MindSweeP

RED SEA

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:00 -0400

I got this culture, gun culture, thug culture, poor culture stuck in my head

brap brap boom boom

hundreds more dead

dead- dead- dead -dead

they can’t get no deadder than that

shiiiiiiiitttttttttttt

the sound of sirens about to give me a heart attack

ATTACK! ATTACK! ATTACK!

If those are the orders

I can only image where the orders lie

and what the orderlies sea

I mean see

there can’t be a sea in a desert where there aren’t even trees!

besides, salt cleaning the wound of people already dead wouldn’t make sense, but take everything with a grain of salt, see, or if you’d rather take it with a grain of sea salt because admit: it just makes meat tastes better. I can’t get them floating bodies out of my head though.

For there’s no sea in the desert, so how can it be that they are floating face down in red sea. Don’t make no sense! does it to you? because it doesn’t to me.

The only other time I’ve seen red water flow like that was from my steak, it wasn’t cooked properly but it still tasted great. I wonder if it’s the same for men who kill for the thrill?

I smile a polite smile at the waitress,a little more salt please.

I bit in

Red sea in a desert is still a puzzle to me

I haven’t been writing as much as I used to; def not as much as I did when I was a child or...

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:13:00 -0400

I haven’t been writing as much as I used to; def not as much as I did when I was a child or teenager. It’s pretty ironic when you think about it: As a child you don’t know much words or much of anything,except the stories you make up for the things you want to know. As an adult you become more aware and, sadly, more silent too. You’d think there is more to tell the older you become. But I suspect there’s not much you can make up as an adult that won’t cause you discerning looks or imbalance diagnosis. As for the answers to the things you want to know as I child: when compared to your own colourful stories, they aren’t as sunny as the yellow crayon on your scrapbook.

God I love this place. Is it possible that I don’t know how to write about it because words don’t do justice the emotions I think people should experience themselves?

"If you get knocked back, don’t stay floored for too long. If you do,your body will become numb to..."

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:05:06 -0400

“If you get knocked back, don’t stay floored for too long. If you do,your body will become numb to your situation, and you’ll forget you are in a disadvantageous position. You are of no use to yourself if you forget that you are in a hopeless position.”

suicideisnotanoption4u: 8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs...

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:15:20 -0400

suicideisnotanoption4u:

8-years ago, CHP Officer Kevin Briggs talked this young man out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge.

That young man’s name is Kevin Berthia.
Today he is 30 years old and married with 2 children.
This week he presented Officer Briggs with an award on behalf of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

The story of how Officer Briggs talked Kevin down is remarkable.

As you can see in the picture, Kevin is literally one step away from jumping to his death. But for more than hour, the officer listened to Kevin pour his heart out about his troubles and told him, “I know you think things are bad, but they can get better.”

Kevin says, “Officer Briggs never made me feel guilty for the situation I was in. He made feel like, I understand why you are here, but there are alternatives”

Kevin is just one of countless lives Briggs has saved over his 23 year career.

Briggs, who was promoted to Sergeant five years ago, is humble about what he does. He says, ”they make the decision, when they step back over that rail it takes a tremendous amount of courage”

I salute Sergeant Briggs!
Photo: The San Francisco Chronicle, John Storey

"Think Like a Winner" by Dr. Walter Doyle Staples.

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

How would I describe this book?

It’s a self help book on how to improve your life.

Using examples, testimonies, quotations and illustrations, Dr.Walter Staples provides, in details, ways to become a winner (successful in life). Affirmations and self conceptualization, perceptions, environment all impact how you think, and as a result how you behave= desired results. The greatest influence on how you think, however, as he notes in his book, is YOU.

I’ve always known that the mind is an amazing thing and thinking leads to doing. But the way he maps it out is most effective for people like me who like to rationalize and see the reason in everything.

GREAT READ. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT.

writingingenres: cos words cannot describe the absurdity (the...

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:40:02 -0400

writingingenres:

cos words cannot describe the absurdity (the suffering we`ve cultivated in “modern society“) that is life on earth for two thirds of world populas…

powerful art punches parasitic lies from out of truthy waters.

merci artist who created these.

Booked the entire long weekend off… which means: Camping or Montreal trip with friends....

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:35:00 -0400

Booked the entire long weekend off… which means: Camping or Montreal trip with friends. Whichever it is, it’s gonna be a great weekend. Supa excited.

I realize that my inability to progress as an adult results from my inability to leave my childhood;...

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:46:57 -0400

I realize that my inability to progress as an adult results from my inability to leave my childhood; my inability to let go off the past. Some of the happiest moments of my life happened when I was a child. There are also many things I wish I could change in my past, things I regret, and because of that I keep living there, hoping and remembering. But, it’s not healthy: you cannot grow if you don’t let go. You will always remain a child if you think like a child. I need to grow up.

