Ffolkes,
“People seem not to see that their opinion of the world is also a confession of character.”
~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~
Willows, weeping….
Hajime…. I’ve been plowing my way through Aldous Huxley’s essay on The Doors of Perception, a personal exploration of his experiences in taking mescaline during the initial phases of research into its psychic properties, i.e., how it affected the human mind. Extremely interesting discussion, for sure, one which has helped me during my own battles on the mental battlefield we humans often encounter in our own minds (my own battles are the result of 11 plus years of working in a job where violence was a daily risk; that’s a story for another time….). Though the details of his inward journey differ from my own experiences, his observations have assisted me to come closer to a better understanding of my own reactions.
During one of the battles yesterday, to gain some breathing room, I read from the essay, where Huxley’s words stimulated a train of thought regarding our perceptions, leading to a strong confirmation of what I have always known regarding reality, to wit: the universe in which we live exists in a state of duality, which is echoed in our own ability to perceive its qualities. All our senses of perception are predicated on this duality; we see due to the presence or absence of light; we hear due to the presence or absence of sound waves. The same is true for them all; touch, taste, smell, all depend on the duality of existence, which we observe because of that very duality. Naturally, this has implications for our ability to perceive, as well as our ability to act on what we perceive.
To go further along this line of thought is, without doubt, a long and complex exploration, one ill-suited to the intro section of an otherwise innocent blog post. Probably, I shouldn’t have even begun the discussion, knowing full well it wouldn’t receive the treatment, or the resolution required for full understanding. But, that’s okay. What I’ve already stated should provide y’all with enough to think about, and, perhaps, come to some conclusions of your own, which you may share, or not, as suits you. For me, it’s enough to have brought it forth; dropping it on you like this, there’s no guilt for having strained anyone’s synapses so early in the day. Perhaps, it will help you as much as it does me, to distract me from the issues so persistently part of my reality long enough to re-enter the fray with a fresh mind, and new methods of coping.
All that being said, to the usual little purpose, other than to move us along in the process, we’ll move along. It’s done so quite well, you’ll note; here we are, with going on four paragraphs of reasonably interesting blather, patently enough to pronounce as sufficient unto the day. I’ll cease & desist this exploration, which, if continued, could end up as a massive philosophical discussion of the different levels of reality we all know & love so well. Instead, we’ll be grateful, for having smoothly begun what might otherwise been another chaotic example of the power of entropy, which is always enjoyed far too much by Murphy for my taste.
Now I’ve made the obligatory reference to the powers of chaos, which obliquely provides us with proof of our own innocence, we can move on, to the rest of today’s mess, which you’ll find in its usual place as you scroll down the page. I hope you enjoy it; I worked on it for, literally, minutes & minutes. (What? You expected some marathon effort? Get real; it’s just a blog….) Let’s take this opportunity, which is rushing upon us very quickly, to get on with it. That, of course, looks like this….
Shall we Pearl?
“Do not be afraid of enemies; the worst they can do is to kill you.
Do not be afraid of friends; the worst they can do is betray you.
Be afraid of the indifferent; they do not kill or betray.
Yet only because of their silent agreement,
betrayal and murder exist on earth.”
~~ Bruno Yasienski, contemporary Soviet novelist ~~
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Image from guitarplayer.com via Google Images
What can I say? I just feel like listening to some hot, rockin’ blues. Nobody does it better than Stevie did…. The picture above is from his MTV Unplugged show, but, the music is from Montreux in 1985…. Enjoy!….
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Live at Montreux 1985
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Accentuated Lessons
Bold statements of calculated intent
Become common rule of the malcontent.
Avarice assumes such attractive wear
Beguiling deception, illusory and fair.
Grasping and pulling with ghostly hands
Legally proper in all the signatory lands.
Seeking and finding each vulnerable soul
Anguish as payment for exacting the toll.
Wraiths of commerce’s invisible dead guards
Still haunt the dreams left in sad empty yards.
While absentee nobles sit in stiffly elegant splendor
Served by sad-faced detainees in abject surrender.
Escape from reality is illusory at best
Often we falter and fail its daily test.
Only when focused on inner strength
Does peace stay with us for any length.
Peace lies within, always…..
~~ gigoid ~~
9/27/2012
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Naked Pearls
Notes on Process & Program
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“No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made.
Destiny is made known silently.”
~~ Agnes De Mille ~~
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“Nothing endures but change.”
~~ Heraclitus ~~
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“Je plie et ne romrs pas.”
