January 2012
3 posts
The War Against The Sea
officialiwrotethisforyou:
You say that only a fool believes that everyone has some good in their heart.
You say that only a fool makes music in their mind.
You say that only a fool loves hate back.
You say that only a fool leans against the wind.
You say that only a fool takes on a planet.
You say that only a fool holds out hope.
You say that only a fool tries to fly.
You say that only a...
“I feel ever so strongly that an artist must be nourished by his passions and his...”
– Francis Bacon (via light-essence)
December 2011
1 post
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May 2011
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December 2010
1 post
November 2010
7 posts
“People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the...”
– St. Augustine
“The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas...”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald
a yellow leaf
describes the course
of the wind
“Each human being must keep alight within him the sacred flame of madness. And...”
My record of “To Zanarkand” from Final...
“People should say “See you later” instead of “Goodbye”...”
October 2010
4 posts
Contradictions of the warrior
Every Warrior of the Light has felt afraid of going into battle.
Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.
Every Warrior of the Light has trodden a path that was not his.
Every Warrior of the Light has suffered for the most trivial of reasons.
Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.
Every Warrior...
“Simplicity is the final achievement. After one has played a vast quantity of...”
– Frederic Chopin (via mnmal)
A spontaneous flow for a night
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the...”
– Shunryu Suzuki
September 2010
8 posts
“The real value of a real education.. has almost nothing to do with knowledge,...”
– Wallace
Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, And Nobody
This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it.
It ended up...
August 2010
21 posts
the pleasures are fleeting,
on some days you’re wondering
if they even exist
but in the slow station
of all our lives, a moment of being
comes and goes, lingers for awhile
out of a plateau, pleasures rise
this wondrous hot spring
fills you with momentary delight
and even the thoughts you are thinking
echo with reason and brilliance
and even the coffee tastes incredibly rich
so...
Zen, jazz, & creativity: Lessons from the art of... →
mnmal:
In structure there is freedom and spontaneity.
Restraints and limitations can be great liberators.
Don’t ever force it; be ever natural.
Good intentions are key. Sincerity is king, and yet…
It’s not about you.
Listen more than speak.
Speak only when you have something to say, and then in the most economic way possible.
Your approach can be direct and subtle at the same time.
Fear...
“Instead of asking: “What’s broken, how do we fix it”, ask...”
July 2010
9 posts
“The best thing about a picture is that it never changes, even when the people in...”
– Andy Warhol (via imsvsims, tramle) (via sincerelykimbui)
“I prefer to have our mind charmingly unreasonable as it is at present. I should...”
– Lin Yutang
“There is nothing in this world which does not speak. Every thing and every being...”
– Hazrat Inayat Khan