just words...

Words
Written and unseen, spoken and unheard
The flimsy nature of cardboard and paste
How easily things are thrown away
How garbage becomes a home
Cycle of rebirth and resurrection
Recycling words

Stories of kings and queens
In far off lands

Epic battles
Of blood and courage
Heroes and saviors

Becoming one with the sky
A seamless cloud
Floating precipitation
Weightless and dense
Mist and foam

Things easily built
Folded paper airplanes

Fragility of life
Flimsy nature of cardboard and paste
How easily it can crumble

Intensity of thought
Journey of the mind through time and space
Transperancy and opactity
Depth and emotion
Transcending, transformational, and transporting
Effortlessness of dreams
Expanse and resonation of music
Unending lyrics
Repetitive chorus
Respectful and repentive
Harsh and raw
Pure adrenaline
Chanelled passion
Things that stick
Things that stay
Density
Reality
Form and depth
Perception of the unchanged
“My place is placeless
a trace of the traceless.
Neither body or soul.”

Attatchment to the horizon
Endless expansion
Proverbial suburb
Nameless doors
Concrete
Harsh, sharp
Flat, solid
Density
Grey
Heat
Sticky
Confinement
Boundaries
Claustrophobic
Break free

Jump

Into the air
Reach

Fly

Feel the air
Feel the space
Feel the wind

Time and space cease to exist
Nothing exists
But you

And the wind
And the mist
And the air

Breathe
Breathe it in
Fill your lungs with air
Fill it with the sky
And the clouds
And the moon
Breathe in the stars
Breathe out rain
Become one
With the sky
With the air

I am a star

I am the moon
I am the sun
I am the clouds
I am AIR


I am nothing

I transcend nothing
I feel nothing

“My place is placeless

a trace of the traceless.

Neither body or soul.”

Of poetry and lyrics
Nothing exists
In this state of mind
Endless ceasing
Evolution of sensation

Words on a page

Human emotion
To feel
To fall
To jump

To be

The heart
The mind
The soul
To feel a heart beat
To feel Your heart beat
To be alive

To feel
Head spinning
Heart spinning
Blood rushing through your veins
To feel alive
To feel emotion

Senseless
Experience-less

What Sticks

Permanence
Fragility
The delicateness

Of cardboard and paste

Of Paper and Glue
Folded planes
Folded houses
Carefully constructed empires

Water melts
Water dissolves
Fire heats
Fire burns

The beginning of time
And the end of time
Are separated by a single
Dash

My place is placeless
to trace the traceless
Neither body or soul
Nor mind or spirit

Time exists

Life is
Too short to last
What is fragility
What sticks
What is cardboard and glue

Words on a page

My place is placeless
a trace of the traceless.
Neither body or soul.

Change

This is killing me.

Can you believe how much a life can change in a day?

What would you do if your entire world was rocked? if something happened that would change your perspective forever?

I guess that is what life is. Being in constant contact with people, and things, and events, each shaping who you are and how you view this world. The more you experience, the more you live, the further your mind is opened, the more you understand, and empathize, and believe. Every-time you learn something new, have a conversation with a friend, travel to a different place, listen to a new song, discover a new piece of art, your life is changed.

I believe that we are all changed by the world around us, and in effect can change it back.

I am always seeking new ways to change my perspective, of becoming a more globaly conciouss person. I hope to understand the world and understand people. I crave to know people on a deep and intimate level. I want to be best friends with everyone and seek to know their story. My heart yearns for seeing into another person's world, for understanding their perspective, to realize the world is a lot bigger then how I see it. This is why I travel. This is why I love music and art. The ability to see into someone else's experience, to feel their heart, to glimpse into their soul.

I believe everything happens for a reason.

I am still learning.

Truth is my perspective has once again been rocked, has once again taken a new direction. I can now say with full confidence that I was wrong. I think that God placed this ache in my heart for a reason, and two blogs ago it hurt, I didn't know why it was there- I was pessimistic and maybe even angry. But now I understand.

Life is so short.

One person is all it takes. One person CAN change this world.

Through God anything is possible.

I know a lot of people have been blogging about this recently, but how can I not? When all of our perspectives have changed, when something rocks our world, how can we not share? It has impacted us all, and in turn, we all yearn to make it ache back. We want to spread the news, we want to change the world, and we can.

Did you know there are 27 million slaves in this world? That is 27,000,000 human beings that are in bondage today. It is a lot closer to home then you might think. The majority are in the US, go to www.slaverymap.org and see documented human trafficking in your area. Most of them are women and children.

These are people, humans, us...

all who have been created in the image of God...

held against their will, being forced to work for nothing, in unjust conditions, beaten, abused, threatened, tortured, raped, and desecrated.

People should not be treated this way.

Today we live in a violent world filled with disease, terrorism, and war. Why sit by when we can do something about it? This is our planet, it is our job to take care of it, to love those around us, how can we let this happen?

If we are to seek the Lord's face in everything, and bring honor and glory to His name in all we do, then we need to do something. We need to love, and "Justice is what love looks like in public." (Dr. Cornel West) It is our duty to stand up and fight.

The other day I tried to figure out what one person needed in order to change the world. I came up with list:

Faith, love, passion, hard work, dedication, focus, resolve, a calling, motivation, sacrifice, imagination, a broken heart, hope, creativity, diligence, an open mind, perseverance, balance, empathy, flexibility, and patience.

