Monthly Archives: July 2009

How to React(15/365)

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My nature is to react
I’ve had to train myself not to
But you are who you are
Even Jesus said
Reacting is dangerous
If he hits you
Turn the other cheek
If he takes your iPod
Give him your headphones
And your laptop
Many times my reactions
Are right
But mostly
They would be better
Tempered by thought
Reason
Separated from Emotion
And passed through a filter
Of Love.

Ambitions (13/365)

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Walk
Read
Play Piano
Teach the Younger Ones
Help Animals
Straight A’s
Score Points
Sing
Scholarship
Valedictorian
Build Resume
Get Into Good School
Have Fun
Get Stronger
Throw Farther
More Scholarships
National Recognition
Good Job
High Salary
Steady Boyfriend
See the World
Research
Manage
Lead
Corporate Recognition
Build a House
Landscape
Own a Cat
Plan Parties
Share the Wealth
Expand
Study
Explore
Start a Business
Run a Business
Help the Government
Observe a Mentor
Teach
Learn
Teach Some More
Learn Some More
Expand
National Recognition
Grow
Transition
Get Married
Start a Family
Reconnect
…

Leaders

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I like Maslow’s musings about good leaders having less tolerance for imperfections in general. The crooked frame, the litter, the inefficiences bother a good leader more than the average person. They are inspired individuals who see deficits and work to bring about change.

In the Light

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More great lyrics from DC Talk:

“I wanna be in the light
As you are in the light
I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens
Oh, lord be my light and be my salvation
Cause all I want is to be in the light
All I want is to be in the light

The disease of self runs through my blood
It’s a cancer fatal to my soul
Every attempt on my behalf has failed
To bring this sickness under control

Tell me, whats going on inside of me?
I despise my own behavior
This only serves to confirm my suspicions
That I’m still a man in need of a savior”

WTF?

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I’m not sure what this strange man was trying to accomplish riding his bike down 16th street today. He had to use his shoe as a brake on the back tire, and was hugging the telephone poles at each intersection so he wouldn’t fall over. Just glad I got a picture!

Art (11/365)

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Is poetry art?
Only if someone wants to read it.
Some say I paint landscapes
But I only always paint myself.
Art is not whatever you think it is
What you think does not matter
What you think did not create the art
It’s not about you
It never was
Don’t lie to us, Creator

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Human (10/365)

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Bill Maher says
Sometimes the design
Is not intelligent

Women carry and abort
Half-formed
Deformed
Fetuses

We believe there is
A divine plan for our lives
And there is, in a way
What is meant to be
Will be

Is that plan good?
Of course it is
How could we believe
Otherwise?
If you wait long enough
You’ll get your happy ending
And hope keeps you alive

Our existence seems at once
Completely random
And yet
Perfectly Orchestrated
When you hear
The other players
In the symphony

Through our relationships
Our interactions
The best we can do
Is to mimic the ease
With which

The wind blows
The dinosaurs died
The earth spins
Our hearts beat
A baby smiles.

Ambition (9/365)

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We all want to change the world
The 50-year-olds look at Obama
The way I used to look at Britney Spears
What have I done lately?
Why isn’t a light being cast upon my efforts?
Am I trying hard enough?
Did I seize every opportunity?
If I have time to think about this,
Am I not busy enough?
Stop constructing your fantasy world
And take a few steps in this one
Never complain about what you control
Never complain about what you don’t control
Just never complain
Stop wishing you were making more money
Wielding more power
Feeling more comfortable
Stop inviting others into the gap
Between where you are and where you think you need to be
Especially if you don’t know how to get there
And don’t care enough to make it happen