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Feb 2015 · 317
Intention
If that's how you wish to think,
I'm inclined to leave you to it.

Perhaps I can open the shutters,
but it is up to you and you alone
to look out the window and enjoy the view.
Feb 2015 · 379
Quoth the White Guy
"It ain't a *****'s fault he black!"
Don't be judgin'
Feb 2015 · 268
A sure way to Fail
To consciously decide
not to even try
is to opt for the preclusion
of possible success.

That is to say,
such a strategy
is a sure way to fail.
Feb 2015 · 350
Path
Seek to be
as carefree as possible
while still, in fact, caring.
Feb 2015 · 460
Respect Difference
Teach yourself
to respect that with which you may not agree.

Just because you don't see it or think of it that way
doesn't even begin to mean that it is without merit.

That type of reasoning falls within a realm called "hubris."

Disagreement is an opportunity
just waiting for someone to take it.
Feb 2015 · 318
Capitolism
"Please? I'll pay you back!"

"You know, if I had a nickel
for every time someone's told me that,
I wouldn't need to be paid back."
Feb 2015 · 886
Geh mit Etikette
Bestrebe nicht
zu bemängeln und zu entkräften,
sondern eher
zu lernen, zu wachsen, und zu verstehen.
-
Do not seek
to criticize and refute,
but, rather
to learn, grow, and understand.
Go with etiquette

Ich danke Adrian Betz für seine Hilfe!
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Feb 2015 · 421
Lovelust
Love and Lust may well be different,
but they're each at their best when they're together.
Feb 2015 · 435
Eifersucht
It's perfectly okay to be boring, uninspired, and vapid;
just don't get all jealous when someone who's fun and interesting shows up.
Feb 2015 · 490
Biopsychosocial Disease
We construct a social facade
as a defense mechanism
to, among other things, cope with
an apathetic and numbing world.

There are so many levels of disease to this.

We need to be willing to pierce the social facade of others
and to be willing to have our social facade pierced
if we are to truly advance as Humans-
individually, let alone as a whole.

May we please care enough to spare ourselves of this crap, already?
Feb 2015 · 320
-sophia
"Now I'm curious.
..

Oh yes. That makes sense.

Wait.. I wonder.."
..raw and empowering..
Feb 2015 · 483
Just a thought
If the realm of Thought is of such infinite interest to us as Human Beings,
we owe it to ourselves to utilize willing and able psychedelic explorers
to bring back aspects of the other; aspects so very occluded
that the rest of us are too oblivious to see and too sober to remember.
..too high to keep believing what they keep telling us to think..

That's gotta be why they're so controlled..
Fresh perspectives upset stale systems.
Not that these ideas are new.. but that's part of the problem.
Some force is holding us back. I think it's us, guys.
Humanity is Humanity's worst enemy.
The people who set that up must be stopped
and if they can't, the systems that are in place must be overturned
lest we enslave our potential and deny ourselves the Eden
over which we so toil.

That's what Jesus was saying until they made an example out of him.
However you may feel about what I've said, that last statement is probably less inaccurate than many made by people who carry the banner of Christianity.
For the record.

..so raw and empowering..
(Ideally, the reader is listening to Eugen Cicero's jazz rendition of "Hungarian Rhapsody No.2" by Franz Liszt. Were there only to be a link in the note...)

Everything
going into making this experience even possible
is so ******* incredible
that the very very very very least we could do
is learn how to some ******* respect and gratitude.
If not for the whole Universe,
at least for this opportunity to live
and for One-another
no matter how flawed or unideal the real is
regardless of what your epistemology says we can know real as-
keep it real:
real is what is made of it.
I think that's simultaneously the most frightening and liberating realization that one can have in this life-
say what you will about biology,
I'm quite content that the Body is a Vessel, not a pilot.
Science addresses the realm of the physical.
I have an intuitive suspicion that there's more to the universe and to our 'reality' and to our 'Self' than meets our particular **** Sapiens Sapiens sensory organs.
Of course, that's not to downplay the sacred art of Science,
nor the sacred Science of Art,
but that I simply perceive the Physical as a sort-of crystalline Echo
of that which cannot be perceived, named, or depicted
in any form
other than
Time.
Life.
Experience.
It's the pilot of your body's vessel that I'm trying to address now.

Does that make any sense?

You'd think you'd know if you knew,
but what if you'd just never thought of it like that?

You know-
We all suffering.
We all imperfect.
We works in progress,
but we all worth it.
So, show some ******* respect for this opportunity
and respect it and take heed
when people call it divine or sacred
because it is
even if the people that most often use those words sure are not.

None of that changes what simply is.
We all know that already,
we were born knowing;
t'is remembering that's the problem.

We all came from the same Source.
Everything had to have.
Bring the Source forth through what you do each and every day.
That Source, for lack of a better term, is God.
Or, any of various translations/conversions:
Jehovah, JHWH, Yahweh, Allah, Jah, Zeus, Jupiter.
Even Jesus, or Krishna.. Whatever.
I prefer the concept of the Tao; impersonal.
Pick your brand. You get the idea.

You have the powers of intention and manifestation.
You have the power of attention.
You have the power of choice.
This is why they fear you.
Not people; the Energies:
we're too mercurial for the Gods;
we can't even be trusted with ourselves!


Go all the way or go back-
but there's no going back shy of death,
so I guess we may as well go all the way
while we still have a shot at it.

Thank you for reading/listening.
Blessings upon thy Path.
--
Oh, there is one more thing:
if you can't have a childish and fun-centered sense of humour
about deep, lofty spiritual matters
then *******-
we must attend different schools
'cause I'm independent but draw influence
and you probably should be the same way.

Humor is a fantastic tool.
If your life struggle has not made you callous enough to make dark and twisted jokes about the very nature of the human condition,
I'll have what you're having
and if you're not sharing,
at least hook it up with the hook ups
if they're so worth having.
I mean, that's just etiquette!
;)
..so raw and empowering..

Something between a prayer, rap, meditation, rant and catharsis.


Putting energy out into the universe is a crazy ******* thing.
The thing about energy in the universe is that there's just so ******* much of it.. it's sort-of a big deal.

The thing about the universe is in the energy, man!

Also, Jamo, you were so ******* right.

Parts of this I was practically in tears writing,
at other parts I was even saddened!

I guess that's called "Art?"
Sure, we've got a box for that! Just throw it in!
Just, don't mind the breaking sounds..

This took an hour, and it was done for most of it!
Time to go sip some cool red wine in a warm bath
and see if that doesn't persuade my brain to wind down;
at this point it seems like it'd only be fuel for the fire,
but there's only one way to find out!

ROCK FORTH AND BE KNOWN.

Extra Credit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9SZL0_1n7I

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Feb 2015 · 267
Divine Source
Seek the Divine Source
present within all things.
"i don't wanna have to be the one to tell you this,
but you're no foodie; you're just a fat-***
who's too cowardly to take an honest look at yourself.

It's okay to be whatever you want,
just don't lie to yourself proclaiming to be a foodie
to justify late-night trips to Jack in the Box four days a week,
or eating a whole jar of Tostitos 'Salsa con Queso' every two days.

Are you trying to mummify yourself with all those preservatives?

Y'know,
just because you blow most of your paychecks
on gasoline, **** food and overpriced coffee
pulled to the most pretentious of standards
doesn't at all begin to mean that you've got any class, taste, or style,
let alone that you're a foodie.

At least recycle all the paper products your pseudofood comes in.

Moreover, your thighs aren't ******* gluten,
they're all that other junk you eat habitually
while watching your oh-so-edified selection of films
before sleeping it off until 3 in the afternoon.

No wonder you're so full of ****:
you are what you eat, I suppose.

Pull your head on out your ***.

All that fat and cholesterol isn't for the faint of heart."
A bit of a rant. Sorry, but not really.
Feb 2015 · 3.8k
A Rant named 'Tolerance'
Certain men may be pigs, and maybe some feminists take it a bit far,
but when it comes to sexism, I certainly don't think it's restricted to ***;
and when it comes to racism: there's no such thing as race.

