martial arts rant pt 2

By the way, one of the most profound things said to me in recent years was by this artist we had the chance of meeting a few years back when picking up a painting. He was finishing his degree and going back to school in his forties. He was reflecting on the students in the…

#14

a fox in a moment of magic little beams of light to deeply connect to the world in a way others can’t asks the question which way to go directions asks itself there is no fear of choosing the wrong way the world is an opportunity yes it walks stepping into the uncomfortable space to…

#6

i don’t care who gets the ring who wears it who has the lamps and the cleaning supplies and don’t you know there are hearts now everywhere? like the kind that said hellooooo and after a long yawn and that the stuff is no longer here i don’t care split it a million ways and…

#5

more confused than angry more stuffed away than needing to speak more afraid of meaning than feeling more resentful than righteous more betrayed than mistrustful more disgusted than indulgent more agitated more disappointed more hurt more angry about the understanding than the experiencing such a fleeting moment it lingers longer than is comfortable then is…

moving like a cloud

imagine if you could move through the world with no fear  no hesitation  that every encounter made you stronger more nimble imagine if you didn’t worry about what people say or what they think or if you’re pleasing someone  imagine if you recognized parts you didn’t like about yourself and they disappeared that they were…

drive

like a hungry animal like one that stalks and paces like one with its eyes fixated mind fixated like one who waits with open jaws like one who is ready to pounce like one able to bound off into a run running without thought to any ending  any beginning like a roar like a whisper…

in the day to day

i heard it said once  that we are a mixture of dark and light that what matters is the choice we make in any given moment and it’s a careful balance  day by day to walk this line where at any given time  we could falter but i like to think that even from mistakes…

a heartbeat

what does it matter hot and cold? cool breeze on an evening or warm sunny bench at midday what’s it like to be in between those worlds? one foot on each place over the boundary on the edge of reality how does it feel to be without words? the deepness the richness  of experience touched…