21 Jun The Way Of The Way 145
Those who know how to talk don't necessarily know what they are talking about. Those who are articulate can paint a beautiful forest. Those who know can grow fruit bearing trees....
20 Jun Eddie Penn*
Shitting with Victor Shit my pants yesterday. 43 seconds away from my bathroom. After a furious run home. A quixotic run interrupted by several emergency sphincter squeezes. Made it all the way from E79 and 1st to 64th and 1st. And up five flights of stairs. Made it through a door key twist. But...
19 Jun The Imaginary River Of Time
Time is an imaginary measure of the space between events. It only exists because we are its parents. Time is a river from fountainhead to sea. It wouldn't exist if it wasn't for me. The river is the river, it is as it is. where I am in the river makes time whiz. I am who I am, unchanged from the fountainhead until the time I think I'm dead. The river is the river, even when its part of the sea But that is something I cannot see....
18 Jun Time And Transition
Time and Transition Time is invisible, like the wind. Only seen in its affects on everything On the back of the wind clouds take a ride Until over the horizon they hide. Soon they return from I don’t know where But I enjoy them now and do not care....
17 Jun The Way Of The Way 144
When off the common path we wander We see the world with wonder....
16 Jun Knife-Fork-Spoon
At whatever we look, we see ourselves; especially that with which we most closely identify. In that light, are you a knife, fork, or spoon? People who identify as knives tend to view the world as bigger than themselves; a world which needs to be cut to a smaller size to make it digestible. They see only one way of doing things as knives can be safely held from only one side. Forks are people who look to identify simple opportunities to enrich themselves. Most businesspeople identify as forks. Spoons look like the human form. They are gentle, cupping their food. Moreover, they are relatively friendly as they can safely be held from either side. Alternatively, there are chopsticks. Chopsticks can be invariably held by one side or the other; that is, we treat others as we do ourselves. People who identify as chopsticks view life as not viable when lived independently (one chopstick), but easy when we work in tandem with others....
15 Jun Daniel J. Boorstin
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge." When we think we know, our curiosity evaporates and we cease exploring to become truly knowledgeable....
14 Jun William Wisher
"If you think about where you are, you’re probably somewhere else." There is only the here and now. Thinking about where we are, or comparing ourselves to others separates us from this here and now. Lost, yet not knowing it, our thoughts take us somewhere else, a somewhere that soon turns to nowhere....
12 Jun The Way Of The Way 143
When we perceive ourselves at a higher plane than others, we are truly not as our mind is then like most minds, distracted with nonsense, and we are not enjoying our plane ride fueled by a laugh at those who see imaginary planes....
11 Jun Deathday Party
Today, June 12th, is my birthday. It's not a significant day unless I'm stopped for a traffic violation and given a pass by a sympathetic police officer. Birthday parties celebrate the calendar date upon which we arrived on Earth for our short time here. Deathday ceremonies celebrate those who have transitioned to be one with everything forever. Birthday celebrations are ubiquitous while the deathday is rarely acknowledged in the Western world outside of Chinese, Japanese, Jewish, Korean and Vietnamese communities. Birthday parties are an incapsulated mix of food, chitchat, perhaps a couple of speeches and gifting. Deathday ceremonies can be more fun and impactful. On the deathday we can gather and each attendee can view their life and the lives of others from the perspective of the one who is one with everything. Then, those who have gathered can be born again as they perceive themselves in a new light and the presence of the one who transitioned is felt by all for a time long passed their deathday....