tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78043555857256611402024-03-19T03:23:25.425-07:00OrandonLife Meditations by Orandon Marie
Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.comBlogger179125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-65814006648273021872013-07-24T14:14:00.002-07:002013-07-24T14:14:10.878-07:00Live, Love & Laugh: Spyn Reset, Seattle WA LOL!<a href="http://www.spynreset.com/About.html">http://www.spynreset.com/About.html</a>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-28009584169259126192011-12-28T22:52:00.000-08:002011-12-28T22:58:37.648-08:00All Things Come from Within You<span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">From a Buddhist Meditation</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">The loneliest times of our lives are between birth and death...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">So how is it for you when you are sleeping?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">And how is it for you when you're awake?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">If you can understand that </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">while you are sleeping,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">you're 'at one' with all things,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and all things come from within you, </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and are created by you,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">how could you ever see yourself as being alone?</span><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKLfL2KMDeninizu8rhO5oKBKJHmlV5CjooTjyUrC2rCgPSNxM5KsqLjamgBRrR-AmFcidSQCK8NoHLKifIvsZMKpG-oIr6x61uwJSeKK_PjtM8bRMdjKocR4qucFwoMiHbwGrQQzoO0/s1600/Cosmic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfKLfL2KMDeninizu8rhO5oKBKJHmlV5CjooTjyUrC2rCgPSNxM5KsqLjamgBRrR-AmFcidSQCK8NoHLKifIvsZMKpG-oIr6x61uwJSeKK_PjtM8bRMdjKocR4qucFwoMiHbwGrQQzoO0/s400/Cosmic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691440067359585954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 153, 51);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">May You Be Blessed with an<br />Abundance of Health and Happiness in 2012</span></span><br /></div>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-36525414615140771902011-12-14T21:01:00.000-08:002011-12-14T21:09:41.617-08:00Keep An Open Heart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBiMIW9fedTyykiHeDZX580SGtH0CBLFPu5GrNEdTSiVBRRjyf1gTKa1p4RAY09h5jX53mPRy-hZRTahYvIc_z9xq6UHu73ZiQy5SMkiVQYNPTl-oE69DI-JiEdjD6iLHFe1S112g-n8/s1600/AscensionHeart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBiMIW9fedTyykiHeDZX580SGtH0CBLFPu5GrNEdTSiVBRRjyf1gTKa1p4RAY09h5jX53mPRy-hZRTahYvIc_z9xq6UHu73ZiQy5SMkiVQYNPTl-oE69DI-JiEdjD6iLHFe1S112g-n8/s400/AscensionHeart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686216213809492402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Tis the season when so many are feeling the pain and wounds of lack, in the midst of the rush of human greed. Are we so insensitive? It seems so at times. When I start talking to people about the holiday season, I can hear the themes of jealousy and greed being activated. Is it any wonder resentment and bitterness toward the holidays can be so prevalent? Where does it stop?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >This season, I would invite you to open your heart and keep your mouth closed. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" > Don't bother to tweet, and stay away from facebook.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Keep your heart open to the flow of all blessings; even those blessings that come in disguise.</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-31700262687729243072011-12-14T20:45:00.000-08:002011-12-14T21:01:19.942-08:00Jesus Punching Bags, by Warhol & Basquiat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kxD0JLwOJTfp4oN_sIHmqJvMA4kkL5vHBh-VH6hbNVeo4RP_a3_idF5-4n0I3cCb-cW8R_VfwSpj7CuvZgHroUa6cGuzlugZqD_FzySDGEJ4LUfEaqIOtWHS405m9MEbdMVehdES3NI/s1600/JesusPunchingBags.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kxD0JLwOJTfp4oN_sIHmqJvMA4kkL5vHBh-VH6hbNVeo4RP_a3_idF5-4n0I3cCb-cW8R_VfwSpj7CuvZgHroUa6cGuzlugZqD_FzySDGEJ4LUfEaqIOtWHS405m9MEbdMVehdES3NI/s400/JesusPunchingBags.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686215132134893522" border="0" /></a>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-26737635772514384182011-12-14T20:37:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:44:31.871-08:00Peace & Trust Flow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCEtrPU0EPnkHTJLGRmjmjiPJf6dgqVLjHZtZ0PXJV8t3sU67GCRAfe5VNi-a8ZUG5WPmBWGGk5-3YNErbyPpUghSRKGTFDcca0qkLdZ8_AMTypongEb1wTtvdtEgTr5gD-yIr_epRPM/s1600/love-power.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLCEtrPU0EPnkHTJLGRmjmjiPJf6dgqVLjHZtZ0PXJV8t3sU67GCRAfe5VNi-a8ZUG5WPmBWGGk5-3YNErbyPpUghSRKGTFDcca0qkLdZ8_AMTypongEb1wTtvdtEgTr5gD-yIr_epRPM/s400/love-power.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686210884822429810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peace</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">is the flow;</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trust</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">is the flow...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peace is the flow;</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trust</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">is the flow...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Peace &</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Trust</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">are the flow...</span></span><br /></div>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-30509905176894483622011-12-14T20:31:00.001-08:002011-12-14T20:37:07.312-08:00Make-Up Sex<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">Make-Up Sex</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I know myself.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I believe and understand</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I'm effective</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">in what I do;</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">and I'm sorry...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I must have hurt you.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">What can I do,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">how must I change,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">what adjustments can I make</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">to make things better</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">for us?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I trust</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">we're gonna come through</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">the other side of this...</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Even if it means</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">taking time-outs</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">so you can feel your feelings</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">work through your stuff</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">and I can work on mine.</span><br /></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkps7FQdX4lXcRKDltYme_mJEgA5ER8HCETOXXTM-yPHN0SYi85IpvBILJjZeKO3mC_heHHmrzP9XxQINfo15-e2wGlScCtfAIm1jFUHsGYl_4d0J8m1ATQ16r_0AMvVJxK-Pw4AgrLI/s1600/ClitorisMandala.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkps7FQdX4lXcRKDltYme_mJEgA5ER8HCETOXXTM-yPHN0SYi85IpvBILJjZeKO3mC_heHHmrzP9XxQINfo15-e2wGlScCtfAIm1jFUHsGYl_4d0J8m1ATQ16r_0AMvVJxK-Pw4AgrLI/s400/ClitorisMandala.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686208437707831778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">We don't have to process</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">every fuckin word or feeling</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">We both understand</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">we are co-creating.