The struggle to break through.
Finding your faith; a unique mixture of strength, belief, and power.
Embracing the pain; don't fight it.
Surviving adversity one step at a time.
Foundation.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
pressure.
Having the overwhelming need to connect; so close yet so far away.
Failing to meet those I can sincerely relate to.
Wondering where my peace is.
Knowing that I push others away with my intensity.
Believing in something so much greater; having a glimpse of that grace, then poof it’s gone.
Loving the essence of this world and all that it can be; yet disappointed by its evolvement.
Creating a wall around me; keeping others at arm’s length.
Mistrusting intention with the belief that most good intentions pave a way to hell.
Tired.
Failing to meet those I can sincerely relate to.
Wondering where my peace is.
Knowing that I push others away with my intensity.
Believing in something so much greater; having a glimpse of that grace, then poof it’s gone.
Loving the essence of this world and all that it can be; yet disappointed by its evolvement.
Creating a wall around me; keeping others at arm’s length.
Mistrusting intention with the belief that most good intentions pave a way to hell.
Tired.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
reinvent.
Economy is crashing, companies are failing, families are struggling, wars are raging and people wonder why? One reason could be the lack of accountability and ownership for oneself. Another could be the emphasis placed on money. What are we saying to our kids when our government responds to the economic crisis with “stimulus” money? Or when our defense department has the largest budget, by far over department of health and education combined?
Where are our priorities and do we really know how to problem solve? Answer is –there’s a lack of focus, character, consistency regarding policy and most people take short cuts, grab the band-aid/react to issues versus taking the bull by the horns and using blood, sweat, and tears to discover the actual root/the origin for which a domino effect of catastrophe (similar to what we’re experiencing) comes.
As tough as it is to say given my compassionate nature –failing companies do not deserve a bailout. Short-term, it’s political suicide. Long-term, it makes the most sense. Yes it’s unfair for the little guy to suffer because management was myopic in focus. Yes it sucks when livelihood is lost and people are left to fend for themselves. I argue that we dug this grave ourselves. The industrial revolution pigeon holed people into specific roles –otherwise known as the assembly-line mentality. It’s no wonder today’s layoffs are so devastating!
My question is –why on earth did people think things would stay the same? Should we blame labor unions for their mission to make unrealistic demands and thereby reinforcing the age of entitlement? Why didn’t the unions stand up and fight for their right to alter strategy and I don’t know, maybe look AHEAD into the future when quality of product would ultimately win the customer over?
What’s funny is that those who boasted “buy USA”/rejected outsourcing/protested against foreign-made products are now at the mercy of those “evil” foreigners. The irony is that the “big 3”/American auto industry must rely on the wonders of globalization to make it out of this mess. I don’t know much, but I sense that Toyota had a point when they focused on research and development versus advertising/image -those silly forward-thinking Asians.
Business as usual is over! Reinvent.
Where are our priorities and do we really know how to problem solve? Answer is –there’s a lack of focus, character, consistency regarding policy and most people take short cuts, grab the band-aid/react to issues versus taking the bull by the horns and using blood, sweat, and tears to discover the actual root/the origin for which a domino effect of catastrophe (similar to what we’re experiencing) comes.
As tough as it is to say given my compassionate nature –failing companies do not deserve a bailout. Short-term, it’s political suicide. Long-term, it makes the most sense. Yes it’s unfair for the little guy to suffer because management was myopic in focus. Yes it sucks when livelihood is lost and people are left to fend for themselves. I argue that we dug this grave ourselves. The industrial revolution pigeon holed people into specific roles –otherwise known as the assembly-line mentality. It’s no wonder today’s layoffs are so devastating!
My question is –why on earth did people think things would stay the same? Should we blame labor unions for their mission to make unrealistic demands and thereby reinforcing the age of entitlement? Why didn’t the unions stand up and fight for their right to alter strategy and I don’t know, maybe look AHEAD into the future when quality of product would ultimately win the customer over?
What’s funny is that those who boasted “buy USA”/rejected outsourcing/protested against foreign-made products are now at the mercy of those “evil” foreigners. The irony is that the “big 3”/American auto industry must rely on the wonders of globalization to make it out of this mess. I don’t know much, but I sense that Toyota had a point when they focused on research and development versus advertising/image -those silly forward-thinking Asians.
Business as usual is over! Reinvent.
american dream.
The ideals of entitlement are extinct. Those who live this life solely for themselves –expecting something from nothing –will soon discover that their time is up. Few people will be able to go under the radar and achieve the type of success that has been “promised” to them.
The term entitlement renders an image of waste. Why? Because those who feel entitled live outside their means/waste resources/depend on credit/do the minimum to “achieve”, then when things falter –the little pointer finger comes out. Blame someone else –the American way.