Far too many **** Sapiens are just ******* vapid and odious when it comes to their personality, in general. It doesn't matter if the narrative is One's ***, or religion, politics, perceived gender, art, science, the weather or any other elite form of edified philosophy.

I want to believe that everyone has merit-
that they cannot be judged by any external entity
that, because it is external, lacks the whole context.

Still, some people spoil my attitude towards people a bit.

Humans are my favorite counter-example; yet, I love us. Somehow.

Jaded though I may well be,
I seek foremost to be kind, but that makes you a doormat.
One seems to have two choices: be a push-over, or an *******.

I seek the middle path:
empathic and kind, but also self-interested.
..something of a "passive-assertive" person.

Returning to the point:
I'm just an equalist, I guess.
Egalitarian. Individualist.

Sexism? Racism? Nationalism?
Why the **** is it even an issue?

Haven't we grown up at all in the last 10,000 years?

If someone's skin color, chromosomal composition, language, wealth, ethnicity, or where on Earth they happened to be born is that big of an issue to you psychologically and socially, there are much bigger problems going unchecked boiling over within you. The abandoned kettle whistles.
Good luck. Earnestly.
We're all counting on you.

People are people.
Worry about yourself and what and who you love.
Halfway to a rant and back again! May as well be a rant. Okay, it's a rant.
Feb 2015 · 302
Dying to Live
Truly,
everyone dies;
so few seem
truly alive.
Taunt the unkind with kindness.

Refuse to play the same game as them.

Teach them by counter example
should they be willing to learn.

They can't take it.
It conflicts them.

Demons cannot stand confusion.

Quite like a migraine,
it destroys them from within
unlike mere hatred could ever dare.
Feb 2015 · 457
Trust
"Don't go out and do unfamiliar drugs with weird people.

If you're gonna do drugs,
we implore that you come over
and do them with the weird people here,
and explore those occluded aspects of yourself
in a safe, caring, creative, nurturing, and stable environment.

If we won't do them with you,
you shouldn't be doing them either.
We have certain.. quality standards.

Should we try to stop you-
tell you simply to abstain,
we're wise enough to know
you'll just partake anyway,
if you **** well wish.

That's just the natural order of things.
The opening statement of Human Nature 101.

One cannot simply wish that universal pattern away with Laws,
for rules seem only to inspire and reinforce devious creativity.
That, of course, is not at all an intrinsically bad thing.

Should you bring them here, however,
we can help to inform and supervise-
to help ensure a reduced risk of harm,
whether physical and/or psychological,
because that's really what matters.
We care about your well-being.

Besides, sharing is caring.

We respect the fact
it's ultimately up to you
what you do with your vessel-
your body and life.
Your choices are your responsibility.
To have true freedom of choice is to choose to have true freedom.
We owe it to ourselves and to each other to respect our free will.

One's ability and capacity to make up One's own mind
is sacred and inalienable, and it must be treated as such.

That withstanding,
you must respect the fact
that we take it upon ourselves to look out for you,
so your Life-journey may be fruitful and worthwhile
for you and those around you.

Now, if you would, please pass me my cup of tea.
I need my fix of Caffeine, baby!"
What are friends for?

A paraphrased utterance.
Feb 2015 · 424
Artificial Illumination
"We still find ourselves in the Dark Ages,
we simply invented artificial illumination."
Seek to minimize thy excess,
but to optimize thy gain.