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Sometimes all it takes</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">is a smile, a joke, a little laughter,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">a touch, a hug.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">There's no need here</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">for us to stand around</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">insulting one another's intelligence</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">as if we're doing someone</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">a favor.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I would much rather give you</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">some space</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">so you can get clear;</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">that doesn't mean</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I don't want you here.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">If anything</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">let's trust, no matter what happens</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">you know I care</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I know you care</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I will keep attending to you</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">loving you</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">however it works best,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">and I trust you in doing</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">the same</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Nothing is static</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">in love.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">There are</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">no absolutes</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">when it comes to all</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">the possibilities, potentials,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">opportunities we have together,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">to continue to create.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Love, like sex,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">is alive</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">and breathing!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Forget about the old rules,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">the traditions that would</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">hold us to something else,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">when we have these</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">precious moments</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">breathing,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">living</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-60782937664997912322011-12-14T20:16:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:27:17.430-08:00Trust is an Energy of Flow<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Buddhists have a few slogans</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">regarding trust:</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Don't act-out with a twist,"</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">and</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Drive all blame into yourself".</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Such slogans recognized that</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">we are the creators of our </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">persona reality.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">But trust,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">I tell you, never happens over-night.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Consider...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Look into the source of things,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">how one cares for one's self,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">loves one's self.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">You'll get some knowledge</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">of what's going on with trust in that.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Loving remains only an ideal</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">otherwise.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">So many ask how it can be,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">a stranger is a kinder personality</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">than family</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">and even a sometimes friend.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">We're often on our best behaviors</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">for strangers.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">We always get to trust</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">when things start fresh.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">With family and friends</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">there is always a past.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">There are no absolutes</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">no means to an end</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">when it comes to the flow</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">of trust.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's never about a person, a personality; </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">it's about what a person does.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's never about the world, or the painful politics</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">of arguing with reality, or</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"what is".</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Universe provides an abundance...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Which is why trusting and loving</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">can feel so radical</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">and so radically opposed </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">to anything</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">one has ever known.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KkqZzBFQiBUIGinyoKKmAEdiHxDUX6PXl-YkTLB1vR9nNMwLgp8xw1exCd8hF2ZIOQS7-uCrFIQ2vjb5AUSgcWH2h2AZEfw2rOhYk0WzxaYoNzuYW-ObYxLTLUy4DlUzTFvfa7J_ia4/s1600/dakini-dancer-richard-montoiya-a5149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9KkqZzBFQiBUIGinyoKKmAEdiHxDUX6PXl-YkTLB1vR9nNMwLgp8xw1exCd8hF2ZIOQS7-uCrFIQ2vjb5AUSgcWH2h2AZEfw2rOhYk0WzxaYoNzuYW-ObYxLTLUy4DlUzTFvfa7J_ia4/s400/dakini-dancer-richard-montoiya-a5149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686204835556390754" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Trust is an energy of flow,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">not force.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Why relegate someone </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">into confinement, </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">a box?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">It is morally wrong.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">But in a society in denial</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">we are all fairly good at</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">doing that to ourselves!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">And losing faith in the process,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">the journey of reality,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"what is".</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">There may be a possibility to look at what </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">is being done.