and when that song comes on

sound machine radiating music out to the world straight to the bottom of the ocean  creates this ripple effect  you can see it move in slow motion or backwards never know where you’re going but it’s bouncy it bends and tests your balance as the bass goes down  and when you find the right note…

growing pains

sometimes i think that when i tirn corners in my life when i turn and drift into the curve and suddenly you are neither here nor there you are you are in between and in this space nausea  discomfort  a feeling of faint but i’m still standing remembering that what is painful is real and…

the things i’ve learned 

how to smile when times are tough how to tie my shoelaces how to tie my shoelaces so it looks like one solid lace  how to look up when i walk how to tell a crow from a raven how to give feedback so that others hear with an open mind how to open my…

The stuff legends are made of

It is easy to practice To give service When everything is just so Nice calm day Sunny skies People smiling Being respectful Looking out for one another with compassionate hearts When you hear, feel, and see the value of the good work you do On those days, practice and service is a joy Is a…

Healing takes time

Healing hands Know that when pain and trauma Exist deep within the body The right placement  The right pressure Can return the body to as it was Can rebuild it stronger Can restore the idea That power comes from within And that it’s self-actualized Potential exists deep within the spirit But sometimes it too can…

looking through the rules to what lies beyond

they say rules are meant to be broken that’s one way of looking at it but the other is that there is a method to the madness that if you were interested and capable  (which everyone is some people don’t know it yet) you could see the subtlety at work you could see that the…

newness and oldness

new look that moves swirves bends new feel to it all newness and the feeling of a soft hand between my fingertips new isn’t new but just old in a new way in a way we haven’t seen before old is new when old is forgotten when old is uncovered when old is rediscovered when…

each moment 

felt like water running down the skin felt like warmth from the sun felt like everything became softer, quieter, and wider like everything was gone even if just for a moment like the world was just another shell to hide out in like you could leave it at any moment like the moment after something…

broken

body aches and cracks into a million pieces spilling onto the ground like shards of glass and feet nearby dangerously close to stepping on it cutting like skin puncture wound to the soul and deep inside the body are all these linkages and connections but we gotta go the long way now since we’re blocked…

self

out of the corner of my eye there was a girl in the mirror today but i did a double take thinking it was me i realized i didn’t know her i realized it was someone different but each time i looked up  the girl was so familiar and i thought is this what my…