Again, the question

I got asked this question again last night. I suppose I should be flattered by it.
I suppose.

Hiding places

I could close myself off from the world. Steel myself away in the fortress of solitude. Hide from the storms of life.
I can’t hide from my soul.
Therefore, I can’t hide at all.
Good.

Ring theory//cut me open

Remember science class? That lesson wheere you learned to count a tree’s age by counting a tree’s rings?

Let’s say, you wanted to do the same to me. Cut me open, see what I am made of. What are you going to find?
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Night smiles

I have a smile on my face this evening. Probably shouldn’t, given circumstances. But it’s there.
Why? I’m not accepting less of myself. Tres simple.
Remember that poem about the universe? It takes a lot of onions for me to make that claim.
I’ve got a lot of onions.
As I wrote, the universe is my guide, laid out [...]

Afternoon advance

Follow the example of nature
Sit still
Close your eyes
Breathe

Shoulder shrug

As the great zen masters say, it is what it is.