A little of this. A little of that.
“The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working. To perceive the world differently, we must be willing to change our belief system, let the past slip away, expand our sense of now, and dissolve the fear in our minds.”
~William James
Helen Hayes, Marion Glasserow Gladney (1986). “Our Best Years”, Doubleday Books
Robert M. Hensel, Spanish Poet-Writer
Europe believes that providing clear labeling for genetically modified food is a consumer right, but such practice is absolutely opposed by vast majority of states in the U.S.
-Zac Goldsmith
We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
-Abraham Lincoln
All the problems of the world could be settled easily if men were only willing to think. The trouble is that men very often resort to all sorts of devices in order not to think, because thinking is such hard work.
-Thomas J. Watson, American Scientist
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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Copyright: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Family Limited Partnership.
Saw the diabetes doc (on Tuesday), and the great news is that my A1c is 6.2 which is good. No need for insulin which I have stopped using since the end of September. I only need to see him one more time, that being at the beginning of June. He told me I was doing everything right, and to keep doing what I am doing, and I shouldn’t have any more problems.
The morning cup of coffee has an exhilaration about it which the cheering influence of the afternoon or evening cup of tea cannot be expected to reproduce.
~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
People spend too much time finding other people to blame, too much energy finding excuses for not being what they are capable of being, and not enough energy putting themselves on the line, growing out of the past, and getting on with their lives.
-J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer – 1954 –
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My life is a simple thing that would interest no one. It is a known fact that I was born, and that is all that is necessary.
~Albert Einstein
life it is what it is: life
Stephen Covey, 1932 – 2012, Author
Demitri Martin, American Comedian
“Readers recommend: songs about control” by Peter Kimpton, http://www.theguardian.com. March 5, 2015.
thinking silently
a smattering
of thoughts
are swirling
in my mind
nothing bad
nothing harmful
nothing slanderous
just normal
thinking
that I usually
do throughout
the course
of the day
what keeps
me going
one step at a time
one day at a time
think positive
watch what i eat
drink plenty of water
Movies are not novels, and that’s why, when filmmakers try to adapt novels, particularly long or complex novels, the result is almost failure. It can’t be done.
~Paul Auster
Russell Means, B. November 10, 1939 – D. October 22, 2012
brainstorming + bottomless mugs of strong black coffee >>> produces wild and wacky ideas
nobody
ever said
that writing
comes easy
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I could do this all day, and night too.
John Ruskin (2016). “The Crown of Wild Olive”, p.732, John Ruskin
Anatole France – French Novelist
Twitter post from Aug 18, 2010
Jane Austen (2005). “Jane Austen: 8 Books in 1”, p.460, Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax
the middle-age couple, go at it, day and night. always arguing. talking very loud, loud enough to be heard at least a block away. the police have made numerous visits, and have warned them many a time, to cool their jets, or else they will get their asses hauled off to the precinct house. most of the time, they will obey the cops, and keep it down, yet…a day doesn’t go by that the couple erupts into another explosion, of an explosion of screaming and hollering. they’re not exactly the junes and wards cleavers of the world.
Kurt Vonnegut (2009). “Mother Night: A Novel”, p.5, Dial Press
big is bulky
small is beautiful
it’s all good
Now that I am no longer injecting insulin, the glucose (sugar) level(s) are good. It took a little work get to this point, as I watch what and how much I eat, and that’s a good thing, as it works out in my favor.
When I was diagnosed and told that I have type 2 diabetes, it made me think, which I did a lot of, I was not going to let it get the best of me, that I was going to give it a good kick in the ass, along with quitting smoking, to make myself healthier, and be happy about it. The end result, it worked.
Accept who you are
Be who you are
Think for yourself
Enjoy life
I’m taking some much needed time away from blogging. I need to concentrate on my diabetes, as I am no longer on insulin. I feel great, but there are the moments when the sugar level is a bit high. I don’t fret over it, as I know what to do.
When will I return, I have no idea.
bloggers blogging
poets posting
writers writing
Max Beerbohm, English Essayist ~ 1872 – 1956
Italo Calvino (2017). “The Uses of Literature”, p.134, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
hot searing sun
broiling the desert
not a house
or any building
to be seen
for as far
as the eye can see
carcasses of long
ago dead animals
litter the ground
rattle snakes hissing
scorpions and black
widows crawling
seeking to bite
and deposit their
deadly venom
no water to be found
not an ideal place
to spend time in
such is life
in the desert
Mooji, Teacher ~ Born: January 29, 1954
“Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, ‘I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.”
~ Lisa St. Aubin de Terán, Novelist
tired
spent
done in
worn out
lethargic
listless
and
whatever
else
“All the world began with a yes. One molecule said yes to another molecule and life was born. But before prehistory there was the prehistory of the prehistory and there was the never and there was the yes. It was ever so. I don’t know why, but I do know that the universe never began.
Make no mistake, I only achieve simplicity with enormous effort.”
~ Clarice Lispector, Writer ~ 1920 – 1977
That is the joy of reading fiction: when all is said and done, the novel belongs to the reader and his or hers imagination.
~ Alice Hoffman
John Locke – Philosopher B: August 29, 1632 – D: October 28, 1704
Samuel Butler – English Author, 1835 – 1902
the month
of August
is now in
the home
stretch
and life
goes on
*French philosopher, 1909-1943
“All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.”
~ Black Elk, Medicine Man ~ B: Dec. 1, 1863 – D: Aug. 19, 1950
we live
our lives
like laundry
wash-rinse-dry-repeat
“Is it possible to get a cup of coffee-flavored coffee anymore in this country? What happened with coffee? Did I miss a meeting? They have every other flavor but coffee-flavored coffee. They have mochaccino, frappaccino, cappuccino, Al Pacino…Coffee doesn’t need a menu, it needs a cup.”
~ Denis Leary
out the door
with the
backpack
containing
only with
the basics
of necessities
in order to
find
seek/
search/
and/or locate
the meaning
of truth
that is
does it
truly exist
or is it
a figment
of our
collective
imagination
if so
then can
we say
that the
human race
is living
in a world
of fantasy
will i/we/us
ever figure
it out
The half-whacked preacher, is speaking the unspeakable of a lewd and lascivious nature.
I write differently from what I speak, I speak differently from what I think, I think differently from the way I ought to think, and so it all proceeds into deepest darkness.
~ Franz Kafka
Caught stealing his neighbor’s newspaper, he declared depraved indifference.
“To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,
And eternity in an hour.”
~ William Blake ‘Auguries of Innocence’ (c. 1803)
“If there’s a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” ~ Toni Morrison, 88 y/o – Author, Nobel Laureate
may the
slice of
toast land
on the floor
buttered side
facing up
Twyla Tharp, American Dancer
let it go
let it flow
let it go
reading
writing
posting
blogging
walking
eating
not
nesesarily
in
that
order
W. H. Auden, Anglo-American poet ~ 1907 – 1973
new day
nothing’s
changed
ho hum
Mr Positive debates Mr Negative. Egos clash. Neither comes out a winner. Both egos deflated.
