Frozen moment isolated beyond compare,
Deepened lakes of unknown origin seem so fair,
All that we see is chosen by previous actions,
Yet certain times we can only think of one thing,
Each of us with perspective totally unique,
We define our whole world by all our own means,
Focus, fixate, all is known in what we perceive,
So soon we find the future and what we will believe
Sometimes we have anxiety and feel like there is trouble brewing, when really it is just change. With good health, we are less likely to get our lines crossed. In such a complex world, it helps to be aware of that power – that imminent change. The awareness can protect us and make us ready. It is important not to let it distort, or become exaggerated. Reading too much into things can interfere, and cause us to get tangled in our own web – that each one of us weaves.
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Trouble is in the wind,
At least that’s what it says,
If it’s fine all depends,
How strong your effort stays,
We’ll get them what they want,
A wicked web we weave,
Won’t stop loving you,
I try not to believe,
I’m busy all the time,
Listening – I receive,
No matter what is said,
It’s hard not to believe,
Is it just a feeling, or is it the truth in disguise?
Looking up above, I see answers in the skies,
Trouble is in the rain,
These clouds can fill my days,
If it’s fine all depends,
On what my quick thought says,
We’ll get you what you want,
Uncertain sights and sounds,
Can’t stop loving you,
And peace of mind I’ve found,
I’m busy all the time,
This complex life we lead,
Understand what makes sense,
And if I should believe,
Is it just a feeling, or is it the answer that I need?
Looking through today, tomorrow must be free
I did not get entirely involved in the Rock and Roll mission, but I love the music a tonne. Blues music, metal has helped me too.
Phones and tones and cheap colognes,
Cars and bars and starlight,
Bones, the jones and sweet unknowns,
Mars is ours, no bar-fight,
In life we sometimes may take a big chance,
Goes well as long as we’re in a trance,
Energy to enhance ways we stay real,
In all of life, romance and passion to feel,
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Signs, fine lines and love that shines,
Tints, eye-glints and flirting,
Spines, soft pines and truth combines,
Mints and hints and sure things,
In life sometimes we jump too soon,
Put it all on the line – over the moon,
Fallen through clouds when played the fool,
Left in the desert, our shadow is cool,
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Looking for miles, barren landscape is there,
Unlimited time forever we share,
But just sometimes, if we’re caught in a snare,
When courage fails, are connections are rare,
Too soon, too late, over-anticipate,
But in time it can all work out fair,
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Rays, good days and love that stays,
Sand, and tans worth planning,
Praise, eyes glazed and truthful ways,
Glance and stance still standing,
Courage carries and connections that care,
All of our lives we have found they are there,
And in good times, we are surly aware,
To celebrate the moments we share,
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So quick, so slow, see how far it can go,
The truth can be all we can bare,
Couth, each tooth and photo booths,
Friends and trends and dancing,
Moves and grooves and love that soothes,
Ends and bends advancing,
Shows and pros and night that glows,
Moods and broods are ready,
Crows and lows, the way it goes,
Blues and news, be steady
Life takes many forms. Love of these forms is natural.
Love of Life
You know I love the water, love the water, in the waterfall,
You know I love the river, love the lake, love the pitcher of cool water
You know I love the water, the pure water, and we drink it up,
You know I love the water, the salt water, down at the seaside,
Rising up, Raining down, dipping into the cool blue oasis
Diving in, drinking down, sipping from the stream that is flowing,
Water is life,
You know I love the children, love the children, more than anything else, yah,
You know I love the kids, love the new world, love and nurture our new hope- yah,
God I love the woman, oh that woman, – more than anything else,
God I love the woman, so much more than anything else oh yah
The world is still growing and flourishing,
Painting: Lee Matuga
I have awoken to music,
Hints of my dream frame life,
Just peripheral – the drive of my dream may never be realized…
I understand my goals, but they are frozen in time,
Only a few drops of purity drip down into what I know,
How do I break through?
Where is the passage?
Is it behind closed doors?
Or a blur in distant lights?
Am I through now and trapped only by doubt?
I think it all just takes time,
Clinging on to what we can,
We must seize the moment,
Savour the sweet and remit or spit out the bitter,
Build success thorough accumulating advances,
Integrate dreams with hard-work, good luck and patience,
Until we can make our stand and it all joins the plan,
Destiny driven by fragments of dreams,
The work ethic in free-will,
Guided by pure chance,
Creating fluid experience that should by all rights be a happy balance,
A project for all
Picture taken by my Dad
When you learn that the world is mystical,
Dealing with science creates enigma,
Without worries, life may seem whimsical,
But creative fires smoke with stigma,
When praise embraces the smudge of the cloud,
We are enabled to feel clean and proud,
A message may come through quiet or loud,
Yet others must strain to get past the shroud,
Through morning fog we hear the crying loon,
Like songs we hear meaning behind the tune,
Just a bird or does it join in your dream?
Life and art may change, seen through rising steam,
Advances, grandeur, the modern day’s plan,
Pure truth still taught by an ancient shaman
I was thinking about jumping into ice water – as I waited for a job interview the other day (BTW- I got it!!). Years ago we used to do cliff-diving. Not such a safe idea, but it is thrilling. This picture is the closest photo in appearance, that I have – to where we used to go. When I am hiking in the future, near our old spots – I will update this picture on my website.
I have been skydiving almost a dozen times, and all sorts of other adventures. I try to be much more safe now, because I realize how many people (besides me) need me to be alive. Not only that, but if you screw up once by going too hard in adrenaline sports – you may never get a chance to do it again. Ironic. I want to keep having cool experiences, so at least I buckle up on the roller coaster or zip-lining… 🙂 Really though – I love that wild kind of feeling. It really makes me want to be outdoors, or going fast. I do not want those experiences to stop. Now, I just play more safe. Thinking back and looking at some good memories satisfies in big ways too. Summer is coming…
Sometimes going into an interview or a new situation provides adrenaline. That can be an icky kind of adrenaline. Still: mindfulness and savouring of any exciting moment can make life more enjoyable.
Up above in the sky I see the stars,
I want to reach up and strain to grab one,
Holding my whole life in my hands and arms,
I can see that I already have one,
Hello fine world – how you stay fair to me,
Beauty unbound in the rays that you shine,
I look away, your image I still see,
This earth we cradle, surely yours and mine,
Understanding should look to the future,
Optimism makes chances stay brighter,
Self-fulfilling prophecies are for sure,
Best occurring when feelings are lighter,
Life has so many trials and demands,
The constellations connect all our plans
MacroMichael 