Category: Attitude
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Train Your Mind…
I’ve been working on mind-tuning, turning toward joy and away from Doom and Gloom. I don’t need to list reasons why it seems an increasingly difficult task. No doubt you have your own G&D list that invades your imaginings of the worst that can happen in any given established system or way of life or…
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Quote of the Week…
“I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” Mark Twain, 1835 – 1910
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Surfing…
I can’t imagine surfing; balancing on a board that rocks and roils with the waves. I have skied (both kinds) and even skateboarded, back in the day. I’d find my balance, place my feet in a stable position and soften the knees. I imagine two ends to surfing. First, a fantasy of letting my body…
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Tenacious D*…
*Determination. I admire all creatives, famous or not. For every Frida, Pollock, Lady Gaga, Steve Martin and Maya Angelou there are unknown artists who create beauty that I will never see or hear. I think that’s a shame, especially considering some of the watered-down drivel that reaches the pinnacle of popularity. I admire the craft, the…
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No Pay Play…
I thrive on working toward a big goal, but it’s balanced with various fun-time pursuits. They offer needed diversions when I hit a no flow state in this self-proclaimed “job” of writing for which there is no pay and little recognition. I only want to write a sometimes funny, disastrous, challenging story in which my…
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The Drips…
Drip, drip. The irregular beat of the single drop falling from the loosened faucet rankles you. Drip. Just before sleep carries you into a deeper realm, drip. A leaky faucet is easily dealt with, but what about a leak in confidence? You work, you dream, you make things happen. You are busy, your muscles are…
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Make Room for Peace…
Peace is elusive, an intangible concept, yet it needs space. It can’t reside in a heart that holds anger, resentment, fear, judgement and misunderstanding; things that lead to hatred even when disguised as witty sarcasm. I struggle with all of the above. Peace inward first, then peace outward. They both elude my crowded, weary heart.…
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Quote of the Week…
“Among the cheerful robots of the mass society, not human virtue but human shortcomings, attractively packaged, lead to popularity and success.” C. Wright Mills, 1916 – 1962
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Social Diet…
What fills your media belly? 24-hour cycle of doom and gloom? Glossed, plucked and tucked “beautiful” people posing on a beach, seeking acceptance? If you are what you eat, then so are you what you forward, like, click and comment on. What we respond to via a push of a button builds our profile, just…
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