Mind’s coliseum

The eternal fight 

between good and evil 

Twilight time.

Impenetrable blackness.

The conflict unseen 

formula versus antidote 

the grip of reality, 

released

descending 

gently 

but often not.

The light of hope at odds with the shadow of despair.

Brightness is the disinfectant generating time, 

memory 

and breath

for another battle 

in this never ending cycle.

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Succinctly dissonant compulsion 

One more scroll in the safety of a caged mind, unaware, absconding from realities of life.

A repetitive mental asylum, eroding cognitive capacity through a synthetic reality, void of time and space. 

On to the next scroll before one can process the last. 

Once trapped, fruits bears no seeds. 

And the stone becomes smooth without characteristics or identity. 

Void of a mirror.

An echo of mimicry.

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Truth’s Uncertainty

To dwell unresolved, dynamically mysterious, with elegance and grace.

To accept imperfection in the midst of the manifestation of the unknown. 

Flowing effortlessly without attachment to outcome with only a still pulse of peaceful mindfulness.

Walk the path, but release the destination, letting each step be an arrival and every breath a new experience without expectation. 

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Tangible paradox

Is it real or a powerful stream-of-consciousness, mystical, magical, disoriented, a dream trying to remember itself. 

A timeline, unraveling, wrestling with the uncertainty of history, memory, perception even questioning reality.

A poetic manifesto of avant-garde narratives flowing through decades of consciousness vessels, adrift, 

anchored to nothing,

but the illusion of now.

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Guardians of the west gate.

Freemasonry has always been a labor of love.

We volunteer our time, our resources, and our hearts, not for personal gain, but to support, educate, and lift one another up. We come together on the level, as equals, to share in true fellowship with Brothers who have each walked the same path of ritual, obligation, and self-improvement.

We roll up our sleeves. We help where help is needed. We do the work because it is right, not because it is easy. That’s what binds us, not titles or honors, but shared labor, shared experience, and shared purpose.

Freemasonry does not exist to elevate the individual, it exists to elevate the Fraternity.

And so we must be careful.

We must not weaken our Craft by lowering our standards for the sake of numbers, money, or popularity. Bringing in men who do not belong, who do not wish to labor, learn, or grow, does not strengthen us. It weakens the very thing that makes us unique.

We should never change our rituals to accommodate the faint of heart. We should remember the obligations we took, the charges we were given, and the journey we each undertook to become Master Masons.

Shortcutting that process, making it easier, faster, or less demanding, does not help a man. It robs him of the experience that shapes him.

Freemasonry does not need to chase the world. It needs to stand firm in who it is.

Because without fellowship, ritual suffers.

And without great ritual, there can be no true fellowship.

Be rooted in tradition. Be protective of the Craft. Not for ego’s sake, but for the preservation of meaning, purpose, and experience.

Guard the West Gate, my Brothers. Teach, lead, and preserve, not for ourselves, but for the Craft we love.

This is no mere club of men. It is a journey of becoming. And the farther a man travels its path, the more the path unfolds before him.

Originally written April 6, 2019

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Predicting the predictions.

Last year, Democrats confidently predicted Kamala Harris would win the presidency. They were not just wrong, they were completely off the mark, as President Donald J. Trump swept the swing states, house and senate. 

So why should anyone take their latest predictions and fear-mongering about reciprocal tariffs and the Department of Government Efficiency at face value? For all we know, these policies could turn out to be a major win for the U.S. economy. But instead of waiting to see the results, they’d rather keep you anxious by pushing the same old propaganda of a panic timed domesday clock.

Democrats seem more obsessed with taking down President Trump than actually looking inward and asking themselves some hard questions. Instead of addressing the real concerns of everyday Americans, they’re too busy chasing the outrage of the loudest voices on the fringe. 

The average voter isn’t losing sleep over pronouns, gender fluidity or climate doomsday cults—they’re worried about the illegal immigration, economy, jobs, safety, staying out of wars and basic common sense.

However, their own party is splintering into factions, with only one camp actually addressing the concerns of the independent voters who backed Trump’s common-sense policies. It’s time for them to stop the PDS hysteria, refocus, and take back their party from the woke marxist radicals.

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Piece of gold vs peace of mind.

Would it be better to be financially rich and unhappy or have just enough to survive and be happy?

The only thing that truly matters is being of sound mind with good health, everything else is secondary.

If you are super wealthy and are living in a mansion, material wealth is meaningless if your body is failing you or your mind is in turmoil.

You could have millions, even billions, but if you wake up every day in pain, both physically and with mental strife, how much would that fortune truly be worth?

The weight of suffering can strip even the grandest life of its joy, making luxury feel like a prison. Yet, in good health, with a clear mind, even the simplest life can feel abundant.

Peace of mind, the ability to move freely, to think clearly, to experience the world without the constant burdens of time poverty, financial encumbrance and luxury fatigue, these are the real riches.

Don’t contrive, just be. 

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The White Lotus Season three.

The last two seasons of, The White Lotus were incredible and I couldn’t wait for the next episode each week. But this season? I find I am forcing myself to watch. There’s not a single redeeming likable character, just a collection of selfish, unappealing people. And no comic relief like the last two seasons.

This week, episode five, I had to sit through a scene with two blood-related brothers, start making out. Something I never expected or wanted to see.

On top of that, Sam Rockwell’s character goes on a rant about wanting to be an Asian woman and loves getting reamed in the ass.

No redeeming characters, no engaging story and this week just shock value. I don’t think I’ll even finish this season. Maybe they wrote and filmed it expecting a Joe Biden win, or maybe Kamala Harris win, thinking there’d be people applauding this mess.

The best part of season three is the landscapes and cinematography of Thailand.

I like much of Mike White’s work, but for me, this season of, The White Lotus is turning out to be just trash.

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