nothing

Nothing IS everything.


perspective

Perspective is all about where you’re standing.


begin

Begin being.


have it all

The higher you rise,
the farther you fall.
You really will have it all.

Some are young
when they get the call.
You already do have it all.


Focus

Focus on the sun and it goes away.
Focus on the light and it gets dark.
Focus on Love and it gets bright,
That thing we call “Life”.


Constantly challenged, contstantly evolving.

The only way to grow is to challenge yourself. Sometimes though the only way to challenge yourself is rest. Patience is constantly a struggle for me. I want my rewards now, instant.

Practice is patience. Challenge is Love.


My Bliss

As I mentioned recently, here is my 2013 Bliss List.

Love
Leah (my wife)
June Bug (our cat)
Family
Friends
Prosperity
Music
Writing
MBC Building & Remodeling, LLC (my business)
The Slackwater News (my band)
Happiness
Laughing
House
Healthy
Truth
Calm
Reading
Drums
Piano
Guitar
Bass
Sober
Middle

What is yours?


2013 Bliss List

It is time to put together our 2013 Bliss List readers. I will post mine when it’s finished. Remember, there is only 1 rule: items must be 1 word only.

Mine will start and end here:

Love

I’d encourage the same for you. Bliss flows from Love.


Repeat after me.

::Breathing deeply throughout::

Patience. Simplicity. Compassion.
Patience. Simplicity. Compassion.
Patience. Simplicity. Compassion.

Still breathing?

Focus is Love in its purest form.


Zen and the Art of part-time Landscaping

Well, hello again. I have begun landscaping to supplement my income 2 days per week. This is not an easy pill to swallow after 2 years of doing what I really believe in. But I need to make myself not go insane, so I’ve decided to stop and take five deep breaths (counting 1 on the in, 2 on the out, 3 in, 4 out, etc etc to 10) every time I begin to lose it. While doing so I begin to listen to the birds chirping, I begin to watch the spiders crawl around in the dirt. I’m hot, I’m sweaty, I’m tired. But I am not unaware of how beautiful working outside on those perfect days really is. True life is blue skies, green plants and brown dirt. It’s working until you can’t work anymore. Taking a short break then working again. Humbleness never hurt my back this bad before, but I’m grateful for it.