‎'Creativity is a blameless process. That to exist at all it must function unselfconsciously and without guilt. The primary ingredient in this tranquility might be to pardon ourselves in advance for any real or imagined inadequacies and approach the work with the attitude that we will see what happens.'

‎"Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it." -CS Lewis

"A work of art is one through which the consciousness of the artist is able to give its emotions to anyone who is prepared to receive them." --Muriel Rukeyser, American Poet

Both of my parents came to greet me with the morning while I was still in bed. Dad kissed me on my forehead and Mom opened the blinds. What a kind reality

April 9, 2011

I suppose I could create many justifications of why I could be right in my way of thinking and take pride in that, but it seems more of a challenge to find how I could be proven wrong. Thus, we proceed.

"Willing to experience aloneness,
I discover connection everywhere;
Turning to face my fear,
I meet the warrior who lives within; 
Opening to my loss,
I am given unimaginable gifts;
Surrendering into emptiness,
I find fullness without end.

Each condition I flee from pursues me.
Each condition I welcome transforms me
And becomes itself transformed
Into its radiant jewel-like essence.
I bow to the one who has made it so,
Who has crafted this Master Game;
To play it is pure delight,To honor it is true devotion."

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography, in lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

“Whatever this becomes,
Whatever words I say, we are the fortunate ones,
And when the days are done I won’t forget.
All I see in you and me,
is a light in the dark of humanity.
And when the days are done, I won’t forget.

Timid steps, come walk with me, yeah.
And with your useless words, come talk to me.
There are broken hearts now on your stereo,
but the broken beats are just too slow.
You’ll cry, it doesn’t change a thing.

Kill the lights and let the rain fall.
Recall the memories of yesterdays and better ways
And know the innocence is gone, move on.
From this day on we’ll never be the same.

The saddest songs make sense to me, yeah,
so with your sunken eyes come look for me.
2 hour drives are 2 hours alone
but 2 hour drives are better than home
You’ll die, it doesn’t change a thing.

You will
Kill the lights and let the rain fall.
Recall the memories of yesterdays and better ways
And know the innocence is gone, move on.
From this day on we’ll never be the same.

Faster words and faster kids
Faster songs and faster ends
the one thing that’s stayed the same.
I’ve lived through days
And I’ve lived through nights
I’ve had my loves
and I’ve had my fights.
You’ve got to know, you have my heart.


Faster words and faster kids
Faster songs and faster ends
the one thing that’s stayed the same.
I’ve lived through days
I’ve lived through nights
I’ve had my loves
I’ve had my fights.
You’ve got to know (you’ve got to know), you have my heart.”