Comforting Concert

 Lately I have been making neurographic art pictures for therapy. This is a recent one on the subject of moving & money. I  have a lot of anxiety around these subjects.

So part way through making this picture, I started to hear Bob Marley singing "Everythings gonna be alright." And now If I have some negative thoughts, he pops into my head & sings to me. Very comforting.

In the back of my head just out of reach was the notion that there was another song with a chorus like that. I finally found it. Shawn Mullins song Lullaby from his album Soul's Core. 

Tonight I went searching for anymore songs like this & I found one that I really like. The lyrics are perfect. David Lee Murphy's song Everything's Gonna Be Alright.

Now if I start to be anxious there is a concert in my head!

Written during my full moon ceremony 1/15/25

The full moon started on 1/13. I had my ceremony on 1/15.

 RAISE THE POWER:

With the waning of the moon

Comes the waning of the influence of gaslighters, distracters, liars and national thiefs

With the howling of the wolves at the waning Wolf moon

Comes the silencing of the voices that would create confusion and hide truth

With the waning of the moon

The fires of harmful destruction burn down the forces promoting hatred in our global society

With the waning of the moon which influences the tides

Selfishness is ebbing out and kindness is flowing in

With the flapping of birds wings as they witness the waning moon

National public witness is brought to bear on the evil actions meant to line pockets with gold while making the Earth uninhabitable for future generations of humans and all other lifeforms - the power of people attempting such actions wanes with the moon

With the waning of the moon

The current turmoil of Earth's climate wanes

With the waning of the moon

All energy wanes except for light and love

I hold space for this so it will be.

The Delight of Finding the Perfect Word For Something

 As an atheist it can be difficult to express intense emotion. Oh my god doesn't work. Oh my gourd does, though. 

And, oh my gourd - I love this word: Solivagant. It means solitary wanderer. It's origins are the Latin words solus meaning alone and vagans meaning wander.

I am definitely happy as a solivagant.

Mogli - Wanderer

Do Not Go Gentle Into Their Gaslight

It's winter solstice and all the Celtic that is me wants to welcome the return of the light.

First I need to acknowledge all the dark that makes it harder. 

So I rewrote the beautiful words of another person of Irish decent; Dylan Thomas.

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Do not go gentle into their gaslight

Democracy should burn and rave at close of day;

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

There are no wise ones to know that dark is right

Because their words spin and lie and betray

Do not go gentle into their gaslight.

The wave of un-good men hiding in plain sight

Whose deeds cause crying and kill every green bay

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

Mean men who incite others to hate and fight,

And distract anyone who sees it is their way,

Do not go gentle into their gaslight.

Greedy men hoarding money, holding tight,

Power hungry and going to make you pay

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

And you, failed America, there on the sad height,

Must cry fierce tears for what was done yesterday.

Do not go gentle into their gaslight.

Rage, rage against their dimming of the light.

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Now I can move on.

Madonna- Ray Of Light

Winter solstice 2024

 "One kind word can warm three winter months." — Japanese Proverb

"Snow was falling, so much like stars filling the dark trees that one could easily imagine its reason for being was nothing more than prettiness." – Mary Oliver

"Don’t think the garden loses it’s ecstacy in winter. It’s quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." – Rumi

"Even the strongest blizzards start with a single snowflake."

"Snow brings a special quality with it — the power to stop life as you know it dead in its tracks." – Nancy Hatch Woodward

"May this solstice and the returning of the sun bring you love, magic and starlight." – Unknown

"What fire could ever equal the sunshine of a winter’s day?" – Henry David Thoreau

"Winter is a glorious spectacle of glittering fractals complete with a soundscape and atmosphere entirely its own." – Anders Swanson

May you find peace in the promise of the solstice night. That each day forward is blessed with more light.

Madonna - Ray of Light

Breathing Sessions

 To build stamina:

Sit in comfortable upright position - mouth closed. Breathe quickly - in & out through nose - 2-3 breaths per second for 5 minutes.

Strengthens respiratory muscles & boosts endurance.

Improved concentration:

Same position as above - for me in through mouth out through nose. Deep breath in - exhale repeating a word - for me "resilience".

During movement sessions:

Exhale on the Effort

Anna Nalik - Breathe

YOU ARE NOT DONALD TRUMP

 Listen up all you white straight males & females who think you share the same privileges as DJT. 

YOU DO NOT!

You're white. He's white. You have a penis probably tiny like his. Or you don't. You identify as straight like him. Maybe even sexual predator like him.

There are two types of white privilege. Both types are injust & immoral but very different in scope.

There is the millionaire / billionaire type. It's a club. DJT is a member. You are not. That is why he can incite riots that result in people dying & being injured & the charges get dropped.

Do not let the fact that he got away with his deadly sociopathic actions with no consequences encourage you to act on your hate driven violent longings.

You are in a different white privilege club. Your club will not get charges dropped. It will, I'm disgusted to say, get you a shorter sentence than if you weren't white and straight.

But unlike DJT you will spend time in prison. Locked up with a majority of very angry people who aren't white.

Think about that before you do something stupid. Not that I care what happens to you but DJT leaves legions of innocent victims in his wake. You don't need to add to that.