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Keep your finger on the pulse</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">of loving yourself or someone.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Change it.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">You "like" or "dislike" someone:</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">have you ever met anyone who is perfect?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Are you perfect, spotless,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">without skeletons?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Like or dislike is that tenuous state,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">quantifying, qualifying -</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">spinning</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">like dime.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Manic depression </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">or</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">total outright aggression.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Focus on the boundaries and limitations </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">of what's working or not working.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Focus on adjustments </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">or needed requirements</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">for change...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">But don't deify.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">See reality for what it is,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">and do your best</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">not to turn a soul into a,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">a devil</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">or victim or</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">a whore.</span><br /></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-75614086216830907392011-12-14T20:01:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:29:11.487-08:00Pity Sex: Don't You Feel Sorry for "Me"?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsWfsAb-Gw5rQU7hqx3ReBv35R6bgoKDk14-XeJ2FAm3TlmenCRrZVHRw9R_Ehw-M7F6MKpbNKtChgBPua_PI_5c0H9xxLTXwTMBUYL4DhFp1ijVWhmztiTrWSsR1E_xCAP1r1oKH5bA/s1600/Bronze+DakiniSlinger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsWfsAb-Gw5rQU7hqx3ReBv35R6bgoKDk14-XeJ2FAm3TlmenCRrZVHRw9R_Ehw-M7F6MKpbNKtChgBPua_PI_5c0H9xxLTXwTMBUYL4DhFp1ijVWhmztiTrWSsR1E_xCAP1r1oKH5bA/s400/Bronze+DakiniSlinger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686201666732651698" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 102);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >pity sex:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >don't you feel sorry for "me"?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >sure, my pants</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >are rotting off my ass,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >the teeth are fallin</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >outta my head...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I got a disease</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I got an addiction</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >but I'm still cute,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >ya think?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >Don't have much to say,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >not really accountable</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >for all my pain;</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >didn't I mention?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >didn't I tell ya</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >whose fault it all</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >was?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >You think I'm livin</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >in the past?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >But somehow</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I know</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >you got somethin good</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >to give.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >see how my face lights up</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >when you believe?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >la la la la</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >da da da</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >sure I'm a star</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >but my light burned out</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >and my needs...?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >they ain't gettin met</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >didn't I tell ya?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I don't like to talk much about it</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I'd rather</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >sink down under it</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >and under you</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >with this pill or booze</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >whatever you wanna do</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >let me get down</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >under ya</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >please?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I'm needy,</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >and into your skin</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I'm sure you're a goddess</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >I'm sure it will be good</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >to feel the love you have to give</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >since I can't give it</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >to myself</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >let's get down</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >and under</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >and into each other's</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >skin</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >you show me</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >what this thing is</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >you call love</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >but whatever you do</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;" >don't think this will last</span><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUl1m57xLv2HNs5_81dtlFUYfrRF_Fd5Y-gncSpnZCKcNqaNxkmfRYRtwzrO15fxtfvCNSVlbL0dxWB2ZmAjXyY-NfEafjzxFNvykxg0w21IupT-PmX2mSrP_VSafEvdVtOpuLpt4odk/s1600/winterpic01b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUl1m57xLv2HNs5_81dtlFUYfrRF_Fd5Y-gncSpnZCKcNqaNxkmfRYRtwzrO15fxtfvCNSVlbL0dxWB2ZmAjXyY-NfEafjzxFNvykxg0w21IupT-PmX2mSrP_VSafEvdVtOpuLpt4odk/s400/winterpic01b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686202757482791890" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">nothing ever lasts;</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">that's the world we live in</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">and I'm livin proof</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I'm so afraid</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">running towards my death..</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">C'mon, take my hand,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">we'll stop runnin and rest;</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">coz you know and I know</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">it's all shit</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(and that's</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">my private secret).