Cosmic Wonderful You

 

                                                      

    

Cosmic Wonderful You

    

The following collection of excerpts is dedicated to all people whose faith in humanity has been tested during these trying times, and who keep the light on, regardless.  

 

Embrace the Universe 

You are beautiful and today is the day that peace is yours to cherish and love like a warm embrace. Do something for yourself and then do something for another. That synergy is the universe coursing through, infinite and abundant, from the opening moments and never to die.

We Have to Go Back

Your life isn’t about you. Your life is about what you give others. Your life is what others give you. When the two exist in synergy, the idea of self is set aside, and love emerges again. 

Love is our foundation, defined by our genesis and the fact someone carries us from the start. We all have origins in the truest moment of love, whether we like it or not. The pinnacle of abandoning self. For that precious moment, a mother only exists because her child does, and that child cannot exist without her. 

From that moment forth: we spin like tops, talk like idiots, pray, cry, judge, resent, numb, climb impossible ladders, and strive to be different…only to realize none of us are. That moment of realization is the way back to the start.

Let Go. 

There is such immense joy in letting everything exist outside your control, including the inner workings of your own heart. It’s such a long road in, and there’s so long to go. Let go of your triumphs and burdens. None of this is your doing, and none of this is your fault.

 

Dominoes 

A singular act of kindness to one can domino many. The same goes for evil. We’re all dominoes in the end. 

We often act like we don’t need each other but we do. 

Every day is a new set. You, and you alone, choose the direction of first impact.

Balance

The rational reasons for anything typically outnumber the irrational ones by quite a bit. They weigh more. They mean more. They are real. 

Its our belief in the irrational reasons that then lends our weight to them. Thus, they become heavier than the rational, and its our contribution that did it. Self-sabotage on the tiniest scale.

Exist in the center. Don’t contribute weight. Let life play out on the scales around you. Have the strength to react, adjust, move forward.

Living Is the Valley

All that climbing to the moral high ground only to find it’s a lonely place. Our home is the valley. We depend on each other to rise.

 

Use Your Paintbrush

The world was built with an unlimited palette of colors. The irony is how often we choose black and white, instead of using the paintbrushes we were born with.

 

Our Test Site 

The odds of you being born exactly are 1 in 400 trillion. 

 

About the same odds as 2 million people getting together to each roll a trillion-sided dice. And each one of them landing on the same exact number. 

 

The odds of you being around at this exact time in history on a still-viable planet: even lower.

This is a massive test site, and we are being tested. Right here, right now, all us miracles will decide the future of humanity. We are far more special than we could ever imagine.

How cool is this? Make sure you pass.

 

The Radio Station

Being alive means that universal consciousness, which has existed since time began, selected you to receive its signals. Like a master radio station, you have the choice to tune into love or hate. With that impossible privilege comes the responsibility of living forever in the setting you create. There is no such thing as death: we are all the same and we have always been here. 

Silent and Brave 

Loud virtues signal internal corruption. 

If a picture is worth a thousand words,

A brave action is worth a million.

 

Déjà Vu and You

I’ve always found déjà vu to be a comforting indicator of repetition. We have all experienced this before, from the origin of light to the final brave leap into the dark. We are ok, and on the familiar path. It’s just time to get it right. 

 

Live madly and don't look back.

 

It’s Our Time To Save The World 

The universe, inclusive of all time and space in both directions, is simply a bowl of souls. We won’t ever understand why we were given our specific vessel, or why we were placed on this tiny pebble in this given moment. But we are all meant to be here. 

Our generation will decide things. If our miraculous home gets destroyed by our own hand, the universe will move on as if we never were. And with it, the one chance of conscious life. The trial run will be over. 

At least the decision resides with us. It’s supposed to. I’m quite certain we are up to the task.

 

Stardust 

You are a celebrity. So are your people.

There’s no reason to look elsewhere. 

We’re made from stardust, every atom. 

One day, we will be stardust again.

Stands to reason we’re all stars now.

Planet Fitness

We’re all out here trying for bigger asses while our hearts starve for growth. 

Man's Nature

Finding yourself requires you to fear your own nature. In fact, that's a great start. 

David Lynch 

Perhaps this is just a David Lynch simulation. His parting gift, if you will. In the end, it doesn’t matter if the world is truth, fiction, heaven, or hell. If you live by a definition, you aren’t living. 

