Labors of Love

People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light from within. Elisabeth Kubler- Ross Experience has taught me that love and relationships are all about setting the proper expectations going in. I used to think that the goal was to meet someone, get to know them, settle down, grow to love them, marry, have kids, build a legacy, grow old, leave an inheritance, pass away. Yet I seem to only make it to the "getting to know" you stage of the process. See the issue for me begins when I actually get to see the person for they who they truly are. Funny thing is, I am an open book from the door. What you see is truly what you get. I have no time for games and putting on a certain type of appearance in order for you to like or love me. Either you dig me or you don't. Take it or leave it. My outlook on relationships has come from a number of t...

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. Hannah More I absolutely detest waste in any form. I have spent my life trying to be as responsible as I could possibly be with all that I have been blessed with.  Now as I have matured I truly have sort of obtained an understanding of what’s important and deserves your undivided attention and what doesn't deserve a second thought. As my wisdom has grown I now understand that the list of things not garnering attention is actually quite long. We tend to give things undeserved importance at times. I.e. the fairweather friend, or the hater’s opinion that in all actually wants what you have. When we “grow up” we understand that these people’s opinion of what’s important for your life in the overall scheme of things means absolutely nothing. However, this fact does not keep their offenses from stinging or causing us occasional discomfort. It is during th...

Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners Laurence Sterne So I begin this entry with a question. Now I understand that your answer to the question depends solely on your life experience and could also be based on what you have witnessed over the course of your life. Everyone’s experience is different and everyone is entitled to their own opinion regarding the matter related to the question I am about to pose. Let it also be said that having an opinion does not entitle one to be condescending to anyone whose opinion may be slightly or even radically different than yours. Let me also preface this entry by saying that I am in no way an expert on Love and Relationships. Nonetheless, I have had enough success and made enough mistakes to have a little insight on matters of the heart. Now that we got that out the way (Kind of shameful that one’s outlook on a particular topic has to come with a disclaimer these days…but I digress). The...

The creative principle is less about dogma and more about opening ourselves to the evolution of consciousness – Alex Grey *taps mic* Testing, testing… Is this thing on? Ok, cool. Let’s get started. Greetings, Ladies and Gentlemen! The topic of today’s discussion is the Everyday Man’s (That would be me) perspective on the evolution of music. Now… Before I begin, I have to preface this entire dialogue with the following declaration… I love music. I love the omnipresent quality of music. For you see, music has the ability to transcend time and space. It has the ability to transcend social barriers. It has the ability to promote consciousness and soothe the soul. Music has healing power (scientifically proven).  Music has an uncanny way of transporting an individual from their current situation into a place where nothing and no one can disturb their peace. It also has the ability to tremendously improve an individual’s quality of life. ...