</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-34355105845929088882011-12-14T19:51:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:00:16.672-08:00Like Attracts Like<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">"Opposites attract", IMO, is a crock.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Such an idea will only add gravity</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">to what will become dysfunctional later. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Like attracts Like.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">The ancient adage comes from the Egyptian tombs:</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">"As Above, So Below".</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">It's speaking of the Law of Attraction.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm0UrmGcjbo1E5V_LwCfnyniDuFhEZwU4fjtElHsTjeeqIVfz3xUP4OlETNAWjCMSDSo2A-aKbLhMqEuXbQhvp8_rM6SnDByt7AMmqkFHQotOFWNrckFv6EufPySWHnY7zcx6zjbMC28/s1600/AsAboveSoBelow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBm0UrmGcjbo1E5V_LwCfnyniDuFhEZwU4fjtElHsTjeeqIVfz3xUP4OlETNAWjCMSDSo2A-aKbLhMqEuXbQhvp8_rM6SnDByt7AMmqkFHQotOFWNrckFv6EufPySWHnY7zcx6zjbMC28/s400/AsAboveSoBelow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686198995788120914" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">The challenge is for two people </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">to find mutual appreciation </span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and respect for the differences they do have. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">With that would come</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">the needed understanding</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and reverence</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">that sanctifies</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">what brought them together in the first place.</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-12937803800300487182011-12-14T19:41:00.000-08:002011-12-14T20:30:35.462-08:00Fear<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Fear signals our personal boundaries or limits.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Whenever you feel fear about another person,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >that's a good signal for you;</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >look into yourself and figure out what's limiting you</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >in such a way to create fear.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Fear is the powerful emotion</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >that puts forth a call to</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >establish a personal boundary</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >or move on, or run.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Of course, we all know this</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >in the collective unconsciousness.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >We feel it.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxQ9rls8mjmPY-JOTSKnaD88Dvxa8AoKwfid7h5MR7YQCc3gVSbzq2-gT4NCYTzzXU7_TiTP30LenWHnMXofrTfKVZhD3mzlJg052pXO1NnnEi0h3iBaxZJMEcpzLv5_yPOrtMIVjT14/s1600/KalachakraDoorway.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 326px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxQ9rls8mjmPY-JOTSKnaD88Dvxa8AoKwfid7h5MR7YQCc3gVSbzq2-gT4NCYTzzXU7_TiTP30LenWHnMXofrTfKVZhD3mzlJg052pXO1NnnEi0h3iBaxZJMEcpzLv5_yPOrtMIVjT14/s400/KalachakraDoorway.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686196610439583202" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >We test one another's boundaries</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >all the time -</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >how else can we grow?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >But it's not OK</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >to allow fear to run your life.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >It's better to work with the texture</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >of that fear.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Aim yourself</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >in the direction of</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >being fierce</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >and fearless.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Transmute the sources</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >of collective, unconscious</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >energy...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >It will take some courage</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >on your part.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >It's really about being</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >in possession</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >of your self.</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-1120617994439343242011-11-28T16:32:00.001-08:002011-11-28T16:42:53.083-08:00The City<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">I love living in the city! It's such a mix of diversity. In the city, it doesn't matter what time of year it is... There's always somewhere to go, someone to spend time with, something to do. </span><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZ8VkB2dokOLzR8KPwzknYUs7Dsz7Yha5FtOMVsKi3QVCdhQMIhrkAwuftOiHfcxjXh-vWjIkzk3BsHaDWWNn1vYKeh2-x5rh7klI_TsERH6NipsGKuVU7cDrkgoN_JPLX0o1EQfKsGc/s1600/EmeraldCityBeautiful.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 329px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRZ8VkB2dokOLzR8KPwzknYUs7Dsz7Yha5FtOMVsKi3QVCdhQMIhrkAwuftOiHfcxjXh-vWjIkzk3BsHaDWWNn1vYKeh2-x5rh7klI_TsERH6NipsGKuVU7cDrkgoN_JPLX0o1EQfKsGc/s400/EmeraldCityBeautiful.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680209297274653010" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">People in my neighborhood are actually very flexible. So it doesn't matter if you believe in the same things they do or not. Because there's so much diversity, people just try to respect one another. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">The most disturbing thing about living in the city is the homelessness. It does not seem acceptable or morally right in an age when people are supposedly becoming so educated and enlightened.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">It's important to help someone when you can... Even if it is with a little food, or full meal. Many homeless people do not have clean clothes; some don't have shoes.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">In a perfect world, they could at least have some clean clothes with a trip to the neighborhood thrift-store. (Yes, many of us are strapped in this economy... But even a pair of shoes from the thrift-store could make a world of difference to someone who has to live in the streets.)</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-18032971266911881242011-11-28T16:14:00.000-08:002011-11-28T16:44:12.390-08:00Spirit of Jimi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYN82nveDQNuXJL02nGmkE3cVArflESaEq5gsEEA_kdFcsDJfqab_Wly80f10fEe3Q1nOdnaEHYECOIFoM2RUJY2Cb30xEtF-EjlXjWHeq4oG5BAxARAc1YG5Vd7FFTeJ194VIraO8IM/s1600/hendrix_jimiButter2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 390px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYN82nveDQNuXJL02nGmkE3cVArflESaEq5gsEEA_kdFcsDJfqab_Wly80f10fEe3Q1nOdnaEHYECOIFoM2RUJY2Cb30xEtF-EjlXjWHeq4oG5BAxARAc1YG5Vd7FFTeJ194VIraO8IM/s400/hendrix_jimiButter2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680204964838349746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br />So many have written of the magic and spiritual "experience" they feel when listening to the music of Jimi Hendrix. And it goes, without exception... We had a fun afternoon yesterday! Ron set up his electric guitar and mike near the OCCUPY protesters. (They are camping just across the street near the Jimi Hendrix statue.)