Seek thee Others who may well
opt to do the very same.
Feb 2015 · 197
One of those days
"****, dude.
I don't think I've ever heard of that happening.
That's so wild. I can't say I'm a fan.
I'm gonna do my part to help ensure
that never happens again."
Cut myself on the covering of the cork on a wine bottle while trying to recycle it. There was a surprising abundance of blood!
It was red wine... I do joke about how I like my wine to look like blood.
I didn't even have any! I was just recycling the bottle!
Perhaps it was just a cruel joke of Fate. Hah.
Feb 2015 · 3.1k
To Empowerment
Enlightenment is so frail
without Empowerment.
Feb 2015 · 669
For what it's Worth
Love-making and *******
don't have to be mutually exclusive-
just like tame and eccentric,
or introverted and extroverted.
Level-headed and insane.
Wise and foolish.
Yin and yang, man.
Each has it's place
'pon this crazy ******* journey
we, in English, have come to call
"Life"
and sometimes
they overlap
in a funny way.

Balance is qi.
Couldn't think of a title.
Bask in it!
Feb 2015 · 533
Dogma
Sure,
I could say it-
lay it all out for you,
but that shouldn't be necessary.
I don't want that to be necessary.

Who would do such a thing?
Where is the fun in that-
unable or unwilling
to discover it
for yourself?
Feb 2015 · 323
Socio-
Talk is cheap while words are priceless.

Go figure.
Feb 2015 · 270
On People
Leave them to their devices;
they will have it no other way.
One
who is satisfied
with the mundane
is the very same.
Feb 2015 · 271
Once
"Once is cool. Once."
Feb 2015 · 1.7k
Relax and Live Well
"The difference between
medicinal and recreational
is a matter of mere intention.

Of course, they can overlap.
I venture to say the Venn-diagram is a single circle.
So, relax and live well."
One must find One's own limits.
That is One's own responsibility.
Feb 2015 · 1.7k
Advice from the Full Moon
In something of a chaotic stupor,
the Moon tells me
(among other things)
to be nice to people
because you can never know
what they're going through,
if you'll ever see them again-
or if you're the last person they'll ever see.
So,
you may as well practice kindness
with every being you meet
no matter for how long.

You never quite know.
You just might make someone's day.
You just might save someone's life.

Worst case scenario, you're being nice,
and that's not really so bad, after all.
Feb 2015 · 1.8k
Positivity
Saying "thank you" and showing respect
are the easiest and most fundamental forms
of positive reinforcement.
Feb 2015 · 363
#4
#4
4
is the number 4,
or, in Music, a sharp-4.
In the name of sanctity, however,
it is most assuredly not
*hashtag 4.
Is this a joke?

https://soundcloud.com/apexparadigm/3215-4-finger
#4
Feb 2015 · 624
Lying to Ourselves
One will always find
a way
or
an excuse
to do
exactly as One wishes.

That's how it works.

Harness the devious power of intention before it harnesses you.
Inspired by the Jim Rohn quote: “If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse.”
Feb 2015 · 416
Vicariously
[We] keep telling ourselves
[we're] "too ******* busy" to really live,
[so we] must pay somebody else
to allow us to live vicariously.
Feb 2015 · 515
True Story
"Dude, where is that dog's human?"

"Perhaps Dobby just has no master."
I may be a dork, but hey.
Feb 2015 · 391
What I'm trying to say is..
**** negative people.
Make love with positive people.
Yin and yang, baby.
I hope the humour is seen.
Feb 2015 · 1.9k
Harmony
I don't have a problem with
hipsters, goths, jocks,
skaters, rockers, preps,
farmers, plumbers, executives,
Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Caucasians,
gays, furries, bronies,
foodies, junkies, abstainers,
republicans, democrats,
atheists, monotheists, polytheists,
etc.

People are people.
So, why begrudge them that?

I do, however, have a problem with mean, hateful people
who's greatest joy comes in a form of shadenfreude.

Be who you are,
but don't impose your self-image onto others;
impose others onto your Self with a healthy dose of salt.
You may learn a thing or two.

Live and let live.
Feb 2015 · 430
Life/Sex
Life is far too short for vapid ***.
Feb 2015 · 362
Mythologize Me
"I enjoy wearing weird clothing.
Sometimes I wear it when I perform.
It's been reaching a point
where all I have to do is show up
and play guitar on stage
while everyone else mythologizes for me.

