Neal Ostman
Neal Ostman has learned from people stateside and abroad. After trekking, his work life involved responsibilities as a Chief Financial Officer for healthcare companies. Neal has taught writing and poetry classes. In addition to poetry, his published credits include business and historical articles. His poetry readings have been well-received at many venues in the cities of his travels. Neal is a member of the Poetry Society of Texas and lives in Colleyville, Texas
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What is a ‘Personal Triad’ statement? It is a very concise three-part statement that presents who you are and your key passions. A personal triad statement uses the ‘rule of three’ to create a handy and intriguing method for answering those ‘tell me about yourself’ situations. When effectively delivered, you can add a set of...... Read More
The triad above frames my now focus, and passions. I am in my 3rd Career. I suggest that one can have a simple three-part view of a career. This simplistic triadic view can serve as a top-of-mind reference for what you are about. As you confront decisions along the path, it can help prompt you...... Read More
On the Three Truths – Certainty v Truth of Things: Since Descartes, there have been many battles over the certainty of our knowledge [1.1]– of things and our thoughts. Today’s understanding of ‘what’s true’ seems to involve only one criterion– certainty. I argue/maintain/propose there are three types of truth. Each truth has different certainties which...... Read More
BECAUSE WE – The legacy of our 20th Century: Because there is so much information to absorb, we grab the consensus answer. Because the pressure is to immediately declare, we converse in soundbites. Because the tallest nail invites a hammer, we choose not to speak. Because it is easier to declare feelings than to make...... Read More
Black tree trunks stand like stately sentinels, before high-up dormer eyes, staring across well-turned lawns, undulating and silent. Glossy leaves of ivy and cropped shrubs skirt the grand house. Cloaking around the foundation, up to tendrils splayed, grasping over white wood toward the eaves. Snug in a feigned union of nature and permanence, sitting lordly...... Read More
Wind Tripper is Neal Ostmar’s first collection of poetry. The poems present evocative images by using palpable language and lucid metaphors. Poems like “The Nord Sea” and “Faraway” place you in the vast loneliness of the ocean. They convey how the drudgery of work and missing a loved one comes to hang about your shoulders....... Read More