Thought for The Day - Rise, Dreamer

Not much light around as I write this morning; I'm allowing the fish in my aquarium to sleep a little longer. As a matter of fact, other than the light from my monitor the room is dark. It's just one of my experiments in trying different approaches to the creative process. I'm also writing from a different room in the house, which lends another spin to the creative process.

What I find to be true: we humans are receptive tools of consciousness. Whether we are awake or asleep, we are constantly absorbing and "experiencing." Sometimes, we act "impulsively," but that action is a result of our mind, having processed a notion from a time before. There is so much to process, so much to work out and to express! And truly there is no limit what can be done when we make the effort to do so!

This is my challenge on a daily basis: break the chains, set yourself free! What seems like new ideas and methods of being are really paths of information untried! Open your heart and mind to soar!

Thought for The Day - A Long and Full Journey

A Thousand Miles in a day...

No color, no sound; then a rush of subdued grays, a muted light filtering through the window. A long power driven whoosh of a motorcycle riding by. The warm feeling of the bed under the left side of my body from shoulder to feet and pulling back the bed spread to rise...

Mid day, bright sunlight, music from my headphones mixing with the sound of cars driving by. Each step taken, leaving the building for a rejuvenating walk, faces are met, perhaps a nod, a slight smile. Faces I've never seen before and may never see again. In groups of twos or threes, others out for a walk to lunch, more about the conversation than filling the stomach, but a blend of both. The pavement is uneven in spots and my feet slowly adjust to the unevenness. Slowly, I increase my step to force muscles, tendon and bones to work out a morning of sitting too much. Body begins to warm and before long the water runs from the right side of my forehead...

...It's another day's journey and in it, I've observed, words, thoughts, impressions and suppositions.

...A Thousand Miles is only a fraction of the journey...