#unconditional-acceptance

"New Age Hype Don't 'honor your feelings.'Half the time they're full of shit.Don't 'embrace' anything without a pulse.Mindfulness should include not listening to quacks."

"Arches National Park, Utah BloodshotZiggurats of rock against unbending sky,sandstone fins and eyes of ancient earth behemoth.Your windows wedged by cosmic hands of rain and melting snow, of frost and ice, of gravity and geologic time, patient and untiring,self-possessed like a child's perception of endless summer."

"Carrots and Creativity [10w] Put a carrot in front of you for optimal creativity."

"One Philosophical Question, Two Faces [10w] 'Is life wort living?' is tantamount to'Does God exist?"

"Poetry in a Bottle [10w] If you could bottle poetry you'd have one addictive drink."

"Accurs'd McDonalds, I Bite my Thumb at Thee! {Couplet} Let vex'd heavens rant and rage,This here McNigga slave ain't workin' for no McMinimum wage."

"When Old Age Begins Old age seizes center stagewhen more people we love are amidst the deadthan amongst the living."

"Telekinetic Poker Players Telekinetic poker players have a tell when they're bluffing:they always raise you."

"The State of the World Attests to This: [10w] Common people are too easily manipulated or stupid to vote."

"Speak to the Head [10w] + {Couplet} Tis of no fucking availTo speak to the tail."

"Elegance in Simplicity [10w] The more complex the problem,the simpler the correct answer."

"Journalist asks me whether I can sit down for an interview... Sorry, I can't talk now. I'm busy writing up a storm.How about tomorrow?Sorry, tomorrow I'm bust conjuring up a tornado."

"Rhyme vs. Reason {Couplet} Do not try to make rhyme of reason,nor reason of rhyme;For the former's too systematic,the latter's too sublime."

"Fame [10w] Fame has a funny way of rewriting your entire past."

"A Prayer God, be my light in pitch-black night;Show me the path from wrong to rightThat I might in Your hands be delivered later,Having eclipsed myself to become something greater."

"Vices [10w] Cultivate vices;to be without them is not to be."

"Spooning [10w] Love means tasting her spaghetti sauce on a wooden spoon."

"Retail [10w] The first and last sale of the day are best."

"Lowbrows vs. Highbrows If you show something lowbrow to a highbrow does it wind up becoming crusty eye caca?"

"Home Never give up a home for a house;you may never find a home again."