A week ago I was driving in down town San Jose. I stopped at a red light.
My attention went to three boys, all about 15 years old, that were waiting to cross the street.
They were all so happy in each other’s company, it looked like they had spent the majority of their lives together.
I then looked closer at each boy.
The first was a tall, skinny, white boy on a mountain bike. He was your typical kid from the suburbs.
Next was a pudgy african american boy with a back pack, reminded me of a mini, younger Ice Cube. He looked cool and independent, had ear phones in and was just chillin with the other two guys.
The last boy was oriental. He had a skate board that he was playing around with. Dressed like a typical scene kid.
Sometimes if you look beyond the news and the hype you will see the reality … that we are all in this together … no matter what we look like or what type of music we listen to.
I want to continue to make this more of the norm in America. If you agree check out Youth For Human Rights.
Categories: Through my eyes
Eric is one of the most phenomenal people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. He showed me this poem in 2002 and I told him that all parents and kids should read this. He has an ability to impact people with his communication that is beyond anything I have known. The message is true.
The most gut wrenching cry that ever you heard,
Is frustration that follows the misunderstood word,
The child is restless and can’t sit quite still,
He’s nervous and angry and feeling quite ill.
He wants to go home or go play in the sand,
His pencil is shaking inside his right hand,
He’s blank and washed out and not present or there,
He’s kicking the desk and he’s pulling his hair,
He’s yawning, distracted and won’t settle down,
Instead of a student he’s now the class clown,
He can no longer read so he’s playing the fool,
He’s got no more attention or focus for school.
PLEASE make him look back – oh – a sentence or four,
And clear up the word so he’s bright and RESTORED!
If you don’t know the strength of a dictionary,
The psychiatrist will move in and SCREAM, “A.D.D.!”
Then watch as your child takes a nice little pill,
That darkens his spirit and dampens his will,
You’ll be sorry years later when he hasn’t a thrill,
Well look at it this way – at least he’ll sit still.
The lesson’s so easy it might seem absurd,
But all that needs fixing is ONE LITTLE WORD!
Do you hear me? You get it? Please tell me you heard:
NEVER LET YOUR CHILD PASS A MISUNDERSTOOD WORD.
Based on the Study Technology of L. Ron Hubbard
Categories: Poems
On Saturday I got in my car to drive back from Sacramento.
I usually have music or something that I am listening to. I pushed play to listen to the CD that I had.
Then I just decided to turn it off.
I drove the entire way from Sacramento to San Jose with no music or talking – 2 hours.
I had made that drive at least 100 times.
But this time I saw things and noticed things that I had never seen before. It felt like I suddenly owned the road … funny feeling.
Categories: Through my eyes
Three days ago I realized the value of being able to stop, throw things out, seperate from and MOVE ON.
This is something that has been a difficult thing for me in the past.
I like things to work out one way or the other and feel like I just can’t let go no matter how hard it gets.
Once I saw that I had this problem I realized that I can let go…
and I must say …
It does feel good to just let go every once and a while.
Categories: Through my eyes
Huge life change today … or change of view point about life.
It was one of those things that happens that makes you look back at your entire life and look at it from an entirely different angle.
There are certain ways that you can go through life.
You can run through it, paying attention to only those things that bring you pleasure. Ignoring or pushing out of your way anything that could or would attempt to get in your way.
You can do the exact opposite … putting all your attention on what is in your way and push like hell. I would liken it to trying to push a semi-truck, with a dead battery up a hill hoping to get to the other side so that you can pop the clutch and get the engine started.
Or you can run through life … confronting the things that are trying to get in your way, look at them for what they are barriers and move them so that they will never again be in your path.
So as I said at the beginning of this post today I had a huge change of viewpoint about life. I found a barrier that I did not believe existed and after I spotted that barrier I found a few other smaller barriers that I had put on my path.
It is funny, in retrospect, how we try to make things interesting for ourselves … by putting a lot of emphasis on those barriers.
My advice … Follow that old saying “Keep hitching your wagon to a star!” That way I think the bumps in the road become a little more obvious.
Categories: Through my eyes
Parallel universes.
Locked in the travel of time.
Emotionless slumber.
Thoughts of you fill my mind.
The dream begins.
Twists.
Then Ends.
by Lauren Sweetland
5 March 2007
Categories: Poems
February 27, 2007 · 1 Comment
I apologize if saying asshole is politically incorrect or offends anyone … but I just wanted to get your attention.
In life you are usually faced with two decisions when dealing with other people that you disagree with or have some problem with.
Should I be an asshole or not.
What does that mean to be an asshole? Well let me break it down for you:
It usually starts with a strong disinterest (which is fine) but then it slides into an irritation and then to a stronger feeling of hate or disgust or repulsion or annoyance. You might even want to physically hurt the person or maybe even worse.
So when you are in this realm there are a few choices that you have.
1. One to sit on your feelings and decide yes this person is an asshole and continue to feel that way, in turn becoming an undercover asshole.
2. To jump down the person’s throat right then and there, out in the open asshole.
What I am about to say is what I suggest that you do:
3. Stop for a minute and look at the person and find ONE thing that you like about them! Decide for yourself that you can come to an understanding with that person’s point of view. Then try to work it out, sure there might be some yelling or tears … but work it out.
Categories: Through my eyes
February 21, 2007 · 1 Comment
In case you did not realize already YOU are more than just what you look at in the mirror.
You are a force that makes things happen and you create things for yourself and for others around you. You are powerful and you generate power.
That power or force is what makes LIFE.
This LIFE FORCE is divided up into 8 different directions. These 8 different forces are called the Dynamics of Life. I am going to break them down for you here:
Dynamic 1
That is Y O U. Whatever defines who you are.
Dynamic 2
This breaks down into SEX, CHILDREN and FAMILY
Dynamic 3
Your groups … school, work, church, sport team … and all the people you like to hang with.
Dynamic 4
All mankind of whatever race, color or creed
Dynamic 5
ALL L I F E … including animals, flowers, trees … if it is living and can die it is included in this dynamic.
Dynamic 6
The material or physical universe … the ground, buildings, bridges, cars, trains, planes, clothes, shoes (you get the point)
Dynamic 7
This is the power that is you and I … that makes all LIFE — in Scientology this is called THETA, which comes from Greek meaning thought.
Dynamic 8
I call it the Author of the Universe … others might call it God. This dynamics represents the allness of all.
For more information on the Dynamics of LIFE you should read
The Fundamentals of Thought
by L. Ron Hubbard. You can get it at The Scientology Bookstore.com
Or check out the following link better pictures and examples of the Dynamics.
Categories: Scientology
Saturday night,
A bag of popcorn,
Cute dog on my lap,
Music,
Lot’s of pillows,
comfortable in my solitude.
by moi – written today
Categories: Poems
