If you happened to re-read something on the site and were wondering what happened to the Youtube links, I've removed most of them (except "Shine a Light" and Joe Carter's home run... too good to leave out) on the website so I can re-submit my application for Ad sense, but they keep denying me, and I really don't want this to occupy all of my energies.
Besides that, there are still several cited samples from other authors I greatly respect and admire and showcase here just as I would read it out of a book to a friend. It is completely legitimate because I am not sampling more than the legal limit, and I provide citation information. I never use samples from other writers artificially to show off that I've read them. Obviously I think reading is one of the best things you can do, but you're only going to read what the universe deems appropriate for you to guide you through and do whatever it is you love to do. It's not a contest. I only bring in samples when they support the story, are relevant to the situation and make it stronger. More often than not they are actually part of the story because I read them at some point during the journey, and to not bring them up would be more dishonest because I'd be pretending that I got the idea without their help.
Also, I deleted a few posts from earlier this year which mostly consisted of pictures and were probably more useful in helping me sort through recent journeys and why I'd done them than providing useful, inspirational, or pleasurable direction for others.
Furthermore, some swear words are gone, because I have a very diverse audience. Even though I personally think that people should be way more offended by the horrible realities of this world than a few words which everybody's heard a million times anyway, I don't see them doing more good than harm here, so they've been ****, changed or deleted.
Other than that, I'm rewriting the book about India, Utah/Las Vegas and Japan. I loved writing "If U Keep Your I on the Ball" because it was so spontaneous, unexpected and different. Since I told my friends that I would be writing about the same picture in a different way ten days in a row, the pressure was on and I had to perform, without any plan. It felt like I was going to the pitcher's mound alone every day, and I relished in the feeling.
At the beginning of that book I used a quote from Ezra Pound saying "genius is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one." I merely included that because it gave me the inspiration to write about the same picture in ten ways in the first place, not as a demonstration of supposed "genius", which I doubt I've earned or deserve, and don't really care about. I am what I am and you are what you are, and words are just dressing. Many geniuses are unhappy. I just want to create the best story possible, having fun with words as much as possible, and move you as much as possible to see your world in a new magical light despite all of the horrible problems that are apparent every day. I just want to create smiles amidst the sadness and madness.
That's why I really have to write this book which thin-slices those three journeys. I will work on it with a pace and intensity proper to its potential highest quality, while at the same time possessing an enthusiasm to share these experiences with anyone who wants to know more about their world. I think the main lessons are about trust, kindness and bravery in the face of fear, and seeking the thrilling excitement of joy that can only be obtained when you push yourself to heights you never thought possible, and leave your previous limitations behind.
Everyone is on a journey, and due to a mixture of my choices and what the world demands for my destiny, however tipped the balance, I've been on a long solo journey for a long time. There have been many people along the way, but I've been carrying so many of these stories and insights inside of me, that sometimes I reach a point where I get tired of hiding it and wish someone could give me advice. Then I remember that everyone's doing what they can and can only tell me what they know, and that just like when I first stepped foot into the chaos of India alone, I'm ultimately the one who has to decide how, where and what to move in this world and in my art. Once I decide that based on the best ways I know, I do it the best ways I know how. It's time to be all I can be and share it with the world in a way that makes it happy. I have much inside of me.
So do you.
Good luck!
Besides that, there are still several cited samples from other authors I greatly respect and admire and showcase here just as I would read it out of a book to a friend. It is completely legitimate because I am not sampling more than the legal limit, and I provide citation information. I never use samples from other writers artificially to show off that I've read them. Obviously I think reading is one of the best things you can do, but you're only going to read what the universe deems appropriate for you to guide you through and do whatever it is you love to do. It's not a contest. I only bring in samples when they support the story, are relevant to the situation and make it stronger. More often than not they are actually part of the story because I read them at some point during the journey, and to not bring them up would be more dishonest because I'd be pretending that I got the idea without their help.
Also, I deleted a few posts from earlier this year which mostly consisted of pictures and were probably more useful in helping me sort through recent journeys and why I'd done them than providing useful, inspirational, or pleasurable direction for others.
Furthermore, some swear words are gone, because I have a very diverse audience. Even though I personally think that people should be way more offended by the horrible realities of this world than a few words which everybody's heard a million times anyway, I don't see them doing more good than harm here, so they've been ****, changed or deleted.
Other than that, I'm rewriting the book about India, Utah/Las Vegas and Japan. I loved writing "If U Keep Your I on the Ball" because it was so spontaneous, unexpected and different. Since I told my friends that I would be writing about the same picture in a different way ten days in a row, the pressure was on and I had to perform, without any plan. It felt like I was going to the pitcher's mound alone every day, and I relished in the feeling.
At the beginning of that book I used a quote from Ezra Pound saying "genius is the capacity to see ten things where the ordinary man sees one." I merely included that because it gave me the inspiration to write about the same picture in ten ways in the first place, not as a demonstration of supposed "genius", which I doubt I've earned or deserve, and don't really care about. I am what I am and you are what you are, and words are just dressing. Many geniuses are unhappy. I just want to create the best story possible, having fun with words as much as possible, and move you as much as possible to see your world in a new magical light despite all of the horrible problems that are apparent every day. I just want to create smiles amidst the sadness and madness.
That's why I really have to write this book which thin-slices those three journeys. I will work on it with a pace and intensity proper to its potential highest quality, while at the same time possessing an enthusiasm to share these experiences with anyone who wants to know more about their world. I think the main lessons are about trust, kindness and bravery in the face of fear, and seeking the thrilling excitement of joy that can only be obtained when you push yourself to heights you never thought possible, and leave your previous limitations behind.
Everyone is on a journey, and due to a mixture of my choices and what the world demands for my destiny, however tipped the balance, I've been on a long solo journey for a long time. There have been many people along the way, but I've been carrying so many of these stories and insights inside of me, that sometimes I reach a point where I get tired of hiding it and wish someone could give me advice. Then I remember that everyone's doing what they can and can only tell me what they know, and that just like when I first stepped foot into the chaos of India alone, I'm ultimately the one who has to decide how, where and what to move in this world and in my art. Once I decide that based on the best ways I know, I do it the best ways I know how. It's time to be all I can be and share it with the world in a way that makes it happy. I have much inside of me.
So do you.
Good luck!
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