Say what you want to say
You’ll never regret saying what you want to say. You’ll always regret not saying what you want to say.
Where I Am
I always get to where I am going by walking away from where I have been. - Winnie the Pooh {{ posts|limit:15 }} more...
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Its okay
Its okay to reach out, its okay to not reach out. Its not okay to ignore. Its not okay to forget. Its okay to pause its okay to rebuild its not okay to minimize its not okay to shut down. Its okay to love its okay to say there are feelings still Its not okay to conceal Its not okay to protest
2025 in books
2025 kept me busy, continuing in non-fiction, mostly scientific reading. I got lost in these interests; but here are some of the things I learned. Pale Blue Dot Carl Sagan Carl Sagan has had a lasting impact on American culture, although current events might suggest that influence has waned. I will at least do my part to keep his scientific thinking, curiosity, and love of Life and appreciation of…
Instructions for living a life
Instructions for living a life: Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. - Mary Oliver https://readalittlepoetry.com/2014/09/10/sometimes-by-mary-oliver/
The revolution will not be televised
Gil Scott-Heron - Revolution Will Not Be Televised I love this song and it resonates to read the lyrics as though revolutions are censored by media (which is true). Though I saw an interview with Gil Scott-Heron about the meaning of the lyrics and I find it more interesting; The revolution will not be televised because the revolution starts in your mind, at the dinner table, or reading books in…
On Making Mistakes
I've made a lot of mistakes. It is humiliating to admit to myself, yet there is strength to admit it to others. When I make mistakes, it's easy to chalk it up to the fact that I'm a human, I'm animal, and brush it off. But there's something more to admitting mistakes to others, something deeper about our humanity, something deeper about our connection to each other. We are individual, but we are…
I have decided to stick to love
I have decided to stick to love... Hate is too great a burden to bear. - Martin Luther King Jr.
Coming down
Coming down is an inevitable part of getting high. On the come down, you’ll either learn from your experience or yearn for more escape. To learn is to gain, to gather some information and apply it into your life as a new tool in the mental toolbox. To yearn is to seek more. Yearning can be an endless cycle, the endless cycle of desire for knowledge, or wisdom, or pleasure. I've gotten caught in…
Faking being a better writer
Speaking with my voice, speaking with the words that make sense to me, is the way that I believe I will be the most effective with my writing. Writing styles are personal and unique and I love every individual's style. I don't write professionally, just as an amateur, so I haven't developed my own style. I have no experience or knowledge of what it takes to be a good writer; that doesn't mean I…
2024 in books
This year was a good year for reads. I enjoyed more physical books than I have had for some time. It feels great to get back into reading again. I'm thankful I have the time. Last Date in El Zapotal Mateo García Elizondo This book is quite harrowing, in a good way, but also in a bad way. The wording and tempo engulfed my mind into the story as if these thoughts and memories were my own. The tale…