Series 1: The Promise Ahead
Reflection, Catherine Black, Jul 19, 2006
The sun is warm and clear and penetrates like a rain of golden arrows, sending shivers through me. I quicken my pace beneath it, spurred on by the promise of a great release ahead, while the stones along my path slip cool and smooth under my silvery belly. It feels beautiful to move.
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