love more fear less

is it possible that existence is our exile and nothingness our home? - emil cioran

what’s it gonna be?

love or fear, my dear

hold close or disappear

how’s it gonna go down?

push back or pull close, my host

guarded or exposed

when’s it gonna be revealed?

yesterday or tomorrow, my friend

as a beginning or an end

i’ve hurled myself into many an abyss in this lifetime though i’m not sure if it’s all by divine design or we’re all just flying blind

some days i think oh yea i’ve got this dialed in i’m grounded and settled in i’m on the streak that’s always a win

then it all starts to unravel and i’m just gazing at my navel wondering if someone is coming to save me from this false reality

of course they are not each moment arrives so i take my best shot plant a seed in the pot cause today is all we’ve ever really got

i may not get what i was dreaming for but there’s always another door that opens just a crack sometimes we’ve just got to take a step back see the wider view knowing it’s time to be not do

krishnamurti said ‘it’s no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.’ i really have no idea why humans carry on in the ways that we do. some days i think it’s just what we are. nothing complicated about it really. we’re neurotic, scared, disconnected from source, confused, lonely and we just do what an animal that feels that way does. sometimes we are happy, peaceful, easy-going, content, loving, empathic, fearless and in those moments we do what an animal that feels that way does. but there is no denying that war and sickness are the biggest money makers of the era. that’s pretty fucking pathetic no matter how you try and slice it. i don’t think we’re built to last as a species. just my gut instinct. but everything is impermanent so we’re really just one of the gang in that respect. dust in the wind. though we don’t like to admit it.

if it’s all just a show and no one is in the know then that’s just how it’s going to go. i don’t believe we really live in a ‘democracy’ where our vote counts but i’ve got no handle on the truth so don’t take my word for a damn thing. but there is one thing i’m fairly certain about at this point in my life and that is that human beings will lie, cheat, steal, kill, maim, torture, and lie some more to get what they want. so i reckon politics is no different because it’s just a bunch of humans doing what humans tend to do and the more money and power a human gets the more likely it is that they will behave in ways that are inhumane.

was it all by accident? could it have gone any other way? is it a good or a bad thing what happened and where we are? i say maybe. maybe. and both. i don’t know why life unfolds as it does and i don’t believe i ever will. so maybe it is all happenstance, and maybe it could have gone a million different ways, and some is painful and some is pleasurable and that is always how life goes. personally i don’t think these changes are making life for humans and the earth happier, healthier, friendlier, peaceful, easeful, and all of that. but here we are. i don’t think going back is an option. that doesn’t strike me as how life goes. we’re here now and things are this way and while we don’t know how long we’ll stay here we know that things are going to change as the days roll by. the machine and the man are intertwined more and more. but our survival is still grounded in the fundamentals of water, sunlight, soil, community and love and that will never change so long as we are human and all the technology doesn’t mean a goddamn thing if you’re hungry, or in need of a hug. in that respect we have most certainly lost our way. or we’re exactly where we’re meant to be. fuck if i know.

amen duncan. amen.

each one of us

is a star

we come to this world

from near and far

blessed with a gift

that is ours to share

giving is living

show the world you care

this is your one chance

don’t hold back

dream your biggest dream

there’s nothing that you lack

we’re all in this together

truly as one

so love with all your heart

just like the sun

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