silent thunder

watchful

I love talismans of this nature! Little conveyences of connections and care. This is an area where my mantra of 'just release it all' doesn't seem to apply in my life yet. I'm not one for lots of material grabsies... but talismans of this nature, gifts such as these, hold real energetic value. For in these small things... something of the giver and our connection resonates and thus they are still with me when I hold the gift, or even recall it. Some attachments are still treasured... I'm not willing, inclined, nor yet see the benefit in releasing all of my attachments yet. I'm still using some of them to seemingly great benefit.

Yea, the beers were fun, but the script was the real surprise... particularly in the scenes between the mortal Vlad and the demon/source and why Vlad was seeking the power and power's innate nature. What is a monster and what is a hero? When does the world benefit from a hero and in what ways can a monster save people through people's innate fear of the darkness? Really surprising writing. A man pinned like a butterfly, seeking to alter his surroundings at any cost... with no idea what the real cost, or real value even is.

Batman always turned me off... he strikes me as a pathological sociopath, with unlimited funds.

yea! as in... 'simplify'

media fasting has become a regular occurence for me. I limit my screen time to short bursts. Several years ago, I altered what I ate and drank to shift my body health, started in again on Qi Gong and it worked very well. Then that developed into being more mindful of what I washed my body with and brushed me teeth with to extend benefits. Finally, I realized that far more impacting and important than either of those for wholeness and real vitality... was what I allowed my mind to ruminate on, what waves of thoughts I chose to surf and what I allowed into my mind through media, books, conversations and interactions. As it is now, I have no computer my self any longer, I use my son's laptop for this stuff and on his laptop I have only three bookmarks. Dao Bums, Unexplained Mysteries and Youtube (for music). The only other sites I end up on, are links I choose to follow through conversations on one of these three sites.

yes!~ er... no? but maybe... for sure!

It's awesome you have the inclination to connect more fully with your body and what you eat! Don't apologize for your process. It's utterly yours mate. I'm not judging a bit, except to give you kudoz for being interested in bringing benefit to your life in any way you see fit. I had three beers last night while watching Dracula Untold and it was utter bliss! (and fully unexpectedly, that film is now my favorite telling of the old Vlad tale, i expected it to suck, it was great!).

If I thought physical immortality were an actual possibility/end game of any of my energetic and meditation play, I would cease immediately.

Bluegrass is where it's at! I remember the first live bluegrass I ever heard. My eyes opened wide. My jaw dropped and I said to my inner self. "whoa! what is this?! I didn't know music could do this!"

My Dad had a place in Sarasota. I still vividly recall how vastly different the bird song was down that way compared to anywhere else I've lived or stayed in America. Vividly different bird calls, but I've never spent much time in the South East. Well my friend. The invitation stands. I'm one of those liberal Californians, though I'm tempered. I'm socially so liberal, I'm anarchistic. If you ain't hurting anyone, I'll leave you alone and expect the same in return. Financially, I'm more of a conservative, thinking Govm't should regulate some things due to the unavoidable, greedy, exploitative nature of many folks, but Govm't should not be a Nanny as it is now. I think you'd be surprised at how welcoming Cali would be if you were to hang out... though we'd probably skip swimming. The water temps here are... challenging for most... much more in line with my ancestor's lands in Norway than the unbelievably beautiful waters of your Gulf and Carribean. Cheers mate.

sure does to me as above, so below na?

A great impulse to cleanse the system! Tune the instrument so to speak. Four days seems my bare minimum for a fast/cleanse. Any shorter for me is more like stirring up the mud in a river and swimming around in it, rather than cleansing anything. Day two is generally 'the mud being stirred up' day'. After the final defacation without eating, my body reacts to emptiness and begins to shift processes, the stored up gunk begins releasing and the purge begins. This can be decidedly unpleasant depending on the nature of the soil of the body at the time it's stirred up. Much rest at home, short walks and (for me) lots of warm water, perhaps some ginger/lemon as well, good music, games and pleasant distractions can ease the wave as it crests. Day three and onward, the waters (of my body), if allowed, begin to settle eventually resonating in clarity, bouyancy and many unspeakable qualities of healing, open being and general awesomeness.

Na... You should come have lunch sometime, my friends and my gal will disabuse you of that notion with a plethora of stories of my potent dumb-fuckery.

I'd say the why is because when wee, young marblehead formed his mental ideals of 'normal' and 'beautiful'... piercings (aside from earrings) were most likely not present anywhere in your environment and so, now lie outside what you consider normally beautiful.

spiral dance

awareness abides mind is ever expanding and contracting body is accumulating/decaying simultaneously awareness abides

whatever it is... it seems to be made of light.

oh yes! this! this!

NICE!

Perhaps in a time, (that never really existed in my suspicion) there was a time when vaccines were wholly meant to cure and not produce a profit. Those times are not now however. The machine of health in the West is financially predatory. The worm is present and a conundrum arises. How far to trust, that which is already proven to be rotting from within?

what an incredible whisper! Thank you for sharing this! The reason there is no more... can be no more seeking and no more effort blossoms from the realization of how can seeking ever bring me to that which I already am? Through what effort would I change what aspect of the all in all, that is all that there is? Light cannot shine on itself. When this realization is allowed to bloom... such joyous laughter cascades whenever the old manners of approaching, seeking and striving are pondered... no regret at time wasted, no longing, or abuse that it took me how many years to notice... only a clear, bouyant love of the pure beingness and open clarity of bliss in the release~ such freedom! *deep bow* Much Love rene! Truly it seems that, 'that which is, is that which is'... "if I understand. the universe is as it is... if I do not understand, the universe is as it is."

no effort, no seeking but presence. my take on wei wu wei has evolved from 'doing without doing' to 'doing without forcing'. I'm reminded of one of Bucky Fuller's very realized quotes... 'never work against forces... use them.'