More on the way some time today
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Thursday, December 11, 2014
I have many thoughts today. I wrote them, but they need to grow first.
As for now, I'm thinking about the idea of the supposedly important yet inherently ephemeral trend of "trending," and the plethora of people's ideas about what is truly quality. I give you these words that appeared in my mind from somewhere and made their way here four years ago:
Some people aren’t as thankful for exquisite and rare natural scenery as you might be, and don’t feel the need to step back and take time to say "wow!" While remarking on the magnificent view, lounging on a couch and staring at snow-capped peaks atop an enormous rocky slant down to the river below, you are flatly contradicted by a visitor who, instead of hiking to the halfway point where you are meeting now, rode in a minivan with her family on the lower road. You are shocked to hear her say this isn't amazing, as if it were merely another boring scene on her television or lap top screen. All matters of taste aside, she's wrong for interrupting your expression of awe at the grandeur of beauty all around you. If your heart tells you that you love the song, then your view has been true all along.
When you ask her just what she does consider amazing, she says mountains in Sichuan province. New people will later tell you that there aren't big mountains in Sichuan province, only forests. You will later go there yourself and learn they're both wrong: there are beautiful mountains, but they're spectacular in a very different way. Regardless of all of this strange aesthetic criticism, you feel blessed for the cosmic gift of being able to see the miraculous wonder yourself. Who cares if anyone else sees it? When you're fortunate, you find people with whom to share the pleasures of poetic perception, and when you are in solitude, the world is happy to share your glowing mood.
You shouldn't let other people’s tastes of reality interfere with your personal enjoyment of its gifts. The secret to blissful existence is knowing what matters most is that the Universe smiles, so if you find a style to make your life worthwhile, and this helps you find something amazing, exciting or somehow worthy of your exultant praise, because it gives you a reason to smile in your soul, then the edges of the universal smile will raise, which has always been and will always be the goal. The magic mesmerizing music, brilliant books, fantastic foods, spirit lifting shows, lovely people, the heart of the glide and now's view, this is all here for U
I think the universe is well aware of this, and sends U to places and gives U books to read and plays U music and shows U shows because it very well knows U will lovingly appreciate their glorious delight on behalf of the universal song story, because the Universe evolved U into being for loving
As for now, I'm thinking about the idea of the supposedly important yet inherently ephemeral trend of "trending," and the plethora of people's ideas about what is truly quality. I give you these words that appeared in my mind from somewhere and made their way here four years ago:
Some people aren’t as thankful for exquisite and rare natural scenery as you might be, and don’t feel the need to step back and take time to say "wow!" While remarking on the magnificent view, lounging on a couch and staring at snow-capped peaks atop an enormous rocky slant down to the river below, you are flatly contradicted by a visitor who, instead of hiking to the halfway point where you are meeting now, rode in a minivan with her family on the lower road. You are shocked to hear her say this isn't amazing, as if it were merely another boring scene on her television or lap top screen. All matters of taste aside, she's wrong for interrupting your expression of awe at the grandeur of beauty all around you. If your heart tells you that you love the song, then your view has been true all along.
When you ask her just what she does consider amazing, she says mountains in Sichuan province. New people will later tell you that there aren't big mountains in Sichuan province, only forests. You will later go there yourself and learn they're both wrong: there are beautiful mountains, but they're spectacular in a very different way. Regardless of all of this strange aesthetic criticism, you feel blessed for the cosmic gift of being able to see the miraculous wonder yourself. Who cares if anyone else sees it? When you're fortunate, you find people with whom to share the pleasures of poetic perception, and when you are in solitude, the world is happy to share your glowing mood.
You shouldn't let other people’s tastes of reality interfere with your personal enjoyment of its gifts. The secret to blissful existence is knowing what matters most is that the Universe smiles, so if you find a style to make your life worthwhile, and this helps you find something amazing, exciting or somehow worthy of your exultant praise, because it gives you a reason to smile in your soul, then the edges of the universal smile will raise, which has always been and will always be the goal. The magic mesmerizing music, brilliant books, fantastic foods, spirit lifting shows, lovely people, the heart of the glide and now's view, this is all here for U
I think the universe is well aware of this, and sends U to places and gives U books to read and plays U music and shows U shows because it very well knows U will lovingly appreciate their glorious delight on behalf of the universal song story, because the Universe evolved U into being for loving
Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Just Thoughts On A Keyboard
I am here, and thanking life for being good to me, making me sit for a while in a relaxing chair while listening to
great music and loving that I have cleaned the room and may enjoy the evening
for now, as I have been working one way or another all day, with present perfect
and present perfect continuous taught to great people
with fun and smiles, and more energy than usual, thanks to a motivation and eagerness to stand and move and help each person, and explain as clearly as
possible given previous experience, and drink healthy tea along the way and eat
hearty food to stay funky, fluid and fun, and braving heavy rain to work
with focus, determination and patience while moving my room back in order and
removing clutter with plans to move more so that we do your best life living with light, laughter and love quests, bringing
the zest to every test of riding the crest of all the
rest of life as the world knows and flows an infinite play of
spirit which grows creation of shows, imagination that sows and wonder that
tows your heart wherever it goes as we fight the lows and plant the rows with
soul that sews the prose which glows after cleaning the clothes and stretching our toes as u walk on the street with your feet to the rhythm and the
beat of our brilliant feat, this is living life, oh, so sweet
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Today always reminds me of very important life experiences. I had never really kept track of the events of dates such as today's until five years ago, when I began exploring beyond the limits of my comfort zone. Initially, I was skeptical of the results my journey would bring. The beginning of the journey was incredibly stressful, difficult, chaotic and confusing. If I hadn't continued to travel and see what the world appeared to be, I would have always remembered this day as the bringer of the saddest sights I've ever seen. I don't want to talk about them now. On supposedly random days these memories come back to me, yet they have no effect on my psyche. I've been thinking about them much more lately while I read and write about the beginning of my journey. Then, sometimes, when I'm walking on the street feeling high as a kite and listening to music, one of my favorite activities in the Universe City, or solemnly soberly contemplating life's mysteries in my place to be, the reality of the memories strike a chord deep within me, and I feel water running down the cheeks of my own usually smiley face. That's why writing this part of the book hasn't been fun. That being said, when I remember how that day progressed, even though I had seen people with such fates amidst life going on, I did meet kindness on the path that afternoon and evening, as those with very little space and almost nothing invited a fellow traveler and me into their one room home without furniture to prepare, cook and share food with us.
