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Saturday, February 27, 2021
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Friday, February 26, 2021
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Calming The Censors
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February 26, 2021
I’d love to be a fly on the wall. To watch the way people wake up. I know how silly and whacked out I must
look. That first step of the morning
might as well be on Mars, “NASA the lack of gravity is making me feel a little
wobbly.” I honestly find incredible joy in waking up at 4:30am. Probably because I’m usually meditating at
3:00am. Nidra is some pretty powerful stuff.
Through patience and the art of listening the journey becomes your
physical walk on earth. But hey that
doesn’t guarantee a bright beautiful day.
Once up I write. Nothing happens
until I write. That’s the daily
discipline 27 years strong. There are days
though when the page sits empty. I can
never assume it’s going to fill itself.
The censors are ringing too loudly.
I can’t move. The censors want to
choose what it shall breathe. The
censors! Those voices in your head and
heard that are judging you at 4:30am.
The other side of my personality is shouting, “You can’t allow the
censors to have control! It’s all about
free form. This is not a one lane street in a one traffic light town.” The censors!
It’s not always a cool place to be.
Spiritually speaking being too open always has a way of inviting spirits
that have already flown. Oh heck
yes! Those censors want your past ghosts
and skeletons to help injure your morning rise and shine. No wonder most writers instantly label their
moment with the term: Writers Block.
From there the next step is to huddle up in a corner to do nothing more
than wait for another creative opportunity.
Yeah not me. Not a well thought
out first step on a planet waiting to be discovered. Absolutely we all feel like we’re locked
behind several layers of unperfected new age habits, guilt, shame and doubt. Let it go.
No anger. No sadness. Don’t be the only rover on the surface of a self-created
Mars taking snap shots of what looks like a desert floor. Push the play button. If it’s stuck push it again. You really are here. Let the censors know of your presence. Prove your strength by recognizing your
rightful place in this new day.
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Unplugged and Totally Uncut February 25th
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Don't Wait For Reality To Bite
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February 25, 2021
Gonna get real. Maybe
too real. Cuz in this age of uncertainty
the act of keeping real was what we did before Covid 19. Now we have an excuse to lock ourselves down
without having to deal with what’s real.
But it is. And when it happens.
For a moment you’re shocked. But you’ve
been reading about the mental conditions of all people, not just adults and
teens but every age. The mental
conditions in the aftermath of this pandemic have been and continue to take
their invisible toll. I say invisible
because texting isn’t talking. Emails
aren’t conversation. Posting pictures on
Instagram isn’t reality. The core of our
inner being has been cornered in a very small dark room for nearly a year. It didn’t feel real while it was happening
and as we slowly climb our way back to the sunlight it still doesn’t come
across as being real. All people,
especially teens and younger have had to mentally deal and only a pinch will
admit that it’s made them a little distant. Without outlets, hidden speak
barely cuts into the river banks keeping stale water from flowing. I’m on the front line! I hear parents, “Oh the kids are fine. It’s good that they’re getting back to
school. Everything’s gonna be
great. No problems here!” We are the generation that can’t seem to stop
setting reality aside. Young minds don’t
have the mental experience to learn how to block out or build in other areas of
expression. Even that is wrong. But we do it.
To deal with it we bury our interests in social media. The new normal must come with new goals,
missions and a desire to face the questions.
Hear me please. We aren’t
professionals but there are people who are.
Don’t wait until reality bites. Don’t wait until a family member gains a
little courage to make that call, “I’m not thinking right.” A little courage is all it takes in a world
overtaken by judgement. My father would
always shout, “Get over yourself!” We
aren’t professionals but there are people who are. Your child is communicating in a language you
don’t understand because our minds are elsewhere. Hear your child before reality bites.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
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One Of Those Nights
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February 24, 2021
We’ve all had one of those nights. You know!
One of those nights. No matter
how hard you try to distance yourself from the night the physical actuality of
your accountability is facing one of those nights. At 12:05 this morning I chose to write. The words splashed into place aren’t supposed
to be understood but rather used as a place in the presence of what was the
Now. I wrote: I walk through this house as if I’m a
ghost. Am I still alive? I’m viewing all
the artwork on the walls. I know the
story of each piece. I remember what was
required to invite the expression into the world I had during that place of
Now. What happens to all of this when
time says I can no longer be here? I’m
heavily and deeply inspired by the presence of how an artist can let go of
their expression. I feel something
different in every piece. Each speaks its
own language and I hear it. My home is
never dark. I have late night
lighting. I’m addicted to always being
aware. I need to know where my next step
will be planted. And when I go there,
the art on these walls is right there with me.
I hold onto these moments of Now like it’s a favorite book. They teach me how to escape. This is where I apologize to the creative
self. For the pain that consumes my
body, is it real or just part of the past 52 weeks of a pandemic? A shut down.