<br /><br />It always feels like quite a "scene" when Ron performs (smile)! He's immediately surrounded by crowds of people with their digital cameras. He performs Jimi's well-known songs. In spite of the clouds, the cold, the rain, we all spontaneously gathered around on the street for the music. It's a diverse neighborhood of people of all ages and colors. Etc. We might not camp with the OCCUPY groups, but we support them in spirit.<br /><br />We met a guy who just drove in from Jimi's grave site. He came into town to take photos of the statue. He told us Bruce Lee's birthday is on the same day, as well!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Bless Your Soul, Jimi; Happy Birthday.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvZOMmYMGnIsx3LBIDQQpSxrQ3eN7yZNVSjNrxuHSA3dweFbTbgfu30slRf05iTsc_D62HmE2PVqYLHz9YG5FfZqsT4V_4vn9MJ-P9q7FAuehl0puynFQMb51ta2v5nOfxGiKAt8xFOA/s1600/HendrixStatue.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvZOMmYMGnIsx3LBIDQQpSxrQ3eN7yZNVSjNrxuHSA3dweFbTbgfu30slRf05iTsc_D62HmE2PVqYLHz9YG5FfZqsT4V_4vn9MJ-P9q7FAuehl0puynFQMb51ta2v5nOfxGiKAt8xFOA/s400/HendrixStatue.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5680207715860182466" border="0" /></a>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-64148523702963095502011-11-27T00:35:00.000-08:002011-11-30T19:50:38.351-08:00Ka-Blah-Blah Boyfriend<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqSFAEgP2LlKu8ERWs_lTydnvk2y7mUIiR1fv7q-JEiSdzWysWmX9DXoui4rmkN-Yjpo8vq8y1aZucP36DDt4r436eOC2C7jfaSc4u1hYClJKUET1q9HJhOT1nMu2v5mdZFB-ggRFHto/s1600/158176-standard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgqSFAEgP2LlKu8ERWs_lTydnvk2y7mUIiR1fv7q-JEiSdzWysWmX9DXoui4rmkN-Yjpo8vq8y1aZucP36DDt4r436eOC2C7jfaSc4u1hYClJKUET1q9HJhOT1nMu2v5mdZFB-ggRFHto/s400/158176-standard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679592046226966770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" >Ka-Blah-Blah Boyfriend<br /></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br />REALLY?<br /><br />Life is always a little sad when the dreams of one's favorite celebs go crashing through the floor and into a kind of hell. I mean, come on Madonna and Demi!!<span style="font-style: italic;"> Did you really???</span> Somebody got into their ka-blah-blah a little too much. And that's a drag when you've got people like reverends coaching you to believe someone is your soul-mate. Stop that shit!<br /><br />Yeah. If you wanna believe or truly feel someone is your soul-mate? I would urge you, keep to yourself. Don't even confide to him or her! <span style="font-style: italic;">Hold on to what you believe. Cherish it, and celebrate it as a private secret.</span> WHY? Because people overcompensate for things. We also have a very human need to prove to ourselves what's real or not real. We test the hell out of everything.<br /><br />Don't give your "soul-mate" that opportunity. Put your ego on the back-burner.<br /><br />Keep what you believe a private secret. And if things don't work out? You might have a good reason to laugh. If you feel it's real, regardless? Get in there and fight for it.</span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-74952841127905213622011-11-27T00:10:00.000-08:002011-11-30T19:52:38.634-08:00There Are Many Kinds of Love<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLpTifj9iYZ8T9VqJwQvLV9zwWxsYlcm7-RfcrX2R6A5x__rQ5knnqLKSymA1MKYrMuH4y3G2mZ0bFfQrBjCN58YvXP7xPLhyphenhyphenep6Hh7DmuwGNOn4Wf0c3o4XBc4u1erTrFHRNZfFXvV0/s1600/StevieStars.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLpTifj9iYZ8T9VqJwQvLV9zwWxsYlcm7-RfcrX2R6A5x__rQ5knnqLKSymA1MKYrMuH4y3G2mZ0bFfQrBjCN58YvXP7xPLhyphenhyphenep6Hh7DmuwGNOn4Wf0c3o4XBc4u1erTrFHRNZfFXvV0/s400/StevieStars.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679585510795012882" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 51, 204);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">We human beings love to love, but perhaps we should keep our egos out of it. (Ladies, I know that's a challenge! Don't let society push you into addictive spending/enabling to keep your love alive... Just love yourself, and be loving.) I'm talking about moving out of a kind of neediness and into grace.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I think I spent most my life feeling sorry for others, taking pity on them and calling it love. All it does is create a one-way energy! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Some people call it "pity-sex". I say, don't do it. Consider the source and it's lack. Look with stern compassion into the person's face. See if you can discover the reason </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:georgia;" >WHY love seems to be just "missing" its mark when it comes you</span><span style="font-family:georgia;">. Do you feel you are accepted and loved in return?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">When I think of all the faces I've seen and all the people I know, wow! Love is situation-specific. And if you love someone? It will be unique, and incomparable to any other. You see? For each person, there's going to be a different kind of love. No two loves are the same. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Therefore, just make it your aim to feel good... And be "loving" about it. Love your life. That's a great start.</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-39402013014499311692011-11-26T23:36:00.000-08:002011-11-27T00:08:24.948-08:00Race, The Power of an Illusion<span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Race, The Power of an Illusion</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > A Three-Part Documentary by California Newsreel<br />c) 2003</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > www.newsreel.org</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3-IZjzzNDMMQlRfdLdYCN_Q2I7oD_1x21q_yqXTPfGrlZm2-6KjpGtzI-LvlBPptUj-nxkY1RGpY53eM5ClkP6EBE69w24s2nDzff1AScV4e07ygwMypZzRQzK7n4LPPGN56KDNY3s4/s1600/racethepowerofanillusio.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht3-IZjzzNDMMQlRfdLdYCN_Q2I7oD_1x21q_yqXTPfGrlZm2-6KjpGtzI-LvlBPptUj-nxkY1RGpY53eM5ClkP6EBE69w24s2nDzff1AScV4e07ygwMypZzRQzK7n4LPPGN56KDNY3s4/s400/racethepowerofanillusio.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679576737717896018" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">"Racism... Is about how people assign meaning to how another looks."<br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:130%;">- Robin D.G. Kelley<br /></span></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >It's true, there are no genetic differences or sub-species in human beings based on color or race. In fact, the African culture contains the most diverse genetic encodings of all cultures. Most of what we in America think we know or feel about racism is based on old societal programs, governmental politics, and economics.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"Race is the great interest of the age." - from an American newspaper in the 1840's</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >This is an interesting but somewhat biased documentary. It's useful, however. I recommend it for students interested in evolution. I felt there was a missing issue here, barely touched on... The problem of criminal activity and language barriers with privileged whites assisting immigrants and people of color. This documentary outlines the absurd books and propaganda on racial profiling which were created in the 1800's.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >President Andrew Jackson was responsible for propagating bigotry through his writings. These were later produced as the values-set for American politics. In spite of asserting "all men were created equal", Jackson wrote extensively about Native and African Americans as being inferior.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >In the 1800's, charts and scales were created to show various grades of skin color used to classify people. Although Asians met these criteria (in comparison to Caucasians) they were denied American Citizenship with little or no real explanation.