Know when to double down, and when to walk away; when to save nothing for the swim back, and when to get out of the water. Spiritually, it’s about opening the consciousness to receive energy, and ensuring that it doesn’t instantly leak out.

Unlike the majority of humans, the dogs I’ve been privileged to know love their friends unconditionally.  They offer up their beloved food or worldly possessions (prized playthings and blankets) and even their life if they think it’s needed.  They take the greatest joys in the simplest pleasures.  I have never understood why “dog/mongrel/cur” has been…

Conflict is a form of communication.  War/killing/fighting/arguing is a delivery of energy that convinces your opponent that your view/position is valid. I see it this way to study the rhythms of it; the grace notes, the pauses, the beats between the beats.  And that’s how I look at every exchange:  Writing, speaking, music, art…In the end…

Being part of a “pack” can be good or bad.  The bad ones drain you.  Feed off you simply to support the abstract construct of “pack.” The good ones guide/support/teach you to feed yourself.

In the beginning, ideals push you to new heights; you believe that happiness lives within their illusory constructs.  In the middle, you explore ideals to their limits and realize they all fail, given the right reason/circumstance.  Be careful not to become jaded at this point. In the end, you realize you don’t need ideals to be…