The sudden unexpected twist of a career you thought you had control of
until time put us in a place of new age survival. There’s so much to still learn. Therefore we should all wear the slippers
baring the name of humble. If you listen
to the stories of the passerby you’ll learn more than binge watching another
episode of Schitts Creek. There’s
absolutely nothing wrong with admitting to yourself that it’s ok to be
weak. Keep checking in with that side of
your personality. In time, the physical
actuality of your reality will be what you make of the moment. Yeah, it’s all changed. Everything worked for has a new image. Your position of responsibility is an
essential job you once ignored and now through experience you’re learning newer
ways to connect with a fast paced guest who holds no interest in how you used
to be. One of those nights always leads
to one of those mornings. How we decide
to limit ourselves or push forward is the existence of presentation. Have we reached the stage of life where we
don’t want people to know what we used to do?
We are well aware of the actuality of Now. There’s no reason to make it the conversation. The next step should be what we were
endlessly taught in martial arts. You
may have a third degree black belt wrapped around your waist but if the person
in front of you is a white belt; as are you.
One of those nights.
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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The Lyrics From Billy's Forest Chapter 236
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February 23, 2021
Animal Speak has been a huge part of the universe that which
I’m blessed to be part of. Ted Andrews
and countless others have written books that are extremely easy to study and by
way of digital devices you’re allowed to keep their experiences nearby. Animal Speak isn’t for everybody because it
goes against a lot of what’s already been planted inside your beliefs. And yet have you taken note of how close
nature has gotten since the arrival of this invisible beast pandemic? I write in a forest. It’s who I am.
Not because I am but it’s because they said I am. How far did that fly over your head? On the morning of December 6, 2020 I wrote
about the energy moving through my mind body and soul while being present with
the atmosphere. I was in the forest, for
it’s always been the guide. A place to
listen, to watch, to speak with and belong to.
My first view of the morning was the flight of a very beautiful Red Tail
Hawk. So peace filled during a 29 degree
sunrise. Maybe fifteen feet from my
nearest touch I fall witness to a couple of deer thoroughly enjoying their
breakfast. I talk with these
animals. Animal Speak. The deer swish their large white tails while
staring deeply into my eyes. They know,
they all know that something is moving through each and every one of us. It’s changed our paths of choice and for many
we’ve lost our sense of empowerment. It’s
through these animals and not man’s desire and need to spread bad stories that
we’re able to fall witness to a deeper meaning and more message. It’s our choice not to listen! Until you look beyond yourself and realize
the importance of the deer. They
represent instinct. The Red Tail Hawk
reminds us to stay alert and focused.
Neither of these animals say, “React or find reason to attack.” Stop for
a moment. Let me share that line
again. Neither of these animals say, “React
or find reason to attack.” Please take note of the day this was written. December 6, 2020. One month before one of the darkest days in
American history. Becoming aware of what
you’re posting on social media. Making
sure you aren’t a fire starter with a subject that doesn’t agree with your
stomach. None of us knew of the
horrifying truth that would be unveiled on January 6, 2021. Instinct while staying alert and focused gets
you through invisible storms. Not
stepping out there without a net to catapult a thought across a digital
connection designed to give you free speech.
Until they deem it wrong. Neither
of the animals said, “React or find reason to attack.” Therefore the choice through avenues of
Animal Speak is to find equal love and equal peace. There’s a lot to be learned when animals
share their energy. Are you
listening? I write in a forest. It’s who I am.
Not because I am but it’s because they said I am.
Monday, February 22, 2021
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Stream Thinking: Communicating
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February 22, 2021
Stream thinking. I practice
it every day. Once a week though I set
it free so that we can learn how to trust in its presence. Ten minutes.
Write whatever you feel. No
editing. No judgement. Put it out
there! All that’s in your head. The power of stream thinking. Living in the presence of Now. The subject this week is communicating. Ha! Oh
my God who does that? Ha! Communicating
by way of connecting doesn’t require emails that resemble books. You know.
Those long collection of words and thoughts that people send thinking
you’re going to read it to the end. Not
me! I check out after a sentence or two.
They complain that I didn’t respond.
Yep. If you can’t say it in 15
words. Not gonna pay attention. Communicating! So many sentences are sent that bare the
image of the writer “It’s all about me!
I’m better than!” Goodness. I’m checking out then. I’ve never understood why people ask me
questions when the next email is going to be their response on how they can do
better. Oh! Communicating! Not in dictator style but rather one on
one. Like we’re together in
conversation. We need to heal our
communication skills. The last four
years have been brutal. We were given
permission to say whatever we want like it or not. OK.
Not! Conversation is designed to
go a long way. What you say today has
the empowerment to last the next seven generations. So stop your accusations. Limit your energy and become part of the
environment of Now. The purpose behind
unity. That’s a big thought. There can never be a strong community if the
indifferences resemble shards of glass.
Communicating is an act of distance.
The impact reaches beyond your moment of release. Willie Nelson says it best “I can’t go back
and change anything because it will effect where I presently stand. I like where I am today.” Moving forward with
conversation during a pandemic where most of us have no clue what office living
is about. Zoom meetings are a total
distraction. Phone conversations no
different. There’s no better feeling
then standing with someone eye to eye and what you’re communicating is
experienced. Please don’t send an email or text. That’s modern day laziness.
Sunday, February 21, 2021
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