(I bend and do not break.)
~~ Jean de la Fontaine ~~
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“Walking makes the world much bigger
and therefore more interesting.”
~~ Edward Abbey ~~
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“A wise man first determines what is within his control;
all else is then irrelevant.”
~~ Epictetus ~~
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“Don’t look for the right person; be the right person.”
~~ Will Limon ~~
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“I postpone death
by living,
by suffering,
by error,
by risking,
by giving,
by losing.”
~~ Anais Nin ~~
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It probably comes as no surprise to anyone but me, but, hey! We’re done. Not unexpectedly, to be sure; I did take an extra day to get this done. Nonetheless, it’s done, and glad to be so. Me, too. Y’all will have to make your own decision on that. To assist you in doing so in a timely fashion, I’m outta here, for the nonce (which just means until tomorrow…). Y’ll take it easy. Or, hard, or however it may come; just take, & enjoy it, whatever it may be. It is, after all, better than the alternative, for most of us. See ya, ffolkes; I’m gonna go play with fire…
Y’all take care out there,
and May the Metaphorse be with you;
Blessed Be, dearest Carole, Mark,Theresa, & Richy
and everyone else, too…
When I works, I works hard.
When I sits, I sits loose.
When I thinks, I falls asleep.
Which is Why….
Sometimes I sits and thinks,
and sometimes,
I just sits.
gigoid, the dubious
The *only* duly authorized Computer Curmudgeon.
PLEASE STOP READING THIS MESSAGE NOW.
“SCRAM!!!!!!!!!!”- Oscar the Grouch
À bientôt, mon cherí….
gigoid 
Doors was an excellent read…Stevie was a dynamo on guitar….when I read clarity I read my well worn copy of “Commonsense”…helps me get my thoughts in order….weather sucks here…raining and temps dropping like a rock…so I will be reading lots today….see ya later….chuq
Thanks; glad it hit a spot… Stay warm & dry, bro; it’s finally clear here, so, I’ll be going out into it, to replenish my vitamin D and improve my social skills… which will work as long as I don’t have to kill anyone… *grin & wink*
I’ll be by later….
gigoid
“Reality: the bastardized version….”
-gigoid
As i sTart of with one of my
Favorite instrumentals by
the Alan Parson’s Project
as good old Rock
and Roll
and
Deeper
Wisdom Bands
as back in the day..
that was the only place
to find deeper stuff.. in the
songs of the 70’s back then
in Old and New Jerusalem
restricted church
of patriarchy
ways
all based
on illusory fears
and empty promises and
the twistings of what may or
may not have been whomever
said wHeRe whAT or wHen
of what iS iN A Book
to worship
as a golden
calf as a letter
with no reproach
possible to the current
flavor of interpretation..
less one loses tHeir social
role as general place of Hierarchy
of the social group unit at Hand.. seriOus
Do DO.. surElY NoW.. when tHeRe is no separation
oF ChuRch and state.. and do we reAlly have that now..
not really.. not at the hiGhest levels of control noW when
the church lives in office Now of defending and defunding
the needs of young women in places of need still now and the
poorest in huddled masses too ignorant to realize they just hired
A Wolf who is bare enough not even to need to wear sheep’s clothes..
all for some standard lines that come from pulpit lore same.. Mexican women
and their children die more with illegal unsafe abortions than what is safe over
here and even safer with effective birth control and education beyond abstinence
that just
don’t
work..
as ask
any Christian
SchooLed woman who
has come into her own
with men in Public University ways..
the back of the pick-up truck iS STiLL worn..
anyWay.. we need a little more of human potential
in Prometheus and Lucifer way.. a little more Unconditional
Love iN continuing greater giving and sharing Free ways.. thing
is.. what we need is always what we have.. moral relativism.. wHeRe
moST anything goes.. and sheep vote for wolves to sKin tHeir Health care alive..
as alWays
iT is
the
Prometheus
or Lucifer or Neo
or Superman or Batman
or frigging whomever unplugs
from dARk into what reAlly works for
them as TrUth and liGht.. never one size
fits all
but
FReED..
soWed
unto
one’S own
heARt SpiRit..
isREAL soUL..noW2..:)
“Do not be afraid of enemies; the worst they can do is to kill you.
Do not be afraid of friends; the worst they can do is betray you.
Be afraid of the indifferent; they do not kill or betray.
Yet only because of their silent agreement,
betrayal and murder exist on earth.”
