Resilience

As you move toward the light, many may try to pull you back into the darkness. Like a vine that wraps around its victim to pull it down and away from the light.

You must stay strong and keep growing upward. Breaking the grip of the vine.

Light is fuel. Soak it up.

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Cast a ballot.

Do you vote in political elections?

Yes. The first time I voted, I was so excited to vote for President. I went into that grey metal box, closed the curtain and clicked all the levers.

Ronald Reagan won.

Since then I never been as excited to vote for President.

I still vote and most of the time found an independent to vote for.

Not a fan of the two party system anymore.

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Interconnectedness

What gives you direction in life?

The sun, the moon, faith, love, along with a combination of values, interest and experiences.

The energy flowing throughout my body is connected to all of the above which gives me direction.

Looking out the window when I first awake gives me direction.

Being interconnected in all things and trusting the unfolding way of my guiding light, forever expanding, bringing forth both joyful and challenging times.

Trust in yourself.

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Embrace balance.

Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often?

Fill your bowl to the brim and it will spill.

Keep sharpening your knife, and it will be blunt.

Chase, after money insecurity in your heart will never unclench.

Care about peoples approval and you will be their prisoner.

Do you work then step back the only path to serenity.

Number 9 is one of my favorites from the Tao Te Ching. It has everything.

This translation from Stephen Mitchell is the one I love.

Crystal clear.

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Inspiration spikes.

When do you feel most productive?

There isn’t a specific time I feel most productive.

As as artist, musician, actor it’s very hard to jot down a time when productive moments come to me.

There are times when my creativity starts firing on all cylinders and I’m in a position not to take full advantage of it.

Other times I can put a time aside to be creative and nothing inspires.

I work to pay my bills, I live to be inspired.

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Pervasion of conversation

What topics do you like to discuss?

All topics.

Topics that I’m familiar with and those I know nothing about.

I’m a very curious person and love to share and learn at the same time.

Topics are like particles in the atmosphere. You can’t avoid them.

We can actively engage with them or not and they influence the flow of communication and conversation.

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Exploration of acceptance.

I showed you Love, but you slapped it away. I extended compassion and you offered it to others.

The road may have been bumpy, but I never perceived it because I recognized the human condition, passed down.

I engaged in the rounds of apologies of misunderstood,

left patiently lingering,

never acknowledging the turn was yours while disregarding forgiveness.

Weathering the challenges of the hardest of times.

together

just us

and came out better

aware

what changed?

Words cut me deep, transforming my transition, embracing the scars,

now less prominent.

Not a comparison but rendition, predestined perchance as turbulence ebbs.

I waited.

To love again.

Open hearted, never to fear or avoid but to enfold once again and embrace its intimacy and let it cascade.

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Wish in one hand…

Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?

Life is about learning and becoming a better person.

One only wishes they could do it differently because they experienced the end result of not doing what they wished and witness the outcome.

And if you did it differently, the consequences could have ended up worse in the long run not better.

I live my life in the present moment without thinking about the alternatives.

One can only assume doing it differently would have made it better and doesn’t have any proof it would.

I can’t predict the winning lottery ticket number before the drawing.

Wishing is hoping and hoping is optimistic with ambiguous outcomes or uncertain results.

But in hindsight…..

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