You are the main character. The lead. You have the unique and impossible privilege to live and be human. Buckle up and enjoy the ride. Change course, if you’d like. Maybe it’s the only ride we will ever get. Maybe there are more to come, if we choose. 

Dive headfirst into those you love and let the madness and magic play out around you. Contribute your soul every day until your very last breath. Stay true to yourself. That is what matters. We will all be ok.

 

Child Is Father of the Man

We spend a long time believing the transition from child to adult is the most important, when it’s the return trip that secures immortality. Experience makes us strong, but it does not make us complete. 

Our inner child never dies. It watches us take flight and experience the world in all its wonder and peril. It stands by as we suffer, because it’s the only way to understand that there is more beyond it. And when we are finally open to love, it gently tugs us back home. 

When we return, we unite wisdom with innocence. There is nothing more powerful. Child is father of the man.

 

Heisenberg Humans 

The Heisenberg uncertainty principle, a fundamental tenet of how we measure and observe the subatomic world, applies to humans as well. It isn’t surprising; we are built from the quantum realm. 

We act as both waves and particles do. Like waves, we are messy and untethered when no one is watching. Like particles, we collide, rebound, and ultimately unite when the lights are on. We are built to change, adapt, and love in countless directions. 

We embrace both sides. We need both sides to stay sane and beautiful. That’s perhaps the duality of man.

And just as Heisenberg found with his photons, no one can accurately predict the exact location and trajectory of our heart at the same time. Don’t others constantly keep you guessing? It could drive you mad. 

Don’t let it. You’re simply witnessing one of the wonderful things that makes us unique.

 

Heaven

Live so that when you die, heaven is indistinguishable from the life you just left. 

  

Dark Matter 

The universe consists of dark matter too. Every day, we hush our darkest side to sleep, whether consciously or not. We are meant to be beacons in the night, not destroyers of the light. That fight is everything, and it's more meaningful than we could ever understand. 

 

Civil War 

Civil wars don’t need to include bayonets and uniforms. We need to open our eyes to the stark diffusion of people and ideas into distinct pockets, with neither party willing to bend. Furious anger further divides. Regret, the grand gesture of inaction, replaces repentance every day, paralyzing us against unison. The haunting lullabies of media tucks each side to sleep. 

 

We are separate and neither faction sees the other as equal. The poisons run through the digital streams, slowly taming us. Then one day, as if by madness, a signal will come to awaken us to what has occurred and it will be too late.

 

Digital Destruction

AI as currently employed will destroy us from within and then from without.

 

Fabric 

Society is stretching into two polar directions, and the fabric will soon tear. After that, it’s either healing or hell.

 

AI 

Our society is setting speed records for misinformation. Attention span is at an all-time low. Gullibility and division are at an all-time high. 

And we’re adding generative AI, a tool that will accelerate all this hundreds of times over. 

Sounds like bringing a lighter to a gasoline fight.

 

American Gods

Hero worship of politicians is an odd choice. It’s akin to thanking someone who is holding a gun to your head while whispering sweet, worthless promises in your ear. Stockholm Syndrome, except you can always just leave.

The Shovel 

“That could never happen here” is the reason it will happen here. Hubris is the shovel any great civilization has used to dig its grave. And when the work is done, and all that is left is a big hole and a pile of dirt, all it takes is one small push to fall right in.

Personalized Communication 

You can get ten cues of how a person prefers to interact within the first minute of speaking to them, if you truly listen. You can then choose to amplify or diminish them. People are only given the power others allow them. 

Personalized communication is of equal importance to personalized medicine. One resides in the soul, the other in science. Uniting the two is what saves lives.

American Royalty 

Most companies demand loyalty from their people, while showing none in the reverse direction. To advance, you must take a knee and recite a foreign mission statement that you won’t remember in three years, because it sounds like ten others you’ve heard. 

Then you get laid off, anyway. Sometimes you get to keep the laptop for your trouble. It was the old model. 

We cry “no Kings!”, yet the system we all live under has ensured CEO royalty for decades. The all-American special. 

Independence Hall 

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about George, John, Thomas: the men who forged the origin point of democracy. 

George was a simple farmer, beloved by all for his heroics in war and his way of bringing people together. His true legend was established by leaving his post to close out his life alongside his loving wife. No one wanted him to go; they pleaded with him not to. He knew what he was doing when he allowed his peers to shine. I wonder what he would think of our country today. 

