rainy friday morning with the same disappointment of opening my paycheck to find that my pay rate remains the same—over a month since I asked for a raise and my boss agreed. he did not say how much, or when. you just kind of assume it’ll be during your lifetime, you know? halfway through I…… Continue reading notes from the workhorse’s bench
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heros
later I think I’m going to write a list of heros and keep it in my pocket two heros in hip hop that immediately come to mind are: Mos Def & Talib Kweli here’s lyrics from one of my fav. Talib songs: The proud Stand tall or don’t stand at all, c’mon Uhh, yeah Break…… Continue reading heros
bad dreams
it’s one of those days when I come home and soon hit the couch not waking up until 10 PM when I have a nightmare that C. gives away our smallest cat Kalika to a friend in our building without saying anything “she was annoying,” she tells me afterwards I start smashing my fists into…… Continue reading bad dreams
mind off of work
letting the world know I have a life outside of work… a coffee poem chopped in half by hunger and a grumble grumble for Thai food the new opening a spot where you enter and have to pinch yourself thinking maybe you’re not in Roanoke anymore sun that comes in heavy shifts across to the…… Continue reading mind off of work
pressures
what an utter disaster today is turning out to be. hoping for stability in this line of work is to invite devastating disappointment. c. doesn’t even have to ask any more; it’s only, “what did they do this time?” I swear, I’m baffled that these people can even tie their damn shoes in the morning.…… Continue reading pressures
the physical begins to mean less
went to the baseball field today — listened to a Wayne Dyer discussion, walked through the grass, took in a view of the mountains — felt close to perfection. close to my higher self, if that makes any sense. fan swivel a life passionate about brothers and sisters bunk beds a dog chasing you you…… Continue reading the physical begins to mean less
doesn’t hurt once it’s over
there is much benefit in chanting and meditation. I wrote specifically about japa meditation in one of my old journals Communicate Devotion a few years back. we would sit on the floor and chant the maha-mantra until sixteen rounds were completed (a round equalling a strand of 108 beads). this took about two hours a…… Continue reading doesn’t hurt once it’s over
book collection
I have just posted my entire book collection online. anyone interested can check it out.
sacred books don’t go on the floor
our friend downtown has a copy of the Bhagavad-Gita the song of God years ago I would have been inclined to tell him he needs to get the As It Is version I catch myself hold my tongue let sleeping dogs lie I don’t have that enthusiasm anymore guess you could say I’ve become agnostic…… Continue reading sacred books don’t go on the floor
kc musings
snakes have the right idea by shedding skin feels weird thinking about it — 10 years+ in a movement how that shapes your experience you begin to wonder just what is happening out there beyond that experience you know? how have I been shaped? how have I expanded beyond all of it? what were the…… Continue reading kc musings
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