path

the path you take
with the mistakes
you make

a path
you hate

is the path
of flight

path of
light

simpler

sometimes things
are simply
simpler
than they
seem

order

paradoxically
the only natural order
is the one we create

brag

watching a movie
he said, "that's nothing to brag about"
and I thought
what is?

approval

what is approval
but
acceptance
from one
you
have
given
power

hence the problem

seeking approval
is powerlessness
asking power
to let go

parents
and others
with power
usually
want to hold
on

hold out

alone

more comfortable
being alone
the more
you
will
be

emergencies

isn't it amazing
the control we do
or don't have in intense
altered state
situations
or in
day-to-day
life

control

the illusion of control
like a fixed mindset
or wine before bedtime
helps
a moment
only to hurt
awhile

Invisible

i used to wish to be invisible
funny though
invisible is only a goal
when things are pretty bad in your life

even worse than feeling that you are
invisible

is that you have no effect

that you don't matter

me

I couldn't stand to be around
the me I used to be

and you?

if

if only we could see
as we were seen

if only we could love
as we we've been loved

Feedback

love it
especially cool when people can give you thoughts
that make you think or add value
(unless the phrase added value has lost its value)

ideas

Some ideas are more equal than others
aren't they?

music

don't forget
to let
the music
move you

hidden

hidden is the power
that we fear


so shame on you
hidden power

fearing
we couldn't take the loss
we rarely fully claim
what we have

our hidden power
is that we know
and
hide

big problem

my biggest problem
is my next one

New Rule

the New Rule is

You get to make your own rules!

So what are your rules? How many do you have?
Who are they rules for? What are the most important?

Run

Run as long as you can

Scorn

So we are to scorn Pete Rose for gambling, Mark McGwire for
taking the 5th, Barry Bonds for juicing when it wasn't illegal
and I turn on the t.v. to Michael Jackson's elaborate funeral-
concert and the world is celebrating this pedophile.

Not to take anything away from Michael but who is running this place?

see

When we see it
its there

sports

I've watched countless hours of sporting events
although I wonder why enter a situation where 50%
of the time you'll be upset

Would you do that with a girlfriend?

Or check the final score and then decide if you wanna date her?

moved

She who neither writes nor reads
is moved by words
beyond all others

doing

you'll probably always do
most of the crap that you
"have to" do
just ensure you do
some (or more)
of all
those wishes
especially the hidden

getting better

how much the world's improved
just in baths and showers

strange

strange is strange
it can be bad
can be good
mostly
depending on
how scared
you are

jc
7/10/09

alone

sometimes
when alone
you forget
that you could have
such a perfect life
this way.

jc
7/10/09

the idea

Nothing is as dangerous as an idea
when you only have one idea

(from a church billboard)

jc
7/10/09

confidence

the idea is to be ready
in the confidence that you will handle it
whether it's baseball
or everyday worries
(and what if's)
rather than hypervigilant
deluded in the idea that
what prepares you
is anticipation
rather than relaxation
and self-confidence

jc
7/10/09

Triumvirate

the Triumvirate of Success in Life:

Trust
Love
Respect

TLR

everyone wants it, wants to be trusted,
loved and respected
sometimes even getting it for a time
without giving it
yet that wont work out for too long

be trusting
love deeply
respect always

and you will be rich!

keep it up
and you'll be rich for life

jc
7/8/09

the end in the beginning

is it then human nature
to resent what you depend on

she loves and appreciates
resents and alientates

not at the beginning

the end is in the beginning
sometimes immediately

usually tho you are
busy savoring novelty and uncertainty
til its on the bedpost
you're sure
he loves you

time
to expect, push, resent, manipulate
eventuating in disgust and abhorrence
and its
over

even as your continue
without the best of reasons
for however
long.

jc
7/8/09

Repetition

Repeating rarely makes it moreso and can be
tiresome or irksome to the audience

The learning that there is in repetition
is the learning I learned to dispise

Survival skills

If you are feeling down
get up
walk
run
drive
roll
love
play
sing
dance
laugh
cry
be

On Planet JC

What matters is what matters

We keep coming up with new reasons to laugh

We give each other permission to change their mind at any time

You get more points for having fun than getting things done

Everyone's clear about who's job what is

Everyone gets to do what they want

When it's time to say good bye, we say goodbye and walk away

There's no pretense, no affectation, just us being us

No news (is good... y'know)

Watch only the victories, in every way

You eat when you're hungry, drink when your thirsty
sleep when you're tired, be merry the rest of the time

No moods, no drama

No blood in the sex or sex in the blood, please

If it's not new information, maybe you don't need to say it

No guns (because well why are there any anyway)

Love rules

Whoever you like, likes you

People don't judge others

Small stuff stays small stuff

Everyone spends their lifeforce wisely

No credit cards

Umlimited free texting

Everyone writes (something)

You say no and people stop (doing it)

You never need to hurry up