How to Love Yourself / Be Alone / Stay Grounded

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:54:27 -0400

How to Love Yourself / Be Alone / Stay Grounded :

etiquette-etc:

1) There is a self to love. When you meet someone, you begin a process of getting to know them. Then, love may come. It is the same with the self. To love yourself, you have to take the time to learn yourself, to have space to meet your self. See your self - your whole self. Your whole incredible messy self. An incredible work of human art.

2) A common tragedy on the path of loving someone - we assume we know them and stop noticing them. They adopt a quality of sameness that can contribute to their invisibility or being taken for granted. We do that to ourselves all the time. We have to assume that we are always changing and growing, and there is no static self to know. There is a daily self to spend time with, to allow space for growth and also to witness.

3) Then, when you have indeed learned some things about yourself, they become part of our own identity. They become things we return to. Hopefully, these are positive things we cultivate and not just a quality of sameness, familiarity. Do those things - read poetry, watch your favorite show, go dancing, play basketball, spend time with your grandma, ride a bicycle, read the news and analyze the hell out of it or cry, do a fashion show from your wardrobe late in the night all by your self, write a book, watch National Geographic / Top Chef, cook yourself a delicious and nutritious meal, go for a walk in the cold sunshine, dance so hard alone at home that you fall to the ground out of breath in total surrender, pray pray pray, sing, use your vibrator, do your laundry like a meditation,…. You know what I’m saying? Do it. Do the things that make you up and put your bits back together. Do at least some of them everyday. And do at least some of them alone everyday.

4) Tell the truth - tell yourself the whole (seemingly) ugly truth. My experience of ungroundedness is that something happens to shake us from our comfort or safety zones. Or we get triggered. So then, we really need to not repress or manage that all by ourselves. On this one, I would say do what feels easier. - telling yourself (out loud, or journalling), or tell God (in your mind or out loud or in prayer), or tell someone you trust, that person who you know will witness and hold but not push. Telling the truth is the beginning of being okay with ourselves and where we are, self-acceptance is the beginning and core of self-love.

5) Pursue joy! For a long time, I pursued emotional work and healing work as end into itself. But no, that is not the goal, that is the necessary undoing in order to feel our wholeness and freedom. The point of life is to feel and revel in our aliveness. Suffering does that, sure, but we can also simply choose to turn towards positivity and to pursue joy. Life is hardly every complete shit or complete bliss. There’s always both going on, and I’m not saying to ignore the crap or pain, but we CAN choose how much energy we spend on each. Pursue the people and places and activities that bring ease and light and laughter in your life - a feeling of fullness and sunshine! Mostly, the environments that allow you to fully be your self - your BEST most happiest and joyous / creative / empowered self - be in those often. When you have come to recognize your self, you are the best person in charge of guiding your self.

6) When you’ve identified sources of negativity, distance from them - people, places, activities, foods, other substances etc….

7) In the spirit of offering more practical things as requested, I’m going to put this list out there that is an accumulation of lots of other sources of medical and spiritual healing wisdoms, and is actually commonly known but widely disregarded :) These days, I’ve noticed people don’t like to be told what to do. But to not want to know is self-limiting. So, here goes -

Drink tons of water - start early - count on a post-it and give yourself a gold star when you’ve hit 8 for the day. Water is 70% of our body and the earth and is core to fluidity and moving through things, and to eliminating toxins

Move your body - dance, yoga, running, zumba, whatever gets you going

Sleep whatever amount is enough for you - rest contributes GREATLY to groundedness and clarity and emotional balance

Eat fruits and vegetables, especially dark leafy greens like kale and collard greens - hormonal balance and other good things. Cook something sexy and simple. Drink something delicious while doing it.

Listen to music - sound vibrations have a powerful role in changing our body’s vibrations and hence energy and mood. No kidding, do not underestimate.

Smile :) Even when you don’t feel like it, try smiling. You might notice your furrowed brow relaxing, and that your cheeks feel good.

Walk barefoot on the earth - floor, grass, concrete, whatever. To ground literally means to ground our energies in the earth, to channel out through our feet what we don’t need, and to inhale fresh air and rejuvenating attitudes.

Try not to look in the mirror much. It focuses us on the external, and we project what we are feeling onto what we see in our body/face.

Close your eyes and lie down on the floor - practice letting go by surrendering your body to the ground

Pray :) connect with the higher being that exists, connect so that you can feel your own divinity that is untouched by chaos

Do something loving for someone else - make a card for a friend whose birthday is coming up, or divorce. Going outside ourselves and connecting to our loving abilities is extremely powerful and joyous and fulfilling.

Use your hands to touch your whole body. You can do this sitting, standing, dancing slowly, laying down - however you’re feeling it in that moment. Close your eyes, put both your hands on the crown of your head, move downwards towards your face, soothing and stroking the energy downwards, go all the way down your neck, chest, across your arms, back to belly, pelvis, hips, thighs, knees, legs, feet. Hold your feet and give them a little rub. This body has served you. It serves you daily. Touch it, notice it, feel it, love it back. Do the whole thing again from top to bottom on your backside. For folks who have physical disabilities, or missing limbs, or traumas, or numbness anywhere, love even what is not there or what you cannot touch or feel. Know your inner wholeness. You are intact.

