Mar
7
2009
This is often no need to leave my room. My music is here. Each note, each song, each LP, CD and the cassettes I have put together from my vast music collection, they are all universes within universes. That does not even mention the many books on my shelves. Then there are the birds I view when the sun comes up and spend hours doing so. I never have to go too far to explore the next universe. My mind roams all the time. And that is just one large room in this house.
Mar
7
2009
I really can’t answer that. Only you. Do you listen to the tiny voice only you can hear? This can be very difficult in a society that values conformity. There are so many pressures you face–inward and outside. Your conscience can be a dictator (or free you). There are no easy answers. To love another means to be able to reach out to others and forget yourself. First, though you have to like and love yourself. Respect starts with you. If you do not respect yourself how can you possibly respect others? Listening to a tune of a different drummer (words coined by Thoreau) means having the courage to follow the path only you truly can follow. There are no lack of people to tell you how to lead your life and somehow you need to respect the lives of those closest to you. That is truly a balancing act. Maybe now you can answer that question a little better: Do you walk to a tune of a different drummer? Only you know to what degree that might be true.
Mar
7
2009
How many times have you heard those four words: “I’d love to but…” If the person is truthful, the fact is he/she really wants to do other things more. Every person prioritizes their life. This is an on-going process. Yes, he may want to do that particular thing but not enough. There are other things that are more important in that person’s life. It is something that appears attractive for that person to do in his life yet he never gets to it. Other things keep crowding it our because the other things (if he/she is truthful) are more important to do. So the next time a person tells you he/she “would love to do that but…”, point this out: he does not want to do that particular thing enough. We have so many hours in the day. We have so much control over our lives but, at some level, we do the things we want to do the most.
Mar
7
2009
Yes, every person has a spiritual life. You may invoke the name of God, Jesus, higher power, whatever, there is no escaping that every thing you do, say reflects some kind of spiritual value stated or otherwise. At some level it does not matter what name you give it. There is no escaping this. Every action, every thing, even your thoughts reflect something even if you do not define it yourself. Every thing you believe is reflected this way. People around you usually know what you believe in your inmost being given enough time. Certainly this must be true of those people closest to you: your significant others–friends, mates who see you under fire. It is too easy to invoke the name of God. It is easy to tell another this is what the word of God (whether it is the bible, the Koran or any other holy book) says but do you really believe this is the truth, this is what you believe in your heart and soul. Hypocrisy is always recognized by others. No one likes a phony.
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