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May 2008 |
THE HUMAN POTENTIAL NEWSLETTER |
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A singular vision of what it could mean to
be human. |
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Notes on our latest books, sculptures
and puzzles. |
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| We are happy to
annouce our winners of FIRST
HUMAN POTENTIAL SHORT STORY CONTEST |
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The Short Story Contest organized by INHOUSEPRESS,
ended on March 28th 2008.
First Prize (publication) has been awarded to Bob Wakulich for
DIDO, with Edward McDermott for The Last Rose of Summer,
coming a close second. As the second place was of high standard,
we decided to extend the publication to second place also.
We thank all who participated in our competition
and wish all lots of future success.
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To read the winning and
the runner up short stories please click at http://inhousepress.ca/contest.html |
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| Happy
Mother's Day. For
this occasion we have a beautiful gift for you. |
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| The Gate,
Things my Mother told me, a novel by Stan I.S. Law is
an intimate novel of an eighty-year old women spending the last
years of her life at the Institute of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary. The problems she must face are as different as they are
unexpected from anything one can imagine in the 'outside' world,
not the least of which is her husband's gradual deterioration
under the unforgiving progression of Alzheimer's disease. As
we follow the inevitable loss of her own faculties, we discover
what unexpected compensations nature offers to those whom no
one else can help. Surprisingly, the book is spiced with abundant
humour.... |
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To
request a FREE copy of The Chapter One, please click HERE |
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| The Institute |
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He sat so well in the saddle, as though he'd
been born to ride a horse. Perfectly erect, heels pushed well
down, arms relaxed, yet, I knew, he held the steed in a grip
of iron. He'd spent a good part of his life looking down at us,
mere mortals, so to speak. He'd joined the cavalry at sixteen
and stayed faithful to his original 15th Regiment of the Pozna
Lancers all his life, even though he later became equally as
committed to other Regiments to which he had been transferred
all over Poland. He was in active duty until taken prisoner in
1940. By then he was the Commanding Officer on horseback. A sabre
poised against the German tanks.
I'm so very tired....
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To
request a FREE copy of The Chapter One, please click HERE |
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(Get
your copy clicking on the cover} |
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| In each Newsletter
we publish an essay or an article by Stan Law (a.k.a. Stanislaw
Kapuscinski) with his inimitable slant towards the spiritual,
metaphysical and philosophical perception of reality, while seriously
peppered with humour. |
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| Today we invite you
to read THE STAGE (Essay #31 from BEYOND
RELIGION vol. I) by Stanislaw Kapuscinski |
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I am but and actor, and the world is my stage.
Was it Shakespeare who said that? Whoever it was, he was right.
The world is a stage on which we enact our little dramas, comedies,
and, if we are very unlucky, our tragedies.
Actually, the roles we play have nothing to
do with luck. Luck is what the weak blame for their misfortunes.
The bard I quoted also said: "It is not in our stars but
in ourselves that we are underlings". If we only knew that
our season on this stage is no more than a brief stint, tailored-made
to learn a very specific lesson, we would not take our roles,
not to mention ourselves, quite so seriously.
Some of us discover the role we are supposed
to play early. This discovery is called self-realization. People
lucky enough to make this discovery are those who fulfil their
purpose in life. They are the few, the chosen. Or perhaps, they
just looked harder. They come in all walks of life but they have
one thing in common. They are a happy lot.
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| As mentioned above,
this Newsletter offers books, essays and sculpture. Today we
want to share with you our good news. Bozena Happach's, digital
image submitted for the competition "Art and Music",
has been selected for exhibition at the Festival "ArteMusica",
to be held on 12th to 15th June, 2008 in the Municipality of
Piandiscò (Arezzo) Italy. |
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Please click on the proposal. |
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To see the answer click HERE
(don't
cheat now!)
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| Humor |
What
we found in our mail box |
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| We would like to end our Newsletter
with a smile. |
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If you enjoyed spending
time with us, spread the word. It doesn't cost you a penny. See
you next time, Bozena (for the INHOUSEPRESS group) |
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