Author Archives: tavius

Problem with the planet

The problem with the planet is people.  Every since people began to live outside of their basic needs for survival and lost symbiosis with nature we have become a disease.  Since the advent of agriculture, producing more food than natural, … Read the rest of this entry

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Exercise as Mind and Body Synergy.

I was at the gym lifting weights today.  I have had a very general rule of 3-4 sets of 8 reps since I began resistance training over a decade ago.  I had learned with some of the best in the … Read the rest of this entry

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I See in Others What I don’t Want to See in Myself

Resentment is the key to forgiveness. Resentments identify the negative feelings we are still holding on to. We cannot let those feelings go until we have honestly looked at our part in the situation, no matter how small. Once we have … Read the rest of this entry

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Apple Lives up to Their Logo!

No longer are elementary school children bringing apples to their teachers.  Apple has brought the iPad into the classroom.  Another brilliant move by the evil empire of technology, the degradation of our culture and humanity!  Apple has made iPad easy … Read the rest of this entry

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Resentment against yuppies, the 80′s and coke

Listening to the 80's blows my mind.  I cannot believe how powerful some of these songs where back then.  Now they sound weak, and kind of lame, like the 80's?  I am glad I was a kid in the 80's … Read the rest of this entry

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We Transcend Ourselves, Together (Brainstorm)

I miss the spread of your perfectly pillowed lips locked against mine with nothing left between us. Rather than trying to push your buttons like a TV remote I pay attention to the one that matters carefully caress yours until … Read the rest of this entry

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The Collective Emotif (I found this in my drafts ; )

The father of modern Philosophy, French Philosopher Descartes said, "I think therefore I am".  This is where the world went wrong.  We think, therefore we are our thoughts?  This is a limited picture of the human experience.  The father of … Read the rest of this entry

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Movie Pacification

I realized today where my affinity for movies probably comes from.  I was thinking about change and how incarceration was the first time I can recall having to change everything.  I remembered how one of the correctional officers would wheel … Read the rest of this entry

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8 Years Ago

I was found passed out under a car bleeding to death!  I was out on bail for assault with a deadly weapon (I hit a bouncer with my pint glass upside the head).  I would spend the next 52 weeks … Read the rest of this entry

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Love is Not About Getting What We Want.

Far to often Love is mistaken as getting what we want.  It is most obvious in children.  The words "I love you" typically follow something you have done for them that they like.  However, true love isn't rooted in getting … Read the rest of this entry

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