I've had the enormous pleasure of co-designing and creating this beautiful travertine patio and chaise adjacent to my living room. It's now adorned with foliage and pottery and huge throw cushions and candles. I love these warm L.A. nights, cuz now I can sleep out there under a blanket of stars. And I am.
Dropped into the Burgouis Pig on Franklin next to the Daily Planet book store tonight. Strangers just walk up and sit at the tables outside and talk with each other. Tonight I had a great conversation with Lisa, and this older gentleman named Matt whom I always chat with up there. He showed me all these photos he'd taken at the DEA's Museum in New York. I gave him a copy of DK&C so he's been carrying those photos around to show me next time we met. We have an easy companionship with each other and I enjoy him. Hope someone talks to me when I'm an old man.
The bunch of us sat around and talked about books and language for a couple of hours. This one guy brought up how as a culture we have begun to mock certain words in our vocabulary .Words like "Honor", "Loyalty", "Chivalry" and "Romance". Come to think of it, I haven't heard those words used much lately, too old fashioned I guess.
I love words. They have such enormous power. One thing I have learned is that to make things happen in your life you have to speak it, you have to SAY it, put it out into the physical world, into the universe. Our words continue to reverberate throughout the universe causing things to happen constantly.
Had a conversation with another friend today. I have a lot on my plate, and at this stage in my life, there are people (not all), but some, who say I shouldn't try to live so much of my life right now. "Easy Does it" and so on. So I was telling him that, Life is so short, and that I don't want anymore regrets about what I did or didn't do, what I "could've" done or "might've" experienced if I had just seized each day as it presented itself to me. And so he said something to the effect that ordinarily, he would've agreed with some people who thought I should take it slower, and then he said, "But it's clear that you're not an ordinary person." That's so uncanny cuz someone else just said almost exactly the same thing to me the other day! I hope they meant what I think they meant! Ha-ha-ha.
Stay tuned. Bet I have another surprise for you any minute.
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Just stopped by to say hello. Marc sent me over. Welcome to the world of blogging, journaling whichever you are doing. I look forward to reading and hearing from you. Hugs. Tish G.
Oh yeah your full of surprises! I have often felt myself that there will never be enough time to atone and balance the wasted years and idiocy I played with my former years. Then again your only human and it's easy to burn out and become overwhelmed. If you make sure to take the time to take care of whats going on within you in the midst of all the chaos, perhaps you can come to a balance that works for you and everyone else as well. For me those inner explorations help keep me centered on a daily basis.
As for being old fashioned.....hon I do believe there are more of us around than we thought. I said the same thing about myself not too long ago, that I thought the basic principles of Romance, Integrity and Manners where lost to so many.
When your outside at night sleeping under the stars do you wonder at the beauty of it all on a personal spiritual level??? (Hugs) Indigo
Hi Tish, thanks for the support! Sometimes I don't know what I'm doing, blogging, journaling, or blabbering! Lol.
I look forward to learning more about and from all of you. Come back soon.
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