Poetry
Space Suit For Consciousness
Our body is our space suit To operate in this reality Appreciate its uniqueness Treat it with care Optimize your space suit For it will enhance the experience And remember to remember You’re the one inside
Meditation
Lay On The Floor (My Stupid Simple Meditation Technique)
We all know this feeling… When your brain is done thinking. When your body doesn’t want to move. When you have the motivation of a stoned sloth. And the word “nothing” sounds more appealing than a magic carpet ride. You know what I do when that feeling strikes? When I just Read more…
Poetry
We Build Our Own Walls
We build our own walls Impenetrable and comfortable Closed off We allow nothing inside We allow nothing out The building material… fear The more fear, the more raw materials The more raw materials, the more elaborate the walls Higher More extravagant Glorified enclosures Increasingly tempting to hide behind As we Read more…
Advice
How Do You Really Know What’s True?
The other day, in the midst of deep, philosophical conversation, my brother dropped a gem on me… He asked, “How do you really know what’s true?” Hmm… That’s a damn good question, bro. And it got me thinking. So much so, that I had to write an expanded version of Read more…
Movies
Catching Fire: Themes, Symbolism, and Mastering Our Reality
So I went to see the second movie of the Hunger Games series, “Catching Fire” the other night. The theater was packed. And before the movie started, my friends got up to get popcorn. I held the fort down until they got back, fending off 10-12 pretty young things wanting to sit Read more…
Advice
15 Ways For 90’s Kids To Reclaim That Childhood Awesomeness
If you’re like me, you probably have a lot of great memories and nostalgic feelings from childhood. And as I’ve written about before, us “grown-ups” have a lot to learn from our younger, child-selves. But instead of living in the past, let’s incorporate that magical, fun-loving awesomeness into the present. Read more…
Advice
How To Hone Your Intuition
Let’s start off with a question…. What is intuition? Intuition is defined as the act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational processes; immediate cognition. It’s basically a deep feeling of knowing or understanding that bypasses the mind. It’s an intrinsic, inner perception. The word intuition Read more…
Poetry
FGFG Poetry: Life is a Pop-Quiz
Life is a pop-quiz A blank sheet of paper And an open book We’re given no warning Though we can handle the task We’re given no rules Though we make our own We’re given no grading system Though we’re compelled to excel We’re given no questions Though we form our Read more…