Tag: independent
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Tentacles
I am a fool for speaking the way I do but I feel even the “Fool” must be heard. I follow the “Voice of America” site on facebook, I think it’s necessary to have a world view if you’re gonna be involved or have an opinion about current events. Anyways… I was reading something about…
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On Homelessness and spiritual work
1. Realize you’re on your own.2. Downsize, all you need is on your back3. Raise enough cash to put that back pack and a few change of clothing and essentials when you get them. (Canned food, deodorant).4. Assuming you have a phone or laptop. That’s how you stay connected… Find a damn job, link up…
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The Stigma of being Homeless
This post is going to brutally honest. One of the main reasons I kept quiet about my experience of being homeless as a teenager for more than 2 decades is because of the stigma. I didn’t want to be judged because of it. Let me explain to you how it feels to be judged because…
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Delusional me
Hello Notes. Protest here in Portland upset me but more so the people who are against the protests. I don’t claim to be a protester nor do I have any affiliations. I am one ‘black’ man riding on the back of a turtle. On the Portland Police department FB page, someone called me delusional… This…
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Eternal Flame and the Elk
In this spot stood a mighty elk, if you are a Portlander you adored this creature. It was moved for it’s safety and the safety of others, because protestor and or exciters chose to deface it as it became a fire pit. It was replaced by another, ‘the nightmare elk’. I don’t know if that…
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If I were a King
It’s strange these things I compose… I suppose I’d be killed in some countries for expressing thoughts such a these. If I were a King…I’d sit all my subjects at my door, I’d tell them “happiness can be yours, all you got to do is figure it out”. I’d shut down everything…“If you cannot figure…
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The Spirit Moves You
At the end of the day, no matter what you believe in, no matter your political party… The only thing that matters is the human spirit. I hope we can learn and grow together. So while you’re out their marching, take time to look at the person along side you, consider sitting in meditation. While…
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Inner dialogue
Hello Notes, I feel that time has escaped us, so much time, yet we talk daily. As you can probably see, I am alert but full of doubt. I know what I’m doing but I don’t. There’s so much going on and it all feeds into these creative visions that I’ve had over the years.…
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Artist Side passenger
Ever feel that what comes from your pen, comes from somewhere else? That strange feeling I get when I draw is louder now, so much louder that it has found the words in my head.Some days, I cannot move until it finishes.Some days, all I hear are the lines and numbers that pick at the…
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