My thought is that the American dream has been redefined to the point of disgrace. It no longer represents the original dreamers –coming to America with nothing but change in their pockets and more importantly passion in their hearts. The goal wasn’t to own a house with a white picket fence and a snazzy car in the driveway. Far from it –it was to create a better world for both themselves and for generations to come!
Don’t get me wrong, I am intensely proud to be an American/inspired by the legacy of the “dream”! Based on my dad’s journey of vision, I understand the power of opportunity that only this country can offer. Freedom is a gift –a privilege that millions of people in this world will never have the right to have/even imagine. Yet here in America, this “freedom” to create/inspire/empower/love and ultimately serve our fellow woman/man has transformed into a self-centered form of “freedom” –one where Americans use free will/make the choice to base life’s purpose/worth on income/title/status versus contribution to the greater good/work towards a unified goal/something far greater than the “individual”.
The term entitlement renders an image of waste. Why? Because those who feel entitled live outside their means/waste resources/depend on credit/do the minimum to “achieve”, then when things falter –the little pointer finger comes out. Blame someone else –the American way.
My thought is that the American dream has been redefined to the point of disgrace. It no longer represents the original dreamers –coming to America with nothing but change in their pockets and more importantly passion in their hearts. The goal wasn’t to own a house with a white picket fence and a snazzy car in the driveway. Far from it –it was to create a better world for both themselves and for generations to come!
Don’t get me wrong, I am intensely proud to be an American/inspired by the legacy of the “dream”! Based on my dad’s journey of vision, I understand the power of opportunity that only this country can offer. Freedom is a gift –a privilege that millions of people in this world will never have the right to have/even imagine. Yet here in America, this “freedom” to create/inspire/empower/love and ultimately serve our fellow woman/man has transformed into a self-centered form of “freedom” –one where Americans use free will/make the choice to base life’s purpose/worth on income/title/status versus contribution to the greater good/work towards a unified goal/something far greater than the “individual”.
shift faced.
We are living in a perfect storm –the winds are changing, energy is shifting –the feeling is palpable. The strongest survive as we face our greatest battle –a fight against ourselves, against the systems we have in place, against the status quo created by man. The age of empowerment is what I like to call this next phase.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
endure.
Hold on -two words with the power to save lives.
It’s funny how things work –as long as we hold on, right? To that core; to the truth of who we really are, which can’t be described in words or on surface rather through experience and in depth. It’s the spirit within, which sounds so trite –and I’m grateful for the time I’ve had to explore the pathways leading into that unknown –the spirit within. I feel like I’m starting to understand the oneness/the feeling you get when the forces are flowing from one source, then back again.
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned that I can’t thrive in this dirt, when in reality –this is the only dirt I know. This is all I have. The question is… can I make it more? Is it in my power at all times to enrich the soil or is there something greater –to which I pray; to which I plead? A ray of sunshine or a drop of rain is all it takes to remind me of the “force” or that which pulls me to this earth –the same earth I have been known to curse; to view as a heartless reality/a futile mass. Then what shifts? and why do I hold on until the less is stripped away and the heart endures?
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Our task is to realize the higher, hidden order of the fractal, to bring out a continuity of consciousness in our very being.
-going fractal
"if you hold on for one more day..."
-wilson phillips
Sunday, February 15, 2009
fight.
My most recent thoughts concentrate on product versus process on destination versus journey. As much as I want to forget about the established "order" of society; the constant expectations; achieving success; the list goes on/it keeps coming.
It has been awhile since my mind occupied itself with trains of destructive thought; since I questioned why and for what purpose? When perspective shifts and the people around me transform along with my dreams and what I considered of value... that's when the tracks are laid/when the trains are free to chug along. My general approach is to embrace the "raw", which means let the trains roll; entertain the thoughts; understand what drives them and fight back. Based on the past couple of weeks -it looks like the fight is on.
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Some mistakes turn into masterpieces. -sp
All that is negative is an illusion. -gypsy in Melbourne, AUS
the seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet.
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation
And in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker.
-the Buddha
It has been awhile since my mind occupied itself with trains of destructive thought; since I questioned why and for what purpose? When perspective shifts and the people around me transform along with my dreams and what I considered of value... that's when the tracks are laid/when the trains are free to chug along. My general approach is to embrace the "raw", which means let the trains roll; entertain the thoughts; understand what drives them and fight back. Based on the past couple of weeks -it looks like the fight is on.
*
Some mistakes turn into masterpieces. -sp
All that is negative is an illusion. -gypsy in Melbourne, AUS
the seeker.
Delight in the mastery
Of your hands and your feet.
Of your words and your thoughts.
Delight in meditation
And in solitude.
Compose yourself, be happy.
You are a seeker.
-the Buddha
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