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I said please don't do that. You are mocking me and it is not appropriate.

Blank Slate Blank Slate The canvas of my mind is the soft water lapping Flightless birds cross the framework and come tapping A ship of stability rocks on the waves Negativity grips the ship, watch as the sky caves Thoughts show the dolphins leap, the sharks won’t sleep Occasional cloud, lightning strikes, the canvas weeps The mind’s eye is introspective, creating a mirage Tempest turn, sails burn, assembling my courage Dive to the deep, fight the darkness of the depths Choking on the voice of reason, take your final breaths Soak up the agony, waiting for redemption Kick to the surface fighting all the contention Take the hand of change, change the scenery Fly to the heavens in a broken piece of machinery Wipe the canvas to silence the commotion Because sometimes to know emotion, you have to drain the ocean. ~Pseudonymous Walsh

the belief that we can achieve anything within the framework of agreements that we all subscribe to. if we travel outside that framework we forfeit our right to take part in it. it's a delicate balance and sometimes we must submit to unpleasant forces. but I also believe there is much to be gained from adversity. unpleasant things can teach us a lot and I sometimes have a strange enjoyment of the unpleasant parts of life. not like masochism, more like satisfaction of learning and experiencing.

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 29 Do you want to improve the world? I don't think it can be done. The world is sacred. It can't be improved. If you tamper with it, you'll ruin it. If you treat it like an object, you'll lose it. There is a time for being ahead, a time for being behind; a time for being in motion, a time for being at rest; a time for being vigorous, a time for being exhausted; a time for being safe, a time for being in danger. The Master sees things as they are, without trying to control them. She lets them go their own way, and resides at the centre of the circle. (just one of the 81 verses that speaks to me.)