neistat inspiration

"all the dragons in our lives

are perhaps princesses

expecting us to be handsome and brave

all the terrifying things

are perhaps nothing but helpless things

waiting for us to help them"

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Christmas Day

When geometric diagrams and digits

Are no longer the keys to living things,

When people who go about singing or kissing

Know deeper things than the great scholars,

When society is returned once more

To unimprisoned life, and to the universe,

And when light and darkness mate

Once more and make something entirely transparent,

And people see in poems and fairy tales

The true history of the world,

Then our entire twisted nature will turn

And run when a single secret word is spoken.

-Novalis

Thin Lines

Super Slippery Slope.

So...October was nuts. Then again, I feel like I say this very same thing about every previous month at the beginning of every new month. And this pattern always leads me to the same thought. Am I nuts? I mean really...how do people keep it together?

My ideal week seems so simple. But it rarely plays out the way it's planned. Is this life or is my will power just not up to speed? I don't know.

My birthday is on the 28th. By some miraculous combination of dates and fate I will have 5 solid days off with my 29th birthday right there in the middle. I find myself faced with 2 choices. Home to eat, drink and be merry...or...to the Ashram.

Fitting. The 2 sides of the coin that is my life.

Indulgence/Discipline

See that tiny little line separating the two...that's where I live.

I drank a few beers last night before bed...after the gym. In my dreams, I was part of a very small audience with an enlightened master. I watched an eagle manifest from the palms of his hands. Then there was some sort of cautionary tale about someone manifesting a buffalo in the same fashion and the horns tearing her chest apart.

Hmmm....

Hatha Photos 9/23/09

So...here's the first few pictures of my practice. They were taken about a week ago. I plan to post photos every month or so. This way we can watch my hatha practice unfold like the dewey petals of the auspicious lotus blossom. (you know you love it) These pics are a good idea because I get to see where my practice needs attention and how my body is opening. Anyway...the yogini chick in the photos is my friend Amy...we get to practice together about once a week. And now, without further adeu...ladies and gentlemen... prepare to feast your eyes on these!!!! (for the full effect...picture gasps, applause, and music by C & C Music Factory.)

and you may want to hold your breath for this last one...she's a real beauty (actually, I love this one...we look like we're on drugs...we weren't).