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Thursday, January 5, 2006

Blogit Bedlamite

Filled with righteous indignation, the bedlamite sees his purpose as enlightenment; Others are the cause for his irritation: if they weren't so stupid, he wouldn't have to use force and disrespect. Yet, denial is a powerful intoxicant. It gives a temporary freedom, until a simple reflection reveals... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, January 4, 2006

The Talisman

What can I protect myself from, but what I have made real? Is its reality not dependent upon my efforts to ward it off? A dream of safety is the source of all fears. No one who faces an illusion directly continues to be powerless. Empowerment comes when defenses are seen for their true purpose: a... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 2, 2006

Thirteen Ghosts

The heavy saw was chewing the pecan log; the frigid wind bit my ears and teared my eyes. I looked up and she stood silently. I turned the equipment off and walked over. She wanted me to follow her. She opened the basement and showed me in. It was genuinely creepy. The house was built in 1920, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 1, 2006

Let it Go

As long as a key is held, it is not useful. The jailer becomes a prisoner alongside his ward. It matters little which side of the bars one is on: both look through an impenetrable gate to what they wish to have; Freedom is a matter of choice, of choosing to hold onto no longer, for it serves not the... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 29, 2005

The Potter's Wheel

Even an insignificant mound of clay can become a most beautiful vessel, but it must first must be placed upon the potter's wheel; The skilled artisan sees beauty where none exists, and then creates it with loving care and the gentlest touch; What is first treated harshly cannot be saved. Whereupon... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Intrepid Youth

Oh, to live through a child's eyes! To pass beyond the shore, where threats of loss and lonliness give way to innocence and trust; To walk among the weary unafraid, to talk without fearing being overheard, and to lie peacefully and watch the parade of irony; What else can I but afford? My solace is... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, December 27, 2005

Mystique of Mortality

What is death, but a condition of the mind trying to find eternal life? Lying moribund, it cannot see but what it cannot possibly keep. Who is to say what lies beyond, when the question is based on a dream of existence? And, if the dream ends, will not the answer become apparent? The mirror shows us... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 26, 2005

A Thousand Pardons

Looking behind prevents seeing what lies directly in one's path, awaiting discovery; Just as every footfall taken fades into the silence whence it came, its print upon the ground is eventually covered over; A thousand infractions require a thousand pardons, so that their true nature be revealed;... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 24, 2005

The Hourglass

Without a destination, there can be no journey; yet, a journey that promises a destination can never be completed; Who is the journeyman, who walks towards a point and gathers with his hands? Is he not merely a phantom, who has placed his foundation upon a milieu that shifts and moves itself and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, December 22, 2005

Empyrean Flight

No thought or deed can pinion the wings that truly want to soar into Heaven, for they can wing easily of their own accord; The grandest secret to flight occurs to the one who remains grounded, because he discovers that he has chosen to be there by believing that another has held him down; What small... Sign in to see full entry.

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