EYE LINGER: “Animals” are sublime, superior beings. They are magical creatures...

Mon, 06 May 2013 12:47:18 -0400

EYE LINGER: “Animals” are sublime, superior beings. They are magical creatures...:

eyelinger:

“Animals” are sublime, superior beings. They are magical creatures with super powers far exceeding our own. We cannot fly, we can not smell from miles away, our jaws cannot crush through 50 pounds of flesh and bone. We were not born with super powers; humans had to invent machinery to mimic the…

"What’s left to do with beauty but destroy it?"

Sun, 05 May 2013 22:23:46 -0400

“What’s left to do with beauty but destroy it?”

Every time I think about the world,its possible demise, and how people operate, I get depressed.

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:37:38 -0400

Every time I think about the world,its possible demise, and how people operate, I get depressed.

Ms. Lauryn Hill: Hello All:Here is a link to a piece that I was ‘required’ to release...

Sun, 05 May 2013 11:22:54 -0400

Ms. Lauryn Hill: Hello All:Here is a link to a piece that I was ‘required’ to release...:

mslaurynhill:

Hello All:

Here is a link to a piece that I was ‘required’ to release immediately, by virtue of the impending legal deadline. I love being able to reach people directly, but in an ideal scenario, I would not have to rush the release of new music… but the message is still there. In light of…

adteachings: A nice campaign idea. Source: I Believe in...

Sat, 04 May 2013 08:11:57 -0400

adteachings:

A nice campaign idea.

Source: I Believe in Advertising

Advertising Agency: Publicis Conseil, Paris, France:
Chief Creative Officer: Olivier Altmann
Creative Officer : Hervé Riffault
Copywriter: Thierry Lebec
Art Director: Bénédicte Potel
Assisting AD: Magali Valencia
Account managers: Stéphane Gaillard, Boris Langlois, Caroline Su, Adeline Blanc

youngblackandvegan: neeneeism: WHY CAN’T STUFF LIKE THIS GO...

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:04:40 -0400

youngblackandvegan:

neeneeism:

WHY CAN’T STUFF LIKE THIS GO VIRAL? Morehouse Whiz Kid is Causing a Stir: 13-Year-Old Dominates College. LOVE THIS STORY PLEASE READ MORE…

PLEASE SHARE! SHARE! SHARE!!!!!!

At thirteen years of age, Stephen Stafford is causing quite a stir at Morehouse College. Stafford has a triple major in pre-med, math and computer science. Though he loves playing video games and playing his drum set, he is no typical teenager. He is exactly the kind of student I had in mind when I wrote the book, “Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about College,” because he shows the power of the black male mind when we put our energy into things that matter most. Over the 17-years I’ve spent teaching at the college level, I have never seen anything more impressive, nor more reflective of what black men represent.

“I’ve never taught a student as young as Stephen, and it’s been amazing,” said computer science professor Sonya Dennis. “He’s motivating other students to do better and makes them want to step up their game.”

Stafford began his college career at the age of 11, after being home-schooled by his mother. Stafford’s mother said that when Stafford began to teach her instead of being taught by her, she knew he needed to be in a college environment. Since that time, he has excelled in his classes and continues to grow intellectually.
via ramomart.com

come on

you know why this stuff isn’t viral

regardless, this is an amazing story

"Developing country” is code language for “country with heavily applied pressure from another..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:03:16 -0400

““Developing country” is code language for “country with heavily applied pressure from another country’s boot on its neck.” How is it developing? developing into what? Why hasn’t it developed already? These are the questions that are avoided because they always circle back to Europe & America’s rape and exploitation of the world. And it can’t stop because when it does the oppressed will come with retractable claws extended.”

- Ferrari Sheppard (via ferrarisheppard)

theblackme: French artist Julien “Seth” Malland travels the...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:30:30 -0400

theblackme:

French artist Julien “Seth” Malland travels the world and creates playful street art along the way. Malland creates his works in collaboration with local artists in far flung locales from China to Senegal. His travels and works are featured in his book Extramuros.

One of the best shows on tv. She’s such a perv, I love it!

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:24:34 -0400

One of the best shows on tv. She’s such a perv, I love it!

The way I see it.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:46:10 -0400

When we are conditioned to think something does not exist, we stop focusing on it and later forget it completely. I feel like with the constant negativity in the news, people are going to forget that positivity and good do-ers still exist (this, we can’t allow to happen). If we do,the future will be filled with lost disgruntled souls making no attempts to be happy or optimistic because they won’t even know what happiness/optimism is.

lyricsja: by Matthew McCarthy

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 03:37:44 -0400

lyricsja:

by Matthew McCarthy