Daily writing practice
2021/6/29 #poetry Am I just making problems for myself for the sake of having problems? Do I take on projects without considering the time & energy commitment? It seemed so approachable at the outset. Just get the right bolts and screw 'em in. But apparently which bolts to use is a well guarded secret. Oy!
2021/6/28 #poetry You might think that since we can now access correct information about anything at anytime, that people would start making better decisions; but no, not by a wide margin. And it was obvious things would turn out this way. Some people do, of course, but just like with smoking, true knowledge does not always lead to right action. Most people are motivated not by understanding, but by emotion. That's universal as motivation itself is emotion, but some people are able to use understanding to create it or manipulate it. For the rest, they are unknowingly controlled by those who can craft clever ways of guiding and shaping emotion for them. It is part of human nature to manipulate, to persuade; but the science around it, plus the permissiveness of the culture as to what messages & images are allowed, plus the connectedness & access to sources of information, plus the ubiquitous tracking of late seems to be keeping a similar balance of informed individuals to those who are not.
2021/6/27 #poetry Timing. Place trust in the non-conscious part of yourself since only it can control timing. Serendipitous occurrences expose incredibly complex decision trees that can only connect with precise timing. What seems to have gone wrong now may later turn out to have been essential for another piece to fall into line.
2021/6/25 #poetry Disappointment, as usual, from something small. Lack of perfection rather than genuine impediment. Not near total dissatisfaction. It's how close it gets that makes it disappointing. The reality check is it's good for now. There's nothing really wrong, just a 'perhaps, if it only... I could'. Like a friend that is always one minute late. You have nothing to complain about, it's just annoying. Missing something that was never there in the first place, like spellcheck on paper. The sting is that you can't even suck it up and make do. It's everything you need, no sacrifice necessary. The 'if only', if present, would still remain, now: 'if only I had the time'. Sigh.
2021/6/24 #poetry Oh! Oh what I would give for just what I 'ave. A day in the sun, time to write, time to think. Good and proper food, high health, no vice, no drink. There's much t'be said 'bout a youth well spent, but I've been on a philosophical bent. I'm better for it, now, I would say. On surer footing; so I don't dismay. Where others find fault, While others still strive, I just appreciate being alive! We may breathe the same air, We may walk the same Earth, But I find every moment, Just itself, has it's worth.
2021/6/22 #poetry Roll along, pick up speed. Lean in to the turns and feel the Gee's. There's nowhere to be, but it's a shame to stand still when you can go so fast and feel a thrill. Work your way up just so you can drop down. Chart a smooth path as the wheels turn 'round. The rush of the rush, the blast of the blast. Remember to smile as the world shoots past.