Txdave is a good example of a new breed of blogger. He doesn’t sit on one blog and wait for traffic. By creating multiple blogs with slightly varied purposes, he creates spin, connecting each to the other, forming a nucleus to build on. And the blogs offer sage advice on life, simple, inspiring photos and ideas. His newest one, Blogs Apart, features blogs he likes, like mine for example, which helps build mutual traffic. You can check out his other blogs, Brownies for Breakfast, Waterfalls Uplift, and Assertiveness Succeeds. Though they overlap a lot of the same content, at least it’s healing and positive. Can you blame him for wanting to benefit from sharing good vibes? Good job, Dave. Keep up the good work.
I think, therefore…I think. I think?
It sounds comical if you say it enough times, like the sound of a bag of beans or rice plopping on the counter: “Think!”.
In Buddhism or Yoga it may be called any number of things: “monkey mind” or “chattering mind”. I have a more personal pet name: “mental diarrhea”. It’s the constant psycho babble going on the the background of awareness. It follows like a parrot (or, in my case, several of them) sitting on your shoulder, commenting on everything, even about thinking.
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Peter in Search of Pan
This pure poetry blog Peter in Search of Pan, by Bill Piety, offers nearly daily poetic musings. Rich in images, personality and easy rhythm, his poems often sprout from events in his life (I assume), though some have the tone of an Irish or Scottish ballad. Their informal style invites you in, fulfilling the invitation with lots of particular details and mellow philosophical musings. I always come away satisfied, as if I’ve eaten a small but succulent piece of chocolate. Speaking of succulent, the photo of his lips in the about section is a cherry on the sundae treat of his wonderful poems.
i watched a laddy dying, laughing as the gulls began their mourning
wail, wrapped my toes in sea salt as the tide began its hungry prowl,
and waited for the angels
Keep Your Sights High
I was jogging in the park today and began looking up at the trees to enjoy all the gorgeous, rich leaf colors. I noticed how light my head felt, how smooth it felt to jog. Since I was focused quite a bit above the ground and also a bit further ahead, the scenery moved slower past me, and the bouncing sensation of jogging became less evident. It felt as if I were floating along, rather than pounding the pavement, or asphalt in this case.
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Jewels in the Sky
Glistening jewels coat
the tips of trees
which light the skies
with lofty ease.
Priceless Rubies, Topaz stones,
and Mandarin Garnets
in orange tones.
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