The patience and endurance I'd learned to develop my entire life to that point helped me to overcome the initial overwhelming waves of disgust I had felt with the world and myself for living here, and persisted on the path to find surprising hidden treasures of joy, beauty and kindness in the lives, landscapes and lessons around me. I was fortunate to find them in myself as well, mixed with balancing emotions and characteristics that keep away competitions of personality perfection. The world and its people helped me see these jewels inside me. This adventure of improvement takes time, effort, patience, curiosity, love, enthusiasm and courage
1 year after my first memorable December 4th, I had another important experience that was in some ways opposite of the previous year's, but in others merely a return to a familiar habitat. I had been living outside in the snow and single digit lows in the wintry deserts of the American Southwest for two weeks before hitchhiking three rides from the middle of national parks conserved within the conservative heart of America, to the living lights of dances and stages known as Las Vegas. I stayed with the boyfriend of a cousin of a friend, arranged by cell phone in my snowy tent the evening before, wondering what life had been like living indoors
The world woke me up indoors on 12/4. I was on a cot, with warmth, a shower, food, clean bathrooms, running water, people and TV awaiting me. We watched movies and football, indulged legal and illegal substances, ate heartily and laughed easily. At night we drove up and down the strip (after sobering up) without actually gambling anywhere, which was fine because I didn't have any money to gamble. We walked around Old Vegas to see the ordered chaos of people trying to win more money to reward their risky sacrifice of less money. As you can see, I was no longer in a third world country, yet I was in an environment both foreign and familiar to me. I didn't know at the time that it would be another flight with seasons of the ball as it adapts to please its shining sun before I was going to have the ultimate fun
A sun day worthy of the name three magic revolutions around the very same ago, I saw the greatest live performance I've ever seen in my life. I was privileged to see, listen and feel the masterful musician Hiromi moving rhythms of universal vibrations in front of wide-eyed imaginations enjoying soulful salivation at her composed creations and energizing improvisation. Although I had seen her play five times and even in the same venue as part of an international jazz festival three months before, this became the longest show with the largest audience I had ever been fortunate to see her dazzle. On top of that, I was enjoying living exactly seven months in Japan, having arrived only a couple months after their tsunami/earthquake. On this day I exceeded my previous record of living in foreign lands, the one that had begun with the first exploration into the worlds that appeared other but eventually played the roles of my father and my mother. 12/4/11 at the Tokyo International Forum gave me the best: Universality, Amazement, Wonder, Excitement, Mastery, Ecstasy, Inspiration, Joy, Admiration, Zest and Enthusiasm
You see, that is why I looked with brightness when I said, "Hi, world" this commencement of a day alive in the universe on the life giving ball with the sun, the water, the life and the love. As I traveled to the gathering where I help humans (and they help me) understand, communicate and share with our world, I decided to listen to some songs courtesy of Hiromi. Every song enlivened and moved me, especially the suite about Las Vegas on Place to Be. I wasn't ignoring the world's challenges. I was equipping myself with the inner strength, joy and determination to help and improve the people around me, as opposed to wanting to fight them, an emotion we all embody
Today, events both past and present remind me how lucky I am to live the life that I live, and that there there is always much to be upset about. Sometimes these problems require specific solutions from qualified humans who have dedicated themselves to ending such struggles, respecting that we live our own lives and don't always know what's going on with everyone else everywhere else, and would have a much better time of things focusing on living and helping life live higher levels as we love our world. On top of that, there is also a general attitude that can be developed by individuals, i.e. you and me, to make the world better and more free every single day we get to be. All that involves is realizing just how much you have to be thankful for while having the unique, creative and imaginative opportunities that might be offered to you for your participation in the world. I hope this will help us transform the injustice we see into motivational energy to make US the best we can be. We don't have to display perfection, as our own judges or in the eyes of others, to achieve high quality, as we express our awe at the wondrous variety of infinity, but we should understand how lucky we are to experience the joy of life's beauty, as languages of others, my fathers and mothers have helped teach me to say "Thank U," "Yes," "Gracias," "Si," "Merci" and "Oui" to this SEA of WE
The patience and endurance I'd learned to develop my entire life to that point helped me to overcome the initial overwhelming waves of disgust I had felt with the world and myself for living here, and persisted on the path to find surprising hidden treasures of joy, beauty and kindness in the lives, landscapes and lessons around me. I was fortunate to find them in myself as well, mixed with balancing emotions and characteristics that keep away competitions of personality perfection. The world and its people helped me see these jewels inside me. This adventure of improvement takes time, effort, patience, curiosity, love, enthusiasm and courage
