Reality Me

Category: Philosophy

Think deep.

  • Butterfly effect

    If I knew then

    What I know now

    Then I would not be here

    And I would not know

    What I know now

  • To Give

    I gave so much of me

    There seemed nothing left to give

    But I gave some more

    When I am gone

    There will be nothing left to remember

  • Of Grasshoppers

    Student: “I could have been great”

    Master: “what are you comparing yourself against?”

  • The stress addict’s prayer

    Give us this day our daily Xanax

    Calm the mind and lead us not into day drinking

    Forgive us our craving for the productivity of cocaine

    Ritalin this Batman

    Speed our inattention away

    For twenty, fuck it.

  • Deep Thoughts

    There will be days when it feels like only you care. These are not the days to quit caring. These are the days to care more.

  • Deep thoughts

    It was never about money. It was about time.

  • Your life can improve

    If you feel a mess
    If you are depressed
    If chaos rules the day
    Perhaps you’d rather sleep it away

    Play the lottery
    For that quick fix
    Four dollars
    Buys a little hope

    A magic bean
    Will not fix
    The problems
    You have seen

    Instead
    Choose something small
    Wake up, floss those teeth
    Floss them all

    Tomorrow
    Add another small task
    Instead of stinking
    Take a bath

    Don’t let the bath
    Replace the floss
    Combine them together
    To be a boss

    Next day when you awake
    Hit the floor
    Eight pushups
    Maybe more

    These small tasks add up
    Do a little more
    And those huge tasks
    Will shrink away

    Day after day
    Is how habits form
    One day soon
    You will wake up with tasks no more.

  • Meditation

    I struggled with meditation for what seemed like 15 or 20 years. Jason Jarrett introduced me to Buddhist chanting and meditation came together for me becoming an important part of my life. Today I learned of Isha Kriya. I do not see this replacing my chanting but I’m intrigued enough to try it for at least 48 days.

  • Shelf Elf

    An elf came down from the pole
    To dance within your walls
    Turning tricks in the night
    Is it devious? Mischievous? Frightful?
    Or a delight?

    The elf rules are simple
    You can look but you cannot touch
    You can tip your elf
    But it won’t change your luck

    The elf when it comes
    Leaves you more frustrated
    Than before it came
    And once the elf is done and gone
    The glitter remains as evidence of your shame.

  • Deep Thoughts

    The beauty of youth is that the young do not yet know what they cannot do therefore they can do anything.

  • Of Grasshoppers

    Student: “I can do better.”

    Master: “To do better, you must first make mistakes.”

  • In the end it doesn’t matter

    I’d like to think I’ll be missed when I am gone

    But I know that is wrong

    Our time here is brief

    And we are quickly forgotten

    Stories will be told

    And lore rewritten

    Unable to correct or defend

    From the grave

    Our reputation cannot be saved

    History that never happened

    Words contrived

    Will become our legacy

    We are legend

  • Deep Thoughts

    Everyone can do better than you until they have to do what you are doing.

  • Of Grasshoppers

    Student: “Why is my life hard?”

    Master: “Who are you asking?”

  • Deep Thoughts

    The hardest part about making mistakes is the repetition.