We all have these things... It just might take a while to discover them.

My heart has been broken.

But there is always hope.

"The country is in deep trouble. We've forgotten that a rich life consists fundamentally of serving others, trying to leave the world a little better than you found it. We need the courage to question the powers that be, the courage to be impatient with evil and patient with people, the courage to fight for social justice. In many instances we will be stepping out on nothing, and just hoping to land on something. But that's the struggle. To live is to wrestle with despair, yet never allow despair to have the last word."

— Cornel West

Spread love, spread hope, spread the word. Get educated, find out the facts for yourself! Watch the Call and Response video, www.callandresponse.com. Have your heart broken, uncover passion, make a difference. Support Slave Free products, shop Fair Trade goods, it's a start.

We can combat injustice. It is our right; our duty to love.

One person can change the world.

One person is all it takes.

There is always hope.

God is stronger!

Sin is Broken!

Focus and Perspective

You can't always have the big picture in mind.

People who have the big picture in mind, in some ways become narrowly focused. They have an incredible dedication and resolve. Their minds are fixed and set on a goal. Often they will do whatever it takes, climb whatever ladder, to get there. Such as Wu Zhao, some crazy evil ancient Chinese Emperor, and a woman. She started out as the lowest rung on the ladder, and worked her way up through concubines and imperial courts to become emperor. She knew from the start this was what she wanted and did whatever it took to get there, however cruel or immoral. But what is the point? What do you do when you achieve your goal, reach the pinnacle? If "the big picture" is always your focus, i think it is much more possible to become narrow minded, screening out all else except what will get you there.

Art is different.

In order to appreciate a work of art, or music, you have to focus try and appreciate what the artist or writer or composer is doing. See the whole thing as a piece, and integrating parts, patterns, a series of repetitions, with meaning. Art has soul. It is a piece of the artist. This is why art is hard. You must become vulnerable, spill yourself onto a page, open up your insides and reveal it to the world. Becoming vulnerable is hard, because it is so easy to become hurt. You have to protect your soul and guard your heart, in some ways we are all afraid of being hurt, of being broken, or stepped on, or wounded, no one wants to become vulnerable. This is why art is so special. It connects us all. In some ways art binds our soul to the soul of another. The artist is becoming vulnerable when he creates it, and we become vulnerable when we experience it, when we focus, when we try and interpret, and understand, and appreciate what the artist has done.

Art is about focusing.. but without the big picture no one can get anywhere in life. too much focus on the big picture, leaves us blinded, and narrow minded, tunnel visioned on a goal. i guess it is not really possible for humans to consider or even imagine everything. so when faced with a world full of people, and life, goals, noise, entertainment, work, flashy lights, and honking horns, we tend to focus. we have to focus, or else we get lost in the swirling mass, we get swept away, forgotten. in order for us to make sense of this craziness, to avoid the riptide and undercurrent pulling us away, we have to focus on something and reach. reach and grab ahold of something, that will keep us grounded, something that makes sense. this is how we live life, focusing, and grabbing ahold of anything to keep us grounded. this can be art, music, work, hobbies, anything. some are obviously stronger and roots run deeper then others. some are flimsy and fragile, as soon as one grabs ahold of it, it tears off.. and they find themselves spiraling down, swept away again.. these are things like drugs, smoking, alcohol, anything that is done to "ease the pain" to "forget about the world". these roots will not hold for long.

God knows the big picture and he knows the small details, and he is a root that will not break, under any stress. anyone who grabs firmly onto him will be sure to never be swept away in the big picture and enveloping riptide.

Blogs, Big Questions and Drugs...

What is the point of blogging if no one ever reads it.

I know how I said that blogging can heal the heart and cure the soul, but really what is the point of pouring out your heart, of becoming vulnerable, if no one is there to appreciate it. I guess that is just art in general, why do art if no one sees it? It breaks my heart to say that, and I don't know if its true.

But can one person really change the world?

This has been on my heart all day and it is really bothering me... I just don't know. I am trying to think of people in history who really REALLY changed the world. I don't know if I can think of anyone. It seems like that is just something I would say to BS an english paper in highschool.. such and such changed the world with their invention. ok but really?? I never actually believed that. Did anyone really change the world? Can anyone really affect the world? What about Jesus? ok ok he was man but he was also fully God, so i don't think that really counts.

We are so small. Our lives are so short. The sky is so big. God is so infinite.

Just stare at the clouds, lay on your back, and open your eyes.

If all creation was revealed to us all we could do would be stare in awe.

What is it like to have transcendental thoughts, to feel weightless, to swim through the sky, to feel the wind on my face, seeping into my skin, enveloping my body, floating through time and space.

My friend asked me if i was on drugs, this is the point when you are probably wondering the same thing, don't worry- I am not.

I like to think and to imagine, to analyze and discuss. I hope to change someone's life, to change the world. What would it be like to live in a world without judgement. Not one that promotes extravagant free-will with no repercussions, but one where people could live free from confinements and heavy chains of a judging glance, being stereotyped, written off. A world where everyone can just be who they are, a place that is just filled with empathy and respect, of hope and love. It all sounds a little cliche, but what if it were true.

What would it take for one person to change the world?

there is always HOPE...

sin is broken..

God is Stronger!

there is always hope