An interesting conversation with a friend in which I find myself defending the position of video-games-are-ok has prompted me to reflect on the question of what video games have done for me.
lesson 1: practice makes perfect. This is a lesson I’ve learned/had reinforced doing lots of things, among them playing video games. For certain types [...]
everything familiar is temporary
possessions
garden
friends
family
body
mind
all the forms, sounds, feelings, smells, and tastes of this world.
[Siddartha] felt that he now regarded Vasudeva as the people regarded the gods and that this could not last. Inwardly, he began to take leave of Vasudeva.
everything familiar is temporary.
so
is it time to start taking leave of everything familiar?
detaching, inwardly
saying [...]
it’s best when you
connect and flow
effortlessly
letting go of the results
connecting directly to the game
arrows
music
body
until the distinctions melt away
leaving pure energy
sometimes patterns lull you to sleep
and then
suddenly!
you are jolted awake
because the pattern has changed
and will never return to the previous pattern
sometimes you screw up
the faster you let go of your mistakes
the more you can focus on [...]
we’re out on the town
playing around
having the most wonderful time
it’s almost midnight
on saturday night
and we are all feeling so fine
with a bunch of friends
the fun never ends
this night will go on for ever!
we’re all here and now
there is no past or future
singing!
dancing!
playing!
loving!
having an experience to remember.
but hang on a sec!
this is my bank
and there’s an [...]
It’s all I could think of. I hope you like it!
Yum!
I am often approached by people and organizations asking for money. Sometimes as I walk down the street, sometimes in my mailbox, and sometimes by the Ronald McDonald jar next to the cash register. I often wonder whether I want to give or not, and how I would feel afterwards in various situations.
So, for the [...]
from dust I came
and to dust I shall return
but that will not stop me
from reveling in the interim!
childlike I tumble with joy
childlike I cry when I’m sad
I play when I can
accepting the chance that
has been given to me
I am all things
all things are me
yet I am small, insignificant, nothing
a quantum instant
an infinitesimal flare
on the timeline [...]
I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space
And when you’re out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn’t because I didn’t know enough
I just knew too much
Does that make me crazy
Does that make me [...]
A gorgeous day to sit inside in front of a computer screen, watching the stock market implode.
Days like these I envy my super (whilst enjoying the walk home).
My commute brings me right around the site of the old World Trade Center in downtown NYC. Every year on 9-11, there’s some big hubbub. This year I took a few pictures and grabbed a few flyers from my commute experience, which I’m sharing here.