What spectacular snaring of the moment. Perfect imprints of frames, of sounds, of scents, and the incalculable recordings by our cells that we fail to consciously aggregate. How permanent the entrapment of time. Perfect preservation in cells, that which enters our eyes, ears and mind, by ways which we fully, have yet to understand. So […]
Category: Philosophy and Meaning
Before, after, and the movement between
We don’t actively notice the passing of time. By the time we chat away another few sentences in a dialogue, or read another page, or drive to the next red light, what was present is already past. By the time we reflect on on what we had just done, the sense of being present, is […]
On your feet!
Cats always land on their feet, right? Once upon a time, this misnomer may have been believed by the masses. Without the preponderance of chronicled video evidence that we now have refuting this belief, generally, people witnessed cats, that fell or dropped, landing safely on their paws. Cats have a righting reflex that allows them to […]
By action
Of what consequence are shattered dreams? If they never left your head and your heart, then they were never acted upon, and thus never took tangible form. How do we feel pain from ideas that were never forged? How can we be injured by failed goals which were never acted upon? How can we feel […]
Dreams and goals
Dreams, dreams are aloft. Like clouds they float, out of reach, visible, but not tangible. Goals, goals are grounded. Like blazes on trees they mark the destinations for our feet, and our energies. Dreams, they satisfy our imagination, but goals, they satiate our souls. Humbly yours, J
Edgedancer
Why dance on the edge? Don’t you find it dangerous? Aren’t you concerned that you must constantly readjust your footing? Don’t you find it unnerving to see the precipitous drops below each foot placement? Does fear grip you as inch your toes along the razor thin edge? What gain could you attain from climbing out […]
Peace In Pieces
The box is filled with possibility and hope. The picture and numbers on the lid, promise that the thousands of intricate little pieces, once joined, will reveal a striking image. Inside the box, the pieces, close together in a janky, jigsaw, jumble, are teeming with anticipation at their liberation, and reformation into a complete piece […]
Four Virtues
Restraint is the great liberator Discipline the best educator, Self-control is the developer, and Patience, the enlightener.
Death is the only permanent change
Change is uncomfortable. Change forces us, or we allow to cause a sometimes minor, occasionally major, augmentation in us. We move forward after changes, with fresh new perspectives, new understandings, greater degrees of physical strength or endurance, altered grasps on particular emotional states, or even a sense that things are different, which, in those moments, […]
Contemplation
Appeal to others, with the assumption that their disposition is open, but beg not for understanding, from ones whose minds have routinely proven closed to you. Humbly yours, J