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Segregation, IMO, was imposed as a way to track criminal activity and force like-minded ethnic cultures to police themselves. Let's face it, in the 18oo's and early 1900's, there were no cell phones, digital cameras and recorders to track people or their crimes. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Why do we ("whites") have a legacy of generational wealth compared to "people of color"? (This is what I feel is rapidly becoming an illusion...) Some think American wealth is a "benefit" of conforming to American (white dominator culture) values.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 0); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >The power dynamics are shifting radically. More crimes will be caught by American citizens, exposing the denial and false activities of all... Including those with "white" skin.</span><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBp2GBGt2N6ziOFomWupHgzv8zMEwzP8H4mshEawThh9cb2hAiWk7jaZCp_hqUy_iwhT2_2MabORvrUJxDtS7vzRDUAgfmR5UWISlBnbQgqQDkFlU56zMa90nHL7TvWnOvGyGgth5N0s/s1600/tumblr_liobp9HPBI1qcupmyo1_500.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYBp2GBGt2N6ziOFomWupHgzv8zMEwzP8H4mshEawThh9cb2hAiWk7jaZCp_hqUy_iwhT2_2MabORvrUJxDtS7vzRDUAgfmR5UWISlBnbQgqQDkFlU56zMa90nHL7TvWnOvGyGgth5N0s/s400/tumblr_liobp9HPBI1qcupmyo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679577315016616626" border="0" /></a>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-15904752854400227602011-11-26T23:12:00.000-08:002012-05-01T12:46:08.374-07:00Coz We Be Good Soldiers<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeBZvnDWWXA8RZ1HDTKdU2ScdwHJIBcEk6Je257ve2zCq-56UpTKwrgCL0wpSvH7AVFIQldt5XM-rhU7O1wDFtjX_iW3GhCloIQ_ZrVrEowmKg4WhElQinmS3JCIwOqMuNgICSVmq4UE/s1600/2166076854_3c83eb9496.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679572655355433298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdeBZvnDWWXA8RZ1HDTKdU2ScdwHJIBcEk6Je257ve2zCq-56UpTKwrgCL0wpSvH7AVFIQldt5XM-rhU7O1wDFtjX_iW3GhCloIQ_ZrVrEowmKg4WhElQinmS3JCIwOqMuNgICSVmq4UE/s400/2166076854_3c83eb9496.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 250px;" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Coz We Be Good Soldiers</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">While you've been busy</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">regimenting and up-grading</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">your priorities,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I've been organizing</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and ritualizing mine:</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">coz we be good soldiers</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">in hot or cold weather.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">I've been linin' my drawers,</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">ritually-foldin' my socks</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Sweepin' and cleanin' the rocks,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">coz I be a good soldier.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">You've been practicing your riffs</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and driving your wiff</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and walking the dog</span><span style="font-family: arial;">,</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">regimenting your log</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">coz</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">you be a good soldier</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">in hot or cold weather.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">We got it down to a T</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">scaling A, B & C</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">coz we got it set up</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">ritually.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">No time to think</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">no time to ponder</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">no option for "mental"</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">when it's set up</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">regimental -</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">it's all about freedom, right?</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Coz we be good soldiers</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">in hot or cold weather.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">It's not about choice -</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">we just get things well-done.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Gotta get it set up -</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">so others can have fun.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Have you cleaned-up the kitchen?</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did you thaw out the chicken?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did you walk the dog?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did you unplug the clog?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Have you scrubbed out the toilet</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and vacuumed the rug?</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Did you clean out the mail,</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">hit the holiday sales?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did you call both the kids</span><span style="font-family: arial;">,</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and bleach-out your skids?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did you talk to your shrink?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Have you abstained from drink?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did you check-in with group?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did you toss out the soup?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I forget how good you are -</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">you be such a good soldier!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Did you take all your meds?</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Did they dumb-down your head?</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Well, I fibbed a bit here...</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I'm not really all that.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Sure, I cleaned out the closet,</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">got rid of old hats...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">But I'm a Free Agent!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I do what I please!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Instead of do "solider" -</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I just say<br />"whatever".</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">What would happen if</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">the dog</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">passed away,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">and the wiff ran away with the</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">garbage man?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Would you still stay</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">regimented, soldier?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I like to pretend</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">we do it together again...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Two god-damned good soldiers -</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">(whatever)!</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I know you've done</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">every little thing you could</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">to be it...