Time is circular and draws back upon itself. There will come a time when we either stand up and fight or stand paralyzed and die. A new crop of heroes will emerge, with women leading the way alongside their men. The true legends will share in the pain and the glory with others, then share everything with all.

Gun Violence

I’m sad about gun violence deaths, same as I’ve been sad for all the gun violence deaths the past few years. 

We must stop hating each other when we can just as easily love one another and reap the countless rewards of that selfless decision. We simply must do better, me included. 

We all want the same things, the same connections with each other. We want to be happy, not sad. We’re meant for more than this. 

We need to stop being dragged down by a select few who favor power over humanity, who favor our division over our paradise. We should never have to face days of death. 

For love to defeat hate, it must outweigh it.

Rage

It is your duty to keep your rage at bay and channel it into love, even when it feels wrong. Even when it feels like you might die trying to contain it. It’s the only way, and your bravery will be honored far beyond this world and this lifespan. Love vs hate is the war for the universe. 

God, I have so much work to do myself. 

Wendy’s

Never have I felt more alive and connected than ordering with the talking drive-thru AI bot at Wendy’s. Joy overwhelmed me to see my words magically appear on screen as I helped my bot friend navigate my saucy nug selections. I feel at (6) peace now.

 

Bluetooth Problems

THERE IS NOTHING WORSE THAN WHEN MY BLUETOOTH DEVICES AUTO-TOGGLE BETWEEN EACH OTHER, screams the first-world man, right as a child in Africa breathes his last from malnutrition. 

 

Comparison can be useful.

 

Gas and Water 

Gaslight me and I’ll floodlight you right back. 

 

Women 

Women are at the forefront of family, politics, industry, music, and sports. But other than those things men are still in charge.

 

Marriage 

I’ve heard marriage described by some as a prison. If this is prison then strip me naked, cover me in delousing powder, take my possessions and throw away the key.

 

You Are Your Own Jailer

In each day, it is almost certain that no one has thought about you in the way your brain invents. Don’t mistake thoughts for facts and freedom for prison. You are your own jailer. Just go.

 

God 

It doesn’t matter who your God is, just that you have one that isn’t yourself.

 

Worry About You 

Worrying about the thoughts of others is a futile exercise. You’re dedicating valuable resources that at best waste your time, and at worst, ensure they think about you less. You have your people, just continue. 

Black Screens

If you dream big but act small, you might as well sleep to a black screen. 

 

Gender Studies 

Why on earth would you try to understand the other gender? You’re not meant to do anything else besides love them. 

Waves are particles and particles are waves. They don’t read endless books and articles hoping to master the other side. Mainly because there isn’t one. 

Life is about the delicate balance of opposites, and the miracle that occurs when the center is fortified by coexisting in harmony. The simple ingredients are already with us, built into our starter pack. Duality governs the motion of our spinning atoms and the laws of the universe.

For what it’s worth- false prophets love when the genders bicker. It keeps the focus off them. 

 

Your Inventory

Your path is lined with people and things you once thought you could not live without but did. Take pride in that record and have the courage to add to it when needed. That is your story and it sure is beautiful. 

 

Insure Yourself

The catch-22 we face is that money dictates society when it holds no value in the next world.

When you die, it will be gone.

The best insurance for this loss is love. 

Cash in at every opportunity. 

 

Warm Blooded 

Like a weighted blanket, sadness provides comfort against the cold until you need out. It’s a temporary stay. We are emotional, intelligent, and our blood runs hot. We learn to insulate ourselves so we can warm others.

 

The Birdwatcher

My dad is a birdwatcher, so I’ve witnessed all kinds of birds taking off for years. They usually do so quietly and with immense grace. It’s beautiful to witness really, natural flight. 

We can be the same way with people we once adored but are no longer compatible with. There is no need to be aggressive or loud, to announce. Simply fly away and seek new lands, new experiences. Maybe to someday return. Don’t break the branch. 

You are not a bird but try to be one. 

Maintenance Team 

A smile from helping others is a reflection of the small part of your heart that was stained and now shines. The polish comes from self-repair; the cloth is service. We are all in repair and maintenance workers at the same time, forever. We need each other. 

