_visions of desire haunt the day on the day i turn the big 32, i found myself having a major headache. i didn’t want to make a big deal out of it because it just another marker on how fast life is flying by and how little time i have left. i don’t mind enjoying a new bottle of scot or having some excellent french food with a friend or two, but a party is too much in my face. i don’t mind a big celebration when i die but before that it would be anticlimatic. i […]
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment based on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: The wish to actively help them overcome their problems. -His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama
_the fall of desire i am not one to think too much about the ladies because i don’t have the time or energy. but i must admit i am pretty stymied by the honey that works at yoga tree on monday when i make it a weekly commitment to see her for 1 min. it’s enough to keep me coming back every week and as soon as i leave the joint, i am trying to deny that i have any desire for her. i mean normally she stunnig but today she had this cute hat on and […]
_i feel like that guy on the right. i’ve put up a lot of excuses and mental protection to ward off the opposite sex. i am too busy and broke being my favorite too but secretly i rather just fall in love and have kids before i am 33. fuck these plans about escaping SF and going to NY and travelling the world. because nothing is more assured than making plans to do these things and then be sidetracked by a relationship. so, in hindsight, i should really plan on finding the one and having kids soon. […]
a couple of weeks ago, i donated some time to the tibeten aid project and we’re liking my events photos a bit. certainly nothing special in my eyes but i took upon myself to offer more of my time for the benefit of myself and the culture i cherish more than my own. for myself because doing time around people that believe in the path will remind me more forciably to get back on cushion. anyway, i went to their headquarters today to find out about a photo project that they have been trying to get off […]