All signs point to Death, but contemplating and accepting that is the most freeing and empowering thing in the world.

I firmly believe that-for maximum reward and reciprocation-everything I love requires constant attention and respect.  For example, my dogs must be walked, my body must be exercised, and my food and sleep must be moderated. Without consistently tending to balance, all that we love (IMHO) will eventually turn on us in spite, or die a…

In many cases, people will conveniently arrange their ideals to perpetuate what is base and comfortable (I know I have).  Gut feeling justifies laziness/procrastination.  Logic justifies elitism/cruelty.  Guilt becomes a redemptive substitute for taking responsibility, or truly shifting one’s habits. This is natural-just the Ego at work.  Take advantage of it by studying, hunting, and…

There is immense strength that comes from the courage to acknowledge and address personal weakness.  It may not seem immediate, but it is far truer than the bluster of ignorance and pretense.

Gross necessity/cravings impose structures.  They are sad ones though, composed of hunger and lust and society’s desire to perpetuate.  So reach beyond necessity and indulgence, into joyful aspiration, and tap those sublime structures that are home to the most ethereal beauties and wonders. THOSE structures complete the picture of our boring flesh, and in so…