~~ Bruno Yasienski, contemporary Soviet novelist ~~
A reaLity these days is..
most people have too
much on
tHeir
miNd
to even
introSpect
as ironic
as that
slave..
comes to play..:)
Humans can only hold
so much on their plate
at one time now..
and stress
and
fear
makes the
plate smaller
as that accumulates
across a lifetime as of
course you well know my
friEnd.. liVing in the most stress
of hUman environments for 11
years that still ’cause you are just
human like the rest of us cannot fully
escape noW as our environment surELy 2..
becomeS who we are now2..
Thing is.. if every
one understood
the full
gravity
of that
how many
folks wold suffer
as they might no
longer volunteer
to work
to help
others
for decades
like you did..
again.. and
alWays.. no cookie
cutter answers and aLways
a real need to have a balance
of both conservative and liberal MiNds
at work.. sure.. we STiLL have that.. ain’t
no full
fascist
state
here..
yet by far..
and yes.. we can thank
the founding father’s for that
as they thOught so much deeper than Twitter Verse then..
Politics..
at the helm
of insanely
large
human
culturally
heterogenous
populations
in countries
sAMe..
is no
place
for Twitter Haiku.. my friend..;)
“No trumpets sound when the
important decisions of our life are made.
Destiny is made known silently.”
~~ Agnes De Mille ~~
Yep..
Destiny
Lives.. mostly within..
it has to.. for me.. as i lived in
the same
place
iN
priSoN beFore..
Now the entire World
iS SPRinG oF LiFE noW
alWays inSide and out..
A change
of the heARt..
the SpiRit.. and
soUL
took
Me tHeRE iN
MoVing.. CoNnecTinG
and CreATinG.. GiVinG
sHaRing way.. thinG
is all thaT iS
empty
sHeLLs
withOut
the isREaL
FeeLing and SeNSing
oven baKed HeaVen LuKe HOT noW..:)
“Nothing endures but change.”
~~ Heraclitus ~~
True and on a subjective
level the longest second
oF aLL iS wHen
all Feels
and senSEs
NOThing
@ALL..
sAMe
is HeLL..
Change aT leASt..
iT iS poTenTiALLy toWard
thE oTheR placE oF SpAce WiThiN..:)
“Je plie et ne romrs pas.”
(I bend and do not break.)
~~ Jean de la Fontaine ~~
The long term psychotherapist
that Katrina and i have been visiting
for about 6 years now.. affirmed the health
case fact that when one free dances the parasympathetic
Nervous System comes into play and simply kills stress that kills us
as time goes by.. now..
a free dance
saves
lives..
it’s
science
now and now just play
or idle time spent now..:)
Yep.. Dance IS A liFE Saver
and SonG iS too..
hmm..
as long
as competition..
rules.. and guidelines
don’t put one back
into Sympathetic
Nervous system
neuro-hormone
and neuro-chemical
flow that destroys every
bodily system in chronic
life lasting to earlier death ways..
funny how words work.. Sympathetic
for
fight
or flight
‘causing
pre-mature
death.. poTenTiaLLy..
when lived in sympathetic nervous
system way too long.. not much empathy in that..
but to
DancE
and Sing
Free verse per DO..;)
“Walking makes the world much bigger
and therefore more interesting.”
~~ Edward Abbey ~~
So true.. and science
shows that sitting still
for hours on end day.. by
day in front of screens is as
dangerous in life shortening potential
as a pack of cigarettes a day.. no warning
labels on office chairs and couches that alert for this..
hmm…
as alWays
a Mix oF
Leisure
and
Work..
As BaLanCinG
aCT oF NaTuRe
GoD sAMe wE aLL..:)
“A wise man first determines what is within his control;
all else is then irrelevant.”
~~ Epictetus ~~
WeLL..
tHeRe’s
alWays
esCaPinG
water boarding too..;)
“Don’t look for the right person; be the right person.”
~~ Will Limon ~~
YeP.. noW..
Look Within..
mostLY iT iS sTiLL
waiting tHeRE alWays
noW for
the answers
iF we open
uP Now
thE Letter
sealEd as US..;)
“I postpone death
by living,
by suffering,
by error,
by risking,
by giving,
by losing.”
~~ Anais Nin ~~
YeP2.. eScape
Head
and
juST Do iT2..:)
Now.. to esCape
this chair and
screen
and
go for
A work-out
screAM…
juSt fiNd
mE A tELephone
boothNoW to change
out of this and pooF.. i Fly-
uP.. wRiTe ouT oF heRe.. nOw..;)