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">So what of your dreams?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Your potentials, gifts and talents,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">when the world won't let you see it?</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I wish I could rip</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">the oppression from your eyes!</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">But my every attempt</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">seems to tyrannize...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">So like you, I'll pretend</span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">I'll act like an excellent soldier.</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">Chin up,</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">forward</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold;">march</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-62552809152982000702011-11-07T23:30:00.001-08:002011-11-07T23:44:54.563-08:00Loved<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wDd6cl9ieuzYQMAEfZ_BvINkPBURqPk8ruZv9vi2MQtZ9FTm_x0tJ0IjYFi26vPGNMOnf_hodFo_raYFz4C7M03Q8MwJZkidToivgl9uOvL4vOgVUIVKgdbNZ-IL6KvxYAQ5ONZXbrU/s1600/LOVEDMJ.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wDd6cl9ieuzYQMAEfZ_BvINkPBURqPk8ruZv9vi2MQtZ9FTm_x0tJ0IjYFi26vPGNMOnf_hodFo_raYFz4C7M03Q8MwJZkidToivgl9uOvL4vOgVUIVKgdbNZ-IL6KvxYAQ5ONZXbrU/s400/LOVEDMJ.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672524302402185346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >It's still very hard to read about the life of Michael Jackson, in an effort to understand what happened to him. In other areas of this blog I've written about Michael's lack of boundaries, how he internalized so much of his pain and confusion regarding people and fame. Today, his doctor of 4 months, Conrad Murray, was judged guilty of criminal negligence, resulting in Michael's death. Excellent verdict. It's just a shame to come to terms with the idea that Michael's life was never really his own. He was always inadvertently run and controlled by other people and their greed. Everyone wanted a piece of Michael Jackson.</span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-29541781420083694402011-10-11T00:35:00.000-07:002011-10-11T00:46:30.406-07:00The Experience<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >The Experience</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Loving</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >is not based in projection or presumption,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >nor in complete and total</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >consumption.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >(That's not Love - that's something else.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Another person</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >is always entitled</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >to live, to be free,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >to express one's insightful proclivities; </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >to maintain one's way of center</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >or preference to stay</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >or exit </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >or re-enter.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZj0SJkOQGY9GFJxY71fyH12huqsIe7FS0mfUrKSiWNZmgXOIYf1LTCi8bk5J5yEN6BdiX6PpGutrOItWx9-jJaN9Qbt_ThxEKHDQQh9GDHvPwqGLOvGXqqEo_eG1w1NSxMBVk_UwHy0/s1600/Apple.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZj0SJkOQGY9GFJxY71fyH12huqsIe7FS0mfUrKSiWNZmgXOIYf1LTCi8bk5J5yEN6BdiX6PpGutrOItWx9-jJaN9Qbt_ThxEKHDQQh9GDHvPwqGLOvGXqqEo_eG1w1NSxMBVk_UwHy0/s400/Apple.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662135443683687858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Appreciation is the turning key,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > holding all possibility;</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > releasing the mind</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > in its fight to the death;</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" > Experience<br />is </span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >the everlasting breath.</span></div>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-80110426718384512802011-10-03T04:01:00.000-07:002011-10-03T04:46:14.847-07:00father of lies<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">father of lies</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">people <span style="font-style: italic;">can</span> converse with one another</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">without establishing a definite;</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">not every dialog</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">needs an outcome or closure,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">or exorcism.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">there is no moral to this story,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">unless to simply see</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">there are lies.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">it's impossible to disguise</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">maturity or wisdom; but lies</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">are designed to stunt and complex a soul,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">and keep it in a state of childish<br />dramas and schisms.</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br />in the beginning</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">it starts with stories of santa, what have you,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">and the easter bunny;</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">yet everyone knows and loves</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">how it's all about Christ and the devil</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">(that father of lies and denial, who's</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">always doomed to be the center of some </span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">great spiritual revival).</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">those "wonderful" holidays</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">striving for prizes of acceptance,</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">validation!</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">we grow out of the stories</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">without recognition</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">or perhaps appreciation</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">of what's real;</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">instead it's appeal gets muddied</span><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">in dust, blood and shadows.<br /><br /></span></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >It knows It's struggles to achieve perfection,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >so It does what It wants to get </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >what It needs.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >by the time a child is 12-14, she's already heard</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" > It.<br />all.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC-ASuJ_TJ5HjCqTJGrNSCNlmQoKjvdQCFfGRQmQILAdJUx269Zgr6etIKtFgQIZgW7hc-LUQ1lYFXtWMKq4kM1yMvqyCq1wr4plOuHfnDoj8yl474HI4Q1TacmZXvvyDG2WZJ-wjRcA/s1600/GollumSkullsjpg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJC-ASuJ_TJ5HjCqTJGrNSCNlmQoKjvdQCFfGRQmQILAdJUx269Zgr6etIKtFgQIZgW7hc-LUQ1lYFXtWMKq4kM1yMvqyCq1wr4plOuHfnDoj8yl474HI4Q1TacmZXvvyDG2WZJ-wjRcA/s400/GollumSkullsjpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5659220872811079442" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >layer by layer It builds</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >until one is neurotic by the age of 24.