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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Kip-Up
When I stare at the four blank corners of a new blog, it as if I am entering a Church. I always will capitalize words that are holy to me (the most holy of words is Struggle, as in "The Great Struggle").
Fellow readers, you should know that I am an avid tea drinker. I usually stick to organic chamomile or green tea. My brand of tea always has a good quote attached. Mostly Chinese Proverbs or Shakespeare or anything in that vein of life wisdom. Today I discovered an amazing philosopher, and his quotes could have helped me out, say, three months ago. I am speaking of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an undisputed genius.
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."-Seneca
A few months ago I set my compass to Love and followed a man to a low depth, spiritually, financially, and emotionally. He had nothing to lose himself. I had left my life behind in the name of Love.
I lost belongings, money, and (for a brief period) my marbles.
In every corner of life there will always be those people who are wrong, but even though they are wrong, there is strength in numbers.
"All cruelty springs from weakness."-Seneca
So when I had to leave this situation that I placed so much time, money, and thought into, it was initially difficult, simply because I was starting over. This was my great chance. My rebirth. But at the time I saw it as a misfortune.
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." -Seneca
I bought a journal and wrote down everything. How I've always wanted to eat an organic pear underneath a tree famous (in Arcata) for it's brain-like branches. How I wanted to sweat my mistakes out through hard physical activity. How I wanted to get high on the smell of the pages of a used bookstore.
So instead of looking at the last few months of my life as a waste, I am grateful.
"A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor." Thank you to the Universal gravitional force for giving me the chance to be free.
A Kip-Up is a move in martial arts (that I could do physically at one point in my youth) of jumping to your feet from a lying down position. A Kip-Up is what I did when my plans did not work. My plans were horribly thought out, and my karma saved me from wasting more time. Every day is a new chance for discovery. For the first time in years I wake up excited to be alive. It took a mistake for me to appreciate my young, beautiful life.
And to who find me eccentric, "There is no great genius without some touch of madness." -Seneca
-So to those people intimidated by the Lovers, Free thinkers, and bleeding Hearts: Get that breast implant operation (you'll have something else to talk about..one day) and leave us secure, non-conformist alone.
Fellow readers, you should know that I am an avid tea drinker. I usually stick to organic chamomile or green tea. My brand of tea always has a good quote attached. Mostly Chinese Proverbs or Shakespeare or anything in that vein of life wisdom. Today I discovered an amazing philosopher, and his quotes could have helped me out, say, three months ago. I am speaking of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, an undisputed genius.
"Be wary of the man who urges an action in which he himself incurs no risk."-Seneca
A few months ago I set my compass to Love and followed a man to a low depth, spiritually, financially, and emotionally. He had nothing to lose himself. I had left my life behind in the name of Love.
I lost belongings, money, and (for a brief period) my marbles.
In every corner of life there will always be those people who are wrong, but even though they are wrong, there is strength in numbers.
"All cruelty springs from weakness."-Seneca
So when I had to leave this situation that I placed so much time, money, and thought into, it was initially difficult, simply because I was starting over. This was my great chance. My rebirth. But at the time I saw it as a misfortune.
"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials." -Seneca
I bought a journal and wrote down everything. How I've always wanted to eat an organic pear underneath a tree famous (in Arcata) for it's brain-like branches. How I wanted to sweat my mistakes out through hard physical activity. How I wanted to get high on the smell of the pages of a used bookstore.
So instead of looking at the last few months of my life as a waste, I am grateful.
"A punishment to some, to some a gift, and to many a favor." Thank you to the Universal gravitional force for giving me the chance to be free.
A Kip-Up is a move in martial arts (that I could do physically at one point in my youth) of jumping to your feet from a lying down position. A Kip-Up is what I did when my plans did not work. My plans were horribly thought out, and my karma saved me from wasting more time. Every day is a new chance for discovery. For the first time in years I wake up excited to be alive. It took a mistake for me to appreciate my young, beautiful life.
And to who find me eccentric, "There is no great genius without some touch of madness." -Seneca
-So to those people intimidated by the Lovers, Free thinkers, and bleeding Hearts: Get that breast implant operation (you'll have something else to talk about..one day) and leave us secure, non-conformist alone.
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