Category: Philosophy
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I Had A Friend
I Had A Friend in our journey from birth to deathwe cross paths with multitudessome walk with us for a waysthen leave for different by-ways sometimes our paths cross againbut the rivers we treadand the persons we becamekeep changing, not the same even deep emotional connectionsdiverge, thinning to nothing orsplitting by social pressuresconditioning and misunderstanding…
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Ongoing Self-reflection
Ongoing Self-reflection I continually try to be here and now, in the present moment. But sometimes, the present is not the enlightening inspiration one would like. For example, in that moment that you are accused of things that are not only inacuate, but the farthest things from your actual mindset or thought processes. This happens…
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The Future – Now Past
The Future – Now Past Conventional Sands of time in the hourglassThe future passing through nowBecomes the past Or The future flows down time’s riverWhitewater’s raging furyBeneath the bridge of eternal nowInto memory and the downstream past Or Less Conventional Past present and futureEbbing and flowingFully encompassedIn the eternal now –LE – 9/21/25 PS: These…
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Pride – Cultural or Not
What aspects of your cultural heritage are you most proud of or interested in? “Pride goeth before the fall…” — Biblical, I think, but not sure. Just sayin’… we need to watch that ‘pride sh*t…; -) But I do have an interest in all cultures, their cuisines, customs, and histories… –LE
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Love and Marriage
Love and Marriage There’s a thin lineBetween love and hateThat sometimes fadesOr blurs with time…Can becomeFull-blownEnding in crime But take a chanceMake a split?Better the devilYou know than… Based in fearLives searedWith vendettasAnd feudsThat sometimesMake the news Love and marriage…Goes together like aHorse and carriage…–Frank Sinatra What’s love got toDo with itGot to do with…
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Maximum Efficiency – Judo
Maximum Efficiency – Judo A concept common toEastern martial artsOne I first learned inJudo classes from the start Maximum efficiencyUse of energyMotion and momentumLarge results withMinimum effortsAlso applying the physicsOf levers and fulcrums Another principle is:Aside from class warsOne’s only true enemyIs one’s selfNot your opponentAcross the mat orIn the street One must defeat one’s…
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Carried Weapons vs Living Weapons
Carried Weapons vs Living Weapons People claim they feel safeCarrying knives or gunsThey’ve practiced longFor ease and accuracy But sometimesLeave them at homeDon’t carry themAround the houseMuch Then when out and aboutA practiced ne’er-do-wellOut of the blueSnatches your belovedPistol or knifeAnd uses it on you There’s always someone out thereBetter than youYou just hopeThey’re not…
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Snipers
Snipers called heroesin this day and ageby governmentsthat employ themto take down theirenemies andany dissent in times gone bythey were not glorifiedbut identified aswhat they werebushwackerskilling from the shadowsa cowardly chore so raise your glasssalute the bushwackersthey’ll eliminate somany, many more –LE – 8/22/25 PS: Motivated by events from the news in alternative media detailing…
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Wisdom And Knowledge
Wisdom And Knowledge They are differentYou know One definition:Wisdom is old knowledgeApplied to the new But what is knowledge really?Linked neurons in a brianBased on perceptionsFlawed in the mainRecorded and storedIn clay, ink, and digitally What we call ‘facts’Based on fictionsInvented by humansTo explain what we perceive But, as some deep thinkers seeThere are no…
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Rest In This Season Of Life
This is a prompt from one of my journals: What does rest look like for me in this season of life? It looks like rest at any other time and season, mainly doing one thing at a time, along with listening to whatever music eases my mind at any given time… gentle movement (exercise, like…
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