it seems like i've been here too long

how long can you live on the cusp of realizing your potential before you become it or give up on it????

hawaii

it felt good to be warm.
it felt good to be with amazing friends.
it felt good to laugh my ass off.
it felt good to eat fresh fresh fruit.
it felt good to be salty.
it felt good to sleep on sand.
it felt good...

being flexible

it's the first day of spring...and it feels/looks/smells like it. i can feel my mind and body awakening. it's truly amazing what adaptable creatures we are. perhaps it is especially easy to notice this in minnesota with our dramatic seasons, and our bodies amazing ability to adapt to these seasons. during a walk in the woods yesterday, i stopped briefly in a grove of aspens and noticed the trees swaying in the wind. i mean REALLY swaying...moving in whatever direction the wind blew...not resisting...being flexible. they taught me a lot.

life = good

i'm going to hawaii in 17 days...that's pretty sweet...

escape the trap

just by thinking about it i think i can think it right. but are thoughts really enough? is a thought enough to define me? is it possible to think beyond thoughts, to see beyond thoughts, to feel beyond thoughts? as far as i can tell i can only be what i think i am, the world is only what i think about it...how do i escape the trap that my thoughts have me in?

i'm ready to hit the road


and spend my days under blue skies



...even if only in my mind

the shift

close one eye and with the other eye focus on an object in front of you. now switch eyes. do you notice how the object appears to move a few inches...and even slightly change color?

this is something i've done since childhood...i guess i'm easily entertained. but today i realized this little game could serve as a great metaphor for life. one small shift in thinking or seeing can completely change how you perceive things. it takes both eyes (different viewpoints) to grasp what is reality.

i've been working towards a shift of my consciousness. constantly opening one metaphorical eye...and then the other.