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >until one decides</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >(and yes, that's choice and decision)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >to take command of one's life and</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >put an end to facades once used, </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >to save face.<br />but damn! those old "victim" habits and voices<br />die hard...!<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >(chronic lying and denial </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">are</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" > that very fall from grace.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >so true, what they say -</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >one is only as sick as one's secrets</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >in a time when lying</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >is the order of the day -</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >coached, and haunted</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >by that father,<br />the one of lies,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >whose shadows, demonic,</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >devise to layer a soul</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >out of his or her core...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >buffered on, to the devil's playground.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >as such, one can't ignore</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >one's loss of innocence:</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ><br />triggered<br />by fear and drama,<br />controlled<br />by mass pressure, authority and power-over,<br />many go on to create war...<br />to compete against and kill-off the very thing<br />that heals, and makes whole.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" ></span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-11868652825007622562011-09-30T21:57:00.000-07:002011-09-30T22:02:41.148-07:00To Change, or Die<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm5CTr_7GijToVP7O2365z04666DHxNXNAJxsHtIs9Fb8m4VLcXzHTkhbyZPRV-dcgO5GUa-HuWZ2IsMvcmmyNbOD83vGfs1ZC7SkJxF8qzWp0GQpvS-0S_vs9BmZW1fWWoLOPs0_Dsc/s1600/Azreal.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm5CTr_7GijToVP7O2365z04666DHxNXNAJxsHtIs9Fb8m4VLcXzHTkhbyZPRV-dcgO5GUa-HuWZ2IsMvcmmyNbOD83vGfs1ZC7SkJxF8qzWp0GQpvS-0S_vs9BmZW1fWWoLOPs0_Dsc/s400/Azreal.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658384016195203842" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">He who is not busy Changing is busy Dying.<br />- Bob Dylan</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-48037600635795188682011-09-18T15:02:00.000-07:002011-09-18T15:05:51.573-07:00Surrender is a Form of Orgasm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLF8_t0_o7av0GD6HRzOtUJkoGVOVIMEPF3rlE8vvGC1w3WaXQYbi0Go8_sc3f9CDqpB1ozYAmOCJTkFrXZpWDRlPFWATl6af4MkunJoVPSEpap1i4J46M-C9OgTSVGoppZu5cr5xERI/s1600/DavidBowie2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjLF8_t0_o7av0GD6HRzOtUJkoGVOVIMEPF3rlE8vvGC1w3WaXQYbi0Go8_sc3f9CDqpB1ozYAmOCJTkFrXZpWDRlPFWATl6af4MkunJoVPSEpap1i4J46M-C9OgTSVGoppZu5cr5xERI/s400/DavidBowie2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653823732496077202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">SURRENDER</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">is a form of orgasm...</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">(Which is <span style="font-style: italic;">why</span> love and sex can have the same fusion, the same spiritual value.)</span></span><br /><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}"><br /></span></h6>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-66869528402779760062011-09-18T14:55:00.000-07:002011-09-18T15:02:32.519-07:00The Deaths Before Death<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqygvbdM-fEpA5fkDjngUjFjR-DOGXStP8zwcJhbbR6P_k27P_sFDU3M91uff7xmZ9MHDKC34lnBA2c94s8S0mhUwm_79eGUieDCN0FyuLE5jDmtiTtVtY5UqJFvBHt3i0Un3Mox-1370/s1600/DSkull_250.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqygvbdM-fEpA5fkDjngUjFjR-DOGXStP8zwcJhbbR6P_k27P_sFDU3M91uff7xmZ9MHDKC34lnBA2c94s8S0mhUwm_79eGUieDCN0FyuLE5jDmtiTtVtY5UqJFvBHt3i0Un3Mox-1370/s400/DSkull_250.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653821964977806946" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >No need here to make a "case" of my judgments, my own bigotry.</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >(It just attracts MORE.)</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >I'm facing the Real, head-on...</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Is my ego-trip an evil trip? Am I hurting someone here?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >Or is this just a small form of DEATH?</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >How shall I accommodate these small deaths each day - </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >before the real thing comes along?</span></span>Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-11592512003548299142011-09-04T23:02:00.000-07:002011-09-04T23:08:57.916-07:00Forgive<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">Forgive.</span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">It's not your job to play judge and jury.</span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">No need to do it;</span>
<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">turn it over to the Powers That Be.</span></span>
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc1SXJSb1ZsmG_Wo50b7JcrcR-GTtoaljiFJJkZztAfcVLiw3s5Z6x35qLOeF6oXPUh0e907KbQViuuIRsGvyxikNrqvsXYvIsInId-XABFTQ40mTg3o1ND_u9mH6TX1u6buj8IV97eY/s1600/ZiggyEyes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 351px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwc1SXJSb1ZsmG_Wo50b7JcrcR-GTtoaljiFJJkZztAfcVLiw3s5Z6x35qLOeF6oXPUh0e907KbQViuuIRsGvyxikNrqvsXYvIsInId-XABFTQ40mTg3o1ND_u9mH6TX1u6buj8IV97eY/s400/ZiggyEyes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648752360279002594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 255, 51);font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" ><span jsid="text" class="commentBody">Being conscientious of our own actions is really quite a responsibility in itself.</span></span>
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<br />Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-58494026921871473122011-08-26T22:44:00.000-07:002011-08-26T22:46:49.047-07:00Just Do Your Best!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnu0mffM9BUyIdAvCwgEsiZg1eG53I96iOu0muheJ04qxHt7bA7DwV5cCRs75IDaBQfByOdaPS7zDZ4Tf060nZDw2QBa9CRnKp223fnDZKxPzaqArSETzwQeGRPgbV5Kb8ceh0ZdR6Fs/s1600/IDidMyBest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnu0mffM9BUyIdAvCwgEsiZg1eG53I96iOu0muheJ04qxHt7bA7DwV5cCRs75IDaBQfByOdaPS7zDZ4Tf060nZDw2QBa9CRnKp223fnDZKxPzaqArSETzwQeGRPgbV5Kb8ceh0ZdR6Fs/s400/IDidMyBest.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645408000338918066" border="0" /></a>
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<br />Orandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01894400965395610307noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7804355585725661140.post-74944526617446668972011-08-24T20:53:00.000-07:002011-08-24T21:03:27.790-07:00Objectification<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >People objectify others with labels. This is old conditioning. </span>
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<br />They tend to LABEL others (with words like "mom" or "angel" or "dad" or "demon" or "black man" or "saint", etc., and worse)... <span style="font-style: italic;">Rather than</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">own their own feelings or express appreciation for someone's presence.</span></span></span>
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