1 year after my first memorable December 4th, I had another important experience that was in some ways opposite of the previous year's, but in others merely a return to a familiar habitat. I had been living outside in the snow and single digit lows in the wintry deserts of the American Southwest for two weeks before hitchhiking three rides from the middle of national parks conserved within the conservative heart of America, to the living lights of dances and stages known as Las Vegas. I stayed with the boyfriend of a cousin of a friend, arranged by cell phone in my snowy tent the evening before, wondering what life had been like living indoors
The world woke me up indoors on 12/4. I was on a cot, with warmth, a shower, food, clean bathrooms, running water, people and TV awaiting me. We watched movies and football, indulged legal and illegal substances, ate heartily and laughed easily. At night we drove up and down the strip (after sobering up) without actually gambling anywhere, which was fine because I didn't have any money to gamble. We walked around Old Vegas to see the ordered chaos of people trying to win more money to reward their risky sacrifice of less money. As you can see, I was no longer in a third world country, yet I was in an environment both foreign and familiar to me. I didn't know at the time that it would be another flight with seasons of the ball as it adapts to please its shining sun before I was going to have the ultimate fun
A sun day worthy of the name three magic revolutions around the very same ago, I saw the greatest live performance I've ever seen in my life. I was privileged to see, listen and feel the masterful musician Hiromi moving rhythms of universal vibrations in front of wide-eyed imaginations enjoying soulful salivation at her composed creations and energizing improvisation. Although I had seen her play five times and even in the same venue as part of an international jazz festival three months before, this became the longest show with the largest audience I had ever been fortunate to see her dazzle. On top of that, I was enjoying living exactly seven months in Japan, having arrived only a couple months after their tsunami/earthquake. On this day I exceeded my previous record of living in foreign lands, the one that had begun with the first exploration into the worlds that appeared other but eventually played the roles of my father and my mother. 12/4/11 at the Tokyo International Forum gave me the best: Universality, Amazement, Wonder, Excitement, Mastery, Ecstasy, Inspiration, Joy, Admiration, Zest and Enthusiasm
You see, that is why I looked with brightness when I said, "Hi, world" this commencement of a day alive in the universe on the life giving ball with the sun, the water, the life and the love. As I traveled to the gathering where I help humans (and they help me) understand, communicate and share with our world, I decided to listen to some songs courtesy of Hiromi. Every song enlivened and moved me, especially the suite about Las Vegas on Place to Be. I wasn't ignoring the world's challenges. I was equipping myself with the inner strength, joy and determination to help and improve the people around me, as opposed to wanting to fight them, an emotion we all embody
Today, events both past and present remind me how lucky I am to live the life that I live, and that there there is always much to be upset about. Sometimes these problems require specific solutions from qualified humans who have dedicated themselves to ending such struggles, respecting that we live our own lives and don't always know what's going on with everyone else everywhere else, and would have a much better time of things focusing on living and helping life live higher levels as we love our world. On top of that, there is also a general attitude that can be developed by individuals, i.e. you and me, to make the world better and more free every single day we get to be. All that involves is realizing just how much you have to be thankful for while having the unique, creative and imaginative opportunities that might be offered to you for your participation in the world. I hope this will help us transform the injustice we see into motivational energy to make US the best we can be. We don't have to display perfection, as our own judges or in the eyes of others, to achieve high quality, as we express our awe at the wondrous variety of infinity, but we should understand how lucky we are to experience the joy of life's beauty, as languages of others, my fathers and mothers have helped teach me to say "Thank U," "Yes," "Gracias," "Si," "Merci" and "Oui" to this SEA of WE
Sunday, November 30, 2014
The snow storm changed our Thanksgiving plans, so I won't be celebrating food with family until next weekend. But I did just have a feast of sorts, with friends, at an Indian restaurant. Our friend is returning to a country on the other side of the spin ball, so we got together for dinner. My friends chose the restaurant, but it was fitting, as I've been reading about India quite a bit this weekend. 5 years ago my family got in the car to go to Long Island, the next day I got on a plane to go to India, and I've been on the journey ever since. I wonder what I will learn from people tomorrow, and what I will learn from what I've already written.
Saturday, November 29, 2014
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