Even in sleep, write a poem

August 12, 2010

The sages say quite seriously that those who wish to know Tao better should cultivate the poet in themselves.

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I wanted to feel good all the time

August 4, 2010

That’s when the absurdity of the situation struck me and I started laughing, a real belly laugh with tears streaming down my face. That was something I had not experienced in years, and it felt strange and foreign.

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If you treat me like an animal for years what will you get?

July 30, 2010

If I’m a tree producing bad fruit, do you punish me by withholding water and sunshine, or do you treat me with nourishment and care? Or do you just chop me down?

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I’m lucky to still be alive

July 28, 2010

I struggle to keep a grasp on reality. I’m exposed to so many false beliefs and so much maladaptive and self-defeating behavior that I have a hard time discerning right from wrong, black from white, up from down.

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It’s hard to adequately describe what prison life is like

July 27, 2010

As with most trials and tribulations in life, if it is approached with a positive attitude, and if you look for the silver lining, you will find it.

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