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Animals
I am observing white geese, gray geese, ducks, and crows as they relax with their kin by the shore. The geese are individually cleaning themselves and, as I walk towards them, I seem a bit too close. The white, meaty … Continue reading
Posted in Humans & Society
Tagged american dream, control, fake, fear, human, Image, impulse, Meaning, mental health, nature, pain, reality, suicide
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Response Struggle
We respond to our fear of failure and vulnerability, our fear of death, our fear of emptiness with ideas of IMAGE and POWER and ENTERTAIN AWAY FROM THE FACTS OF LIFE. There are other ways to respond to this scary adventure here on earth. Breathe and read what I have learned here in this blog post. Continue reading
Posted in Control is an Illusion
Tagged alone, anxiety, beauty, black and white, black or white, bob dylan, breathe, change, character, chess, contradicting, contradiction, control, curiosity, curious, death, deny reality, depth, direction, distraction, distractions, education, ego, empty, equitable, facade, fake, fear, fight fire with fire, fragile, freedom, gray, honesty, humble, illusion, innocence, integrity, journey, kevin carlstead, learn, lonely human, Love, lyrics, maggie's farm, manipulate, manipulation, mask, no rewind, noble, open, oppression, pawns, Perfection, plastic, power, present moment, purpose, relax, responsibility, still, struggle, understanding, vulnerability, vulnerable, wasted time, we are small
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American Dream: Control
There is a force field around me There is a grip on my thoughts There’s a chain holding my actions and my self-awareness lost It’s the sheep that keep me quiet The loneliness that keeps me tied Want so bad … Continue reading
Posted in Image
Tagged alone, assumption, assumptions, autobiography of control, black and white, Carlstead, chain, contradicting, experience, fake, fear, feel good, feelings, force field, gray, grip, habit, Image, Kevin, learn, lie, lost, meaningful life, Mental addiction, pain, perspective, pleasure, popular, purpose, Real, reality, reason, self-awarness, society, true, truth, understand, wisdom
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No satisfaction. Who are we anymore?
We grew up imitating our parents, older friends, people we see on TV, etc. We wanted to imitate their looks, what they say, what they do, etc. We then are able to see who we are on the outside and … Continue reading
Posted in Image
Tagged cool, fake, golden, honest, honesty, jim james, kevin carlstead, lie, lies, my morning jacket
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