The need to break free of the program -- e.g. to be master of fear & anger, not slave to them.
PROMPT: Motivation
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Green Hills [Free Verse]
fingers of forest interspersed with fingers of pasture -- the hidden & the exposed -- two kinds of danger: being seeable & being unable to see. is the mind fearful of being exposed the same as the mind fearful of being confined?
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Sky Above [Haiku]
bounded by city:
look up to boundless sky,
& the mind soars.
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PROMPT: Peace
What brings you peace?
Being in the now, and feeling – but not feeding – emotional sensations.
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PROMPT: Most Important Thing
What is the most important thing to carry with you all the time?
Awareness. It’s the only thing I take in the shower or through the metal detectors, or to every place I go – regardless of widely varying customs, rules, and etiquette.
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PROMPT: Well-Being
Daily writing prompt
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being?
Diet: high fiber / low junk
Movement: frequent and varied (includes: yoga, calisthenics, running, swimming, and functional movement)
Mental: breathwork, yogic dispassionate witnessing, and gratitude awareness
Rest: Build in regular and redundant rest throughout the living process
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Queen of Slaves [Lyric Poem]
Of all the masters & all the slaves,
I find that mind fire burns in waves.
And sometimes the emotions derail
too quickly to lengthen the exhale.
Trees falling in the forest, unheard,
can still crush a nest of baby birds.
Turns out it's not the sound that matters,
but what the destruction leaves in tatters.
The phrase “Queen of Slaves” comes from a Percy Bysshe Shelley poem (Canto 4, No. 24)
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Feel the Breeze [Free Verse]
Feel the breeze upon your face.
Let it be all you know.
Don't ponder atmospheric lows.
Just feel the breeze upon your face,
and know:
There is a breeze.
(Though it may not be
what you think it is.)
You have a face.
(Though it may not be
what you think it is.)
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Perspective Impossible [Haiku]
Buddha statue: what would its reflection in my eyes look like?
Tiger Riding for Beginners 