Adventures into the ordinary…

I had a personal twitter account for which the bio read: Adventures into the ordinary… That is because I came to understand what Jim Palmer is talking about below. Every moment is spiritual. Every moment is ordinary. The ecstatic, the mundane. The pleasurable, the painful. Same/same. I have found some measure of delight and freedom, both, in that realization. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

December 28, 2013

Crazy: (not so mellow) Saturday

I remember when I lost my mind There was something so pleasant about that place. Even your emotions had an echo In so much space And when you're out there Without care, Yeah, I was out of touch But it wasn't because I didn't know enough I just knew too much Does that make me crazy? … [click on title for the rest of the post]

December 28, 2013

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