Choose Your Own Adventure  

Adulthood is when you finally get to live your favorite “Choose Your Own Adventure” book. The one you dreamed of making when you were young but deemed impossible. You can close chapters, open new ones, and shoot off into the cosmos. You don’t have to be afraid, because you can always start over.

 

Children

Children are mirrors. They either expose or validate. That depends on you.

 

Hold On Tight 

Strength is less defined by action than by feeling an impulse and holding still. Think about all those times you wish you had waited just 5 minutes. There are thousands of similar tests ahead in your life. Win them.

 

Fight Against Chaos

True love is a challenge your heart is happy to accept. Complacency leads to division; the universe strives for chaos. Fight for your soulmate every single day. 

 

Salvation Lies Within

If you love someone unconditionally, that you would die for them rather than see them suffer- even if only for a moment- there is salvation for you in this sad, beautiful world. And when it fades to black and your possessions and pursuits are ripped away, there will be brilliant light awaiting you in the next. 

 

Your Cup 

Self before selfless. Fill your cup until it overflows to others. 

 

Forever 

 The universe is a forever kind of place. Knowing that, why would you ever wish, speak, or do harm to another? 

Unite, People! 

The entire structure of our life here is an illusion. We tell ourselves grand fairytales of the power of corporations, governments, religions, and the worst of all, money. Sometimes these stories grant us sleep, and sometimes they keep us up all night in the comfortable cells the rich have created for us. They create division where there should be only shared joy. We self-anesthetize to dull the pain we face separately. 

There are so many of us and so few of them. We are merely a step away from paradise, if only we could be so brave to unite and just move forward. We deserve better than the deal we are getting here. 

Careers 

When what you do matches who you are, you will never work again. 

 

Be Yourself at Work 

Work titles are employed as a means of power by weak people. We were born without titles. We die without them, too. Live free, work hard, speak plainly.

Real Men

Real men do the dishes, listen to and validate their partners, and put ego aside at the doorstep. Your accomplishments out there don’t matter when you are facing challenges beside your love. The only things that do are trust, respect, and compromise. And just like the lid on the dog food container, ensuring the day's woes are sealed shut by day's end, preferably with a kiss goodnight.

The Leader

Sometimes it’s not enough to win. Not when so many are losing. True leaders go back.

Silence Is Golden

Don’t be loud if you think quiet is best. Don’t talk just to say something. Don’t cheer along with the masses if you don’t agree with the cause. Inauthentic noise is still noise. Worse, trying to counter the noise makes it louder. 

Too much noise is a negative, especially in support of something negative. Imagine accidentally supporting something that hurts you. You do it daily. So do I. 

Purposeful silence is the stark contrast to noise. It pulls back. It balances. And with enough backing, it wins. 

TL/DR: shut the fuck up when your soul tells you to and make the world a better place.

 

Navigate by Day

It’s easy to find dance partners in the dark and friends in the shadows. Turn the lights on and take inventory of who remains- hold them tight and never let them go.

  

The Coin 

Hate and love share neurological basis, with the distinction that hate is the more rational of the two emotions. 

Hate leads to separation. As a principle, the universe strives to be entropic- separate, random, disordered.

It takes courage to love another- you must counter your wiring AND the wishes of the universe. The ultimate test. 

Blind faith in the rewards of love has its basis in another courageous act- belief. 

I wish you all courage today.

 

Sadness is Better Shared

There is life affirming realism in shared sadness with your partner. Love is molded by joy, ironed by despair.

 

Love and Genius 

Love and genius are the same, just different locations. Both create perfect harmony between dissimilar things.

Gravity and Love

We can't escape gravity, and we can't escape love. Both take hold of our weight; both demand all of us. There are daily rewards: they tether us to the earth and all its wonders.

We Are The Same

They say opposites attract. I don’t recall two magnets getting married. 

Each of us contains a spirit that is locked at birth. We hold the key, but it’s hidden deep inside. 

Finding the key requires patience and fortitude. We navigate halls of mirrors and false dreams, and at times endure immense loss and pain. All of that just to orient ourselves in the right direction. 

Then, we take a breath and dive inwards to impossible depths. No path is the same. Some don’t make it. 

Nonetheless, we must find the key alone. 

When a spirit is unlocked, it gains understanding of the sameness that has ruled since the beginning. 

We are all truly indistinguishable at base level. Tapped into that eternal compatibility, love finds us. 

True love is the pairing of two unlocked spirits. Hand in hand, the mystic begins.