What does it take, to be free of others opinions, to truly be oneself, yet to remain grounded in reason? What would it feel like, to be able to do everything with complete certainty, with zero insecurity, knowing that we're not making a grave mistake? What if we knew the way, if we knew each … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 64: Being Free of External Opinions.
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1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 63: You Are My Everything (Poem).
What a nice night, what a life, it just feel so right. What a day to rejoice, a divinely granted right, walking alongside my beautiful wife. What a sight to behold, what a wonderful choice, feeling higher than a child's kite. Flying in the wind, as I spend my time with the one I love, … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 63: You Are My Everything (Poem).
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 62: The Beast Within (Poem).
We look to the West as well as to the East, but like that line in Hotel California, we just can't find or kill the beast. We have no choice but to look around at all the insanity, the inhumanity, we create behavior patterns to drown it out as we focus on nothing but vanity, … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 62: The Beast Within (Poem).
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To.
Today's my second day in a row without bud. In case you didn't know, I'm a daily toker, I have been for many years now. In the past few years I've started experimenting with setting goals for myself, daily goals as well as long-term goals. One example is my goal with alcohol. Back in the … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 61: Let Go of What You’re Attached To.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 60: Look For the Answer Within Yourself.
Sometimes it feels like nothing makes sense. Sometimes we feel tired, or angry, and we don't know why, we just feel like something's wrong, and we wish we could find out exactly what the problem is. We try to pass the time, to think about other things, to stay busy, or to sleep. We try … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 60: Look For the Answer Within Yourself.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 58: Culture Contrast, The Music Business.
I was born in the third world, right by the equator, in a country so hot and so violent you might think you're in hell if you came to visit. If you looked a bit closer though, you might find that it is also a place of peaceful villages, a place of family harmony, a … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 58: Culture Contrast, The Music Business.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 56: Watch What You Say.
I hear people talk about so many useless and random things. I don't criticize them on the spot, or behind their back to anyone, since I remember the days when I also used to speak just for the sake of speaking, just to be seen, just to be heard and acknowledged. I always had to … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 56: Watch What You Say.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 54: Remaining Present While Understanding We Are Beyond Life.
Sometimes it's hard to let go of our ego. We talk about it, we say we believe in the Self beyond the ego, yet as soon as temptation comes we fall in its trap, as soon as anger and frustration hit, we are quick to let our wrath unfold upon everything in its path. We … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 54: Remaining Present While Understanding We Are Beyond Life.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 53: From Tired to Inspired.
Today was another day. I'm tired, but I have enough energy to learn, to read, to write. I'm faded, I ate some pizza so I feel a bit heavy, but I'm comfortable. Today I was thinking back on my fam, the ways in which they may have changed while I've been gone away, the way … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 53: From Tired to Inspired.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 52: Spontaneous Writing, A New Life.
So many things on my mind that I want to write down, but when I sit down to write it's like I don't know what or how. It reminds me of how I started my very first post of this daily thousand-word series. Although some days I feel more clarity than others, most times I … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 52: Spontaneous Writing, A New Life.
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