If not for this darkness
I could see
If not for this sadness
I could be happy
If not for this weight
I could move
If not for this pit
I could escape
If not for this solitude
I could laugh.
Category: Philosophy
Think deep.
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If Not
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I was never a very good _____
I was never a very good Presbyterian
Nor a very good Baptist
I was never a very good Methodist
I attended a Catholic church once
And was not a very good Catholic
I was never a very good Lutheran
I tried reading the Book of Mormon
But was never a very good Mormon
I attended some Wiccan ceremonies
But I was never a very good Wiccan
I have chanted
But I was never a very good BuddhistI have seen fairies
Spoken to the Great Spirit, o’ Maker of Life
Drawn down the moon
Worshiped the Sun
Praised the Mother
Oh Blessed Be!
I have been a trespasser
And a debtor
I have taken communion
The Body and The Blood
But I was never a very good believerBut, in all these things, the Spirit in me
Has been the best that I can be. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: This could be the last day of my life.
Master: This could be the first. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I feel like I am fighting my destiny.
Master: Are you doing what you want? -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I am not in control today.
Master: Does one ever control the river? Just steer the boat. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I am overwhelmed.
Master: Perhaps you do too much at once. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: I was very happy until I was told I wasn’t.
Master: With great effort, we climb to heights from which it is so easy to be knocked down. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Correcting the results of my poor judgments is ridiculously difficult.
Master: Much easier to use good judgment in the first place. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Look. A bus.
Master: Get out of the street! -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: Take it back.
Master: Once a stone is tossed in the pond, only time calms the ripples. -
Anxiety
This hand versus that
The good and the bad;
Trying to spread good
But feel only sad;
A harmless white lie
still tears at the soul;
Her ego judged me
When I did no wrong
Then I judged her
Same verse; same song.Look in the mirror
It’s me that I see;
The image that is
Not the one I want it to be;
They write the rules
I write the rules
There are no rules
We; the fools.I cannot live
Upon this pillar
So very tall;
Such that all can see
The stature
The nature
The me;
The higher it rises
The bigger it becomes
More of the pillar they see
And so much less of me;
As big as I wish to be
I’m shrinking
Vanishing
Becoming
To small to see. -
Amy’s Christmas Present
Amy wants a puppy for Christmas but we already have two large German Shepherds so I’m getting her this instead:
Picture borrowed from Picture is Unrelated without permission. -
Of Grasshoppers
Student: If I think of all the tasks I must do, I cannot move.
Master: Instead of thinking of all, do one task. -
Doug’s Mantras
File this under things I thought I’d never say.
Clothing belongs in one of three places: on your body, the laundry, or folded up and put away.
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Quote of the Day
I have an ever increasing respect for Matt Damon. To me, he seems less like an actor pretending to be a political activist and more like a political activist who happens to be an actor. He definitely has the mental capacities to back it up where other actors have just used their fame as a platform without the brains required to support their stance.
…change comes from the bottom up; always has, always will. “That goes for today, too. We can’t wait for Barack Obama to just fix things. We have to be in his ear. That’s our job as engaged citizens. –Matt Damon [Source, OpenNews.com]
