November 10, 2005

• THURSDAY WHATEVER

  Before any more time passes, I thought I
  would respond to the first Internet Island assignment and just say that
  I appreciate being asked to join such an interesting (so far) group of
  xangans, judging from a little random sampling. So here goes:

  1. I am a LISTENER.
  It’s
  not that I don’t have anything to say, it’s just that put me in a group
  of two or more and I’m more than likely to assume you won’t be
  interested in what I have to say. I can remember an exact time in
  someone’s apartment years ago when I said to myself, you know what, the
  way to make friends is to listen. It’s what people need most is to be
  heard. Even after all these years and accumulated wisdom, I’m still an
  introvert. I learned it’s okay to be a quiet person and that without us
  the world would be out of balance – too noisy and too intense. I’ve
  learned a lot by listening. I can hear your heart.
  2. I am a READER and a WRITER.
  The whole world is running
  downhill, sliding off the plate because we are not
  watching,–even when we do our sorry
  hands insist on trembling
  out of all proportion to the size of what is kept
  from spilling.
  Are there any readers of the poet’s words
  of love
  who are not also poets. What of those
  who cannot spell the way it is to lie down with the
  sky (where
  sometimes, maybe only once, we
  all, seduced and helpless, fall); and
  what of those who hate too much to read what has
  not been already
  slashed to bits; and those
  who carry stubborn graves around inside
  their honest faces.
  Do we write for them, for all
  the others,
  even for ourselves. I start
  a journey.
  (written by me at about age 21)
  3. I admire art.
  Art Rimbaud, Art Miller, King Art, Art Rubinstein, Art Rackham….oh, you mean THAT kind of art.
  4. I believe in a spiritual essence.
  It was my
  great luck to spend my childhood wandering about on a 100-acre farm. It
  was all there really – nature, music, love, death, courage, everything
  you need to be convinced of a world of spirit. It’s been my observation
  that everyone searches in their own way for how to connect with it when
  they need and want to. Without it there would be no chance for peace.
  5. I care deeply about the state of the world.
  This
  has to begin at the beginning, with caring about ourselves, treating
  our lives as though they were precious, invaluable. From there it
  spreads to those we love the most, and from them outward, ripple by
  ripple. But it has to begin at the beginning.

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  Deep Thought: “If God dwells inside us, like some people say, I sure hope He likes enchiladas, because that’s what He’s getting!”
  Today I am grateful for: *Asterisks
  Guess the Movie:  “I apologize… for not being entirely honest with you. I apologize for
  not revealing my true feelings. I apologize, sir, for not telling you
  sooner that you’re a degenerate, sadistic old man. And you can go to
  hell before I apologize to you now or ever again!”  Answer:  Paths of Glory, 1957.
  Arctic Refuge, Coastal Drilling Stripped from House Budget Bill
  Move Highlights Growing Controversy; Showdown Expected in Conference
  (Rest of article here.)

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