Polarization Expressed “WANNA PLAY CRICKET ON THE GREEN. RIDE MY BIKE ACROSS THE STREET. CUT MYSELF AND SEE MY BLOOD. WANNA COME HOME ALL COVERED IN MUD. I'M A BOY, I'M A BOY, BUT MY MA WON'T ADMIT IT.” – “I'M A BOY” BY THE WHO Soon after my bike riding lesson with my father, I felt empowered. Not only had I learned how to ride my bike in a single lesson, but I had also learned how to ride on a higher frequency of awareness, above my emotional reactivity. It only took a few m

Matching the Ladle to the Silver Spoon “THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD HAS DREAMT OF THE DAY WHERE FEARS ARE ONLY ACTORS WITHIN THE PLAY. AND ABOVE THE KNIGHT, THE TRAVELERS WALK. THE AIR. THE TALK. THE WHEELS ECLIPSE. A STUMBLE. THAT’S ALL. BLOODY KNEES AND RASPBERRIES. PARADISE IS FREED.” – “BUT TO BE” BY JD STAHL Learning how to transcend our emotional reactivity is like riding a bike. At first, it can be quite challenging. Separating our identity from our emotions can feel “stra

The Nu Kid in Town “THERE'S TALK ON THE STREET IT SOUNDS SO FAMILIAR. GREAT EXPECTATIONS. EVERYBODY'S WATCHING YOU. PEOPLE YOU MEET THEY ALL SEEM TO KNOW YOU. EVEN YOUR OLD FRIENDS TREAT YOU LIKE YOU'RE SOMETHING NEW.” – “THE NEW KID IN TOWN” BY THE EAGLES For whatever reason, I went to a different elementary school from my sister. While I was at Montessori School, Amy went to a public school, one of several elementary schools in the school district. After completing first gr

Half Past Now “SO THE WORLD IS SPINNING FASTER. ARE YOU DIZZY WHEN YOU STALL? LET THE MUSIC BE YOUR MASTER. WILL YOU HEED THE MASTER'S CALL?” – “HOUSES OF THE HOLY” BY LED ZEPPELIN Every single one of us is making a movie where we are playing the main character. In order to produce these movies, we experience time in linear fashion. The limits of time itself is a mere illusion, only created as a means to order and measure the energy that is projected from the source of all li

Smoothing “c” to Manifest the Skilled Savior “WELL, SPACE IS THERE. AND WE’RE GOING TO CLIMB IT. AND THE MOON AND THