Pacific Water Thunder
Escaping the mind's benign ability to sour your mood. Overcoming the BS. Illuminating sunshine.
Try listening while reading?
Spilt coffee on my fresh new vans.
Just on the sides, but still—it happened.
Fresh vanilla creamy brown dirtying up my stone tile.
All I wanted was to go out the door.
A sore annoyance played off with some singing.
Spray it on the ground. Clean it up with a swipe.
Time to head out and get on with my life.
What do you know about the waves in the ocean?
How much time have you spent in love with the sea?
Have you ever looked around underneath the thunder of a wave as you tuck and hold your knees?
I have, and it’s terrifyingly exciting. Not knowing how long it’s going to be. Not knowing if when you finally breach the surface, will there be another monster of a wave to send me back under faster than I have a chance to experience the mixture of saltwater and survival on my tongue.
Another round of thunder — I am good though. I have plenty of breath. I took a long look at the wave before timing my altitude in anticipation of disrupting the buoyancy and plunging below. Not quite to the sand on my toes but… you get the picture. A soup of mixed up consistency that invigorates like a 9Volt battery to my soul. Luckily, here at sea level, the air is clear and sincere to the lungs of the passionate hearted.
May your best wishes come true is a nice gesture. However: I wish for you to have calm peaceful moments in the midst of the grind. I wish for your goals to be clear sighted and acquirable. I wish for you to have the courage and energy to pursue your passions and stomp a pedal on the despicable Resistance* that can paralyze you in your tracks; That voice in your head that keeps you from jumping out of bed, with bright eyes and bushy tail in the morning. Scorn the Earth with the brightest emanation of sunlight triggered by a smile and a rejection of that thing we call fear. You are not controllable, if you refuse to be. You are a powerful creative force sailing high on a planet that is R-I-P-P-P-I-N-G through space and time. Other animals are sentient and we all share a connected experience in the all encompassing field of consciousness, But! You. You You You You You - are a badass power source. You are capable of so much more than we are dumbed down to perceive. This is not our best. We have lightyears more to grow, and collaboration is a great tool to get us up to speed and off to the great beyond.
So, what do you want? What are your dreams? Take a step towards who you are truly meant to be. And if you don’t know who that is, then take a step back to figure it out. Try to let go of anything clouding your vision—the stress of the grind, especially at night when you may be at home in your safe place. Let tomorrow problems wait for you there. Don’t wait for tomorrow problems here.
One last thing: I love you. Good day and Good night.
*This is a clip from an awesome conversation where Steven Pressfield is talking about is talking about how ego causes procrastination, etc. I highly recommend listening to the whole podcast if you have time.
P.S. Be sure to tune into Weirdo Poetry and check out Jason McBride’s works of art! We are writing a six-part discussion of consciousness. You can read Letter #1 here. Jason will be publishing his response in Letter #2 today!