abre los ojos

open your eyes.

this is the time to see....

the stuff around you...the stuff buzzing around you.....the people....the sunshine and the butterflies...the stars....the amazing moon...

appreciate it all...

and all the stuff that you can't see....the stuff you can't touch or hold....the thoughts and feelings and emotions...

the fear that tells you to fear....appreciate it for being there and then just...

let that go.

and ask the question....if I didn't fear...how would this all change?

if I felt full of love....and life....

how would it all change?

and look....and see what is around you.....look at yourself and see that there are no chains that

are dragging you....

the chains that were there to hold you back....

they weren't ever there...


they never were...

and now it is time to see...

they aren't there.


peace...and love...and sight...

ink

and so...

the other day I got some new ink.  a tattoo.  a talisman as I like to think of it.  I may have mentioned this before....with tattoos... you know it is right when it feels like the tattoo image is burning in your skin before you even get it burned into your skin.  There is a feeling of a phantom tattoo.

and then it feels like...

a memory of it being there....and that not having it there...feels like a longing....for it to return.

and then my thoughts drift to this Coldplay song.

Got a tattoo said 'together thru life'
Carved in your name with my pocket knife
And you wonder when you wake up will it be alright
Feels like there's something broken inside

All I know
All I know
Is that I'm lost
Whenever you go
All I know
Is that I love you so
So much that it hurts

Got a tattoo and the pain's alright
Just want a way of keeping you inside

All I know
All I know
Is that I'm lost
In your fire below
All I know
Is that I love you so
So much that it hurts

and so this tattoo is a reminder of love.  I have three tattoos now.

one on my foot is a turtle....a talisman of a long journey...and perseverance... on my right foot because I felt it burning there....it was where it needed to go.  I do not know why.  Maybe because a journey starts with one step...and I'm right footed?  

the one on my ankle.  XX is an inguz. It speaks to problem solving....and where there is a will, there is a way.  There is always a way.  This directly reflects my personality....I don't let obstacles stop me...
because there is always....a way.  The word ingot - literally means- "seed" and refers to growth, fertility...isn't that the way with seeds?  The miracle of a seed planted and growing...hopes, dreams, plans....sowing seeds and realizing....the beautiful fruition....the process and the progress.   I'm not sure why my right ankle....I know that it was also burning in that spot and I could not ignore it. It felt natural there.  I favor my right foot for things....Kicking a ball, stepping forward....I snowboard goofy.  The tattoo placed itself there.

and now, this one on my wrist.

is a reminder....of love.   Love always wins in the end....there is no question.  To Be Love is to come to what is the very essence of life and creation, and endurance, unconditionality, the stillness, the peace, the expansion.....

all that is.

placing it on my left wrist....another mystery.  I wanted to see it...and for some reason, I guess since I'm using my right hand...my left ends up being in a position where I notice it.  I wanted to notice...and regard it in all those quiet moments.....

tattoos are very personal things.... and sometimes...they seem to have a mind and heart and soul of their own and decide where and when it is best....


sometimes you have to just go with it...

getting a tattoo is a celebration of commitment....you take a deep breath and commit.  It is a liberating feeling to just let go and accept....surrender and move forward....you put aside all of your "on the fence" thoughts....and you GO.


peace and love and commitment....

serendipity

sometimes you meet someone and you understand the importance of them right away.

a chemical reaction happens...like someone just took a pile of mentos and tossed them in some coke.

and forever you are changed.  

maybe they just changed your day the day you met them and maybe you don't see them for a long time....

but something was stirred up.

I met a French woman today....crazy, deep, introspective, artist.....and she stirred up my shit.

I'm not sure if I'll see her again....my bets are that yes....I will.

some people attract you...like magnets.....

some repel you...like the stench of a skunk.

sometimes you hug people and their scent is all over you for the day...and you can feel their warm embrace long after you have parted just by smelling their warm hug smell all over you.

some people hug you and leave their scent on you....and remembering them causes you to cringe.

this week....I met two woman.....who filled me in places I didn't know needed filling.

and I'm fulfilled.....and amazed and inspired.


what happens when day after day.....routine seems predictable.....and then someone busts through your door and says....Hi....lets make something together.


I was lucky enough for this to happen twice in one week..... with one....I was the one busting open the door....

for the other......I got my door busted.....totally unexpectedly.


on both occasions.....my mind, heart, and soul was warmed.

and that's how you know.....all that you should know.   You touch and feel and take it in like the most beautiful recharge.

and your world grows a bit bigger....and happier....and warmer.


peace and love and serendipity.

infinite possibilities...

you have all the possibilities of all things....you just have to understand that your limitations are greatly self limitations.

I read a quote saying that what you think you can or can't do...or what you think is or isn't possible is not a reflection of your ability, but rather a reflection of your belief of who you are.


beliefs can change.  what you think about yourself should change.

You hold so much more power to change and adapt and you have the ability to be and feel and do so much more than you think you can....or that you believe of yourself.

you are capable of a lot.

take the time to figure out what it is you really want to accomplish or have more of in your life and make that happen.

is it that easy?

yes.

because every positive thought....and every belief that you change about your abilities....shapes your future.

believe.

talk that belief.

think that belief...

do that belief.

your life and reality flows purely from your beliefs.

loving people live in a loving world......positive people live in a positive world.

the opposite of all said here...is absolutely true.

if you feed your love...it grows.  if you feed other things...those things grow too.


if you sit and watch bad news after bad news after bad news.....this impacts you...your thoughts..

everything.


think about what you want your life to be surrounded with....and how good it feels when

love is nourishing it.

because fear is depleting it.....

fill your life with love and start by thinking and believing that

all things are possible.


peace and love and possibilities....