Though I tend not to care for it,
some of the more inspired remarks can be rather amusing."
Feb 2015 · 473
Shit Rolls Downhill
It's a good thing
the natural order of things
knows what it's doing,
'cause we sure as **** don't.
Jan 2015 · 341
A Challenge
Adversity is a Challenge.
Be a coward if you wish.
Jan 2015 · 894
Reciprocity
One learns much
by teaching
and teaches much
by learning-

too bad
education
has nothing to do with
edification
(as we seem to know it)
Jan 2015 · 635
Meaning of Life
We are mortal.
Therefore is it a Sin
to limit One's self
(moreover, others!)
based on mere social or ideological climates.

The purpose of this Life
is to realize One's potential.
What that is, however,
must be discovered first-hand.

Yes,
that is to say
One finds One's very own self
burdened with the miraculous gift and curse
of responsibility
to dream, wish, hope, manifest, and work to create
One's own Destiny
One's own Path
One's own Self.

Nary a coward be!
Express thy true Self always,
even if not directly.

Compromise nary a thing
found within thy Self.
It serves a purpose, as does everything.
It plays a role.
It is necessary
for thy journey to come to fruition.
That is to say
it is up to thee
to decide and create
thy own destiny. Fate.

That is, however, not to say
"compromise not with it,"
For that is healthy-
I dare say necessary.

Rather,
It is only to say
"be You,"
now
and always,
while You still can.

"Be yourself; everyone else is taken,"
or, so said Oscar Wilde.
One may venture yet further:
"many of them are overrated.
Do not underrate yourself."


Develop skills.
Meet people.
Experience.
Practice.
Respect.
Balance.
Ponder.
Create.
L­augh.
Listen.
Learn.
Speak.
Think.
Share.
Write.
Read.
Give.
Love­.
Wait.
Live.
See.
Do.

Gain.
Grow.
Teach.
Indeed an ambitious title, but I deemed it appropriate.
I love creative control!
Jan 2015 · 343
Sanity
Everyone needs something to be good at.
Jan 2015 · 4.1k
Balance
One can turn One's eyes towards Darkness,
One can turn One's eyes towards Light,
but I've found that it's most healthy
setting an eye quite firmly on each
with One's mind focused right in between;
while living right now before it's too late.
Jan 2015 · 863
If ye be so inclined:
Exploring musical concepts
in the key of C aeolian, with some G mixolydian;
even some G Phrygian sometimes- dominant.
Naturally, there's also some blues scale licks.

Mostly in 4, but some parts are in 7;
others are in 5, while yet more are in 6
(which is arguably just 3, but I venture to argue all rhythms can be more easily conceptualized as combinations of 2s and 3s. Then, one may argue that it's all just 1s, but now it's just getting nit-picky.. think of it however works for you.)
There's even a groove in 27/16!
Who would do such a thing?

Then, it's also a bit of an experiment
when it comes to harmonic rhythm
(the rate at which key/chord/etc. changes happen)

All that **** east Indian music influence!

While I realize how little of that may make sense
unless One is to approach music fairly philosophically,
I implore thee to copy-paste the link below
to hear whatever it is I'm talking about.

Be warned, though: it's measures nearly 15 minutes long.

What can I say?
I tend to get a bit carried away...
https://soundcloud.com/apexparadigm/26115-exploration

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Jan 2015 · 1.1k
Don't Sell Your Soul
Seek not to impress others:
such affirmation is mercurial at best.

Seek self-fulfillment instead:
a life well-lived is a life coveted.

Compromising One's true Self
is the truest form of selling out.
Speaking One's mind
isn't always the best idea.
Sometimes, One is much better off
keeping it to One's self.

Try doing what I do:
carry a pen and notebook all the time
and write down those thoughts;
transmute thy darkness into a muse.

Make it constructive
rather than destructive,
lest it poison your life
as opposed to enriching it.
Jan 2015 · 546
If One Must Regret
It is usually better
to regret what you did do
than
to regret what you didn't.
Though, they all too often overlap.
'Tis best to seek not to have regrets.
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