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Experiencing Flow
Joey
Sometimes I go to the gym, pop in my headphones, crank up Spearhead, close my eyes, and run like there's nothing else in the world that matters except this very moment. I think I might... More »
An End of Separation Theology
Joey
Hermann Hesse once wrote, "His real self wandered elsewhere, far away, wandered on and on invisibly and had nothing to do with his life." That's a quote from Siddhartha . It's one of those books... More »
What have you learned from other animals?
Joey
How to love. This is on my mind because I am missing a certain puppy something terrible lately. Have you ever thought about how much your dog loves you? No matter what horrible thing happens during the... More »
Just killing time....
Joey
Waiting for something to happen. Waiting for the other shoe to drop. Waiting to go home. Waiting for my life to begin. Waiting to be inspired. Waiting for the phone to ring. Waiting to wake up. Waiting... More »
It's too easy just to fall apart
Joey
The easy thing to do right now would be to just fall apart, give in to the automatic negative thinking, become morose, eat too much, drink too much, smoke pot, sink into that old "deep... More »
Aching
Joey
My body aches with missing him. Something is missing at the molecular level. Every fiber of my being senses he is gone and longs for his presence. There is an empty tightness in my chest.... More »
What was the last thing you found yourself waiting for?
Joey
I'm waiting for the boy I love to give me a ladder or a rope or some means of scaling the defensive wall (almost a fortress, really) he has built around himself. Or a sledge hammer to... More »
I love you, go away...
Joey
I have a love...truly the love of my life. But the relationship is always in a state of flux...he draws close to me and he pulls away from me. And when he pulls away from me, it is... More »
From the mountaintop and my heart
Joey
My heart is my blessing and my curse, loving fully, holding nothing back. I sit on a mountain top, arms outstretched, screaming my pain into the skies. Wind blowing around and through me, the Universe,... More »
I am amazed...
Joey
Crazy weekend, this. Temperatures in the mid to upper 90's. I'm used to the late summer being this mindmeltingly hot, but this is MAY, for chrissakes!! In this scorching heat, it's all I can do to... More »
love
August 2008 