SIDEWAYS EIGHT PROJECTS

Poetry in motion,

with all my heart and soul,

blood, sweat, and tears,

the result is a triumph.

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Poesia en marcha,

con todo mi alma,

Sangre, sudor, y lagrima,

el resultado es una Palma.

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In the #silverstate there tends to be a rivalry that brews between the Reno area and the Las Vegas Area. However, this #stanleycupfinals is different. All across #nevada, folks (including this #Blackhawks household) are embracing this team. They play for each other. They play with heart. They are red ice players. GO #vegasgoldenknights !

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“One must learn an inner solitude, wherever one may be.” – Meister Eckhart

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May the peace and solitude the world offers grow to be abundant, and refresh you.

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~ Crossing ~

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The path of perceived progress was built upon the backs of strong tall trees that were cut down too soon. Whether it was the pyramids or the railroads, Cotton or the Capitol Building, Monticello or the White House, we carry those splinters with us to this day. This life force that was stolen has not been dealt with in a manner that was authentic or sustainable. This life value that has been trampled under foot is not repaid. These paths garner praise. The means warrant self destruction. The history is being altered. The voices are being erased. This land may have been made for you and me, but it is riddled with rotten stumps, and filled with disdain.

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When we play, we hearken back to the echoes of childhood. We live in a different body for a time, and lighten the burdens which the world might attempt to thrust upon us.

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Regardless of what we think we’ve achieved on our own, we can always be used to help others. We can always give back the power we think we possess, but only borrow for a short time.

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We may search for garments that feel like home. Such is the nature of my favorite hoody. So comfortable and warm that it’s like climbing inside a throw pillow on my Grandma’s couch, and then taking a siesta with dolphins in the Caribbean.

The result: Thug Mr. Rogers.

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What are some of your favorite pieces that feel like home when you put them on?

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May we celebrate diversity in all its forms, so as to better appreciate life’s beautifully bountiful garden.

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Neither do we exist in the past or the future as everyone already knows. However, the present moment dares us to share our souls and wear our hearts on our sleeves. We can address the elephant in the room, even if it leaves, assess the lack of compassion and the absence of responsibility, all while putting our own hearts out into the universe for consumption. Others may question our intentions and our motives, while scoffing at our efforts, and doubting our results, but they create nothing. We cannot a afford a pause or a stop in the momentum of love. But, we must pause to appreciate the moments of splendor that it brings. If need be we must find where the fabric is hidden that will allow for us to wear bigger sleeves, such that we might accommodate our ever growing hearts.

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As climbing becomes more difficult, and the energy with which we used to do things seems to take longer to replenish, May the colors of the sky and the silhouettes of the trees always give us a profound release. May they heal our weary bones, and remind us to take the long view of our lives on the spectrum of vitality.

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There’s just something calming and special about hearing the rain. As if the droplets themselves are embalming to pain. I close my ears and try to hear every drop, smiling as it falls on the skylights up top.

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