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Just Go After It



The above title was something I came up with a while ago, to spur myself on to something new and different.

The title seems a little past due now, a little over and done with.



But on second thought, maybe the title "Just Go After It" is spot on. Isn't that the way of things?

We harp on and on about what makes something difficult to do, or the reasons why we shouldn't do it, or the myriad different ways in which we could go about it.

In the end, just go after it.

That is the best advice I have ever given myself.



Just Go After It





The Beginning



Here is where the story begins. Following the build up and growth of one individual over the course of time.

Not to get hung up on details. 

Not to be bogged down by extraneous feelings. 

Not to fear. 

But to learn and grow. 

To evolve. 

To document.

To perceive.

But most of all to show. 

To share. 

To encourage.



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Happiness and the Next Thing

I keep looking for something that I do or something outside of myself, or something that I put into myself to bring me happiness.

The thing is, I need to just choose to be happy now.

Right now.

I am happy. In this moment, I am happy. Why? Because I have accepted, momentarily at least, that happiness is a choice. My reaction, and my mindset are a choice. And I can decide at any time what my mindset or reaction are going to be.

I am happy.

Now what?

What needs to be done?

Do it presently.

With Presence.

Thoughts

Back to my roots.

I am not my thoughts.

I am not my feelings.

I am the present awareness that lies behind both.

Fragments and broken pieces put together with care and attention, eventually make a whole new something.

Check some old good music.

There Will Be Dancing in the Streets (Original Song by Dave Brey)




We were all listening
to the garage band down the street
The noise it made our hearts rejoice
The music moved our feet

And when the dancing started up
We tore all the walls down
And the band played on as we took on
The whole entire town

Clap your hands
Move your feet
There will be dancing in the streets
   Move your body to the beat
There will be dancing in the streets

The sun was high the sound was low
We were moving in our chairs
And as the music lifted us
We were floating in the air

We started strong and soon took on
An excitable air
The music moving hearts and minds
Of everybody there

Clap your hands
Move your feet
There will be dancing in the streets
   Move your body to the beat
There will be dancing in the streets

The sun was low and the sound was high
As we all started to sweat
The droplets gleaming on your lips
Looked better than the best

And when I saw you moving on
The street in front of me
I realized I'd never been as
Used up and happy

Clap your hands
Move your feet
There will be dancing in the streets
   Move your body to the beat
There will be dancing in the streets

The sun went down
The sound turned up
The night is falling
Party on and on and on and on

Clap your hands
Move your feet
There will be dancing in the streets
   Move your body to the beat
There will be dancing in the streets

Clap your hands
Move your feet
There will be dancing in the streets
   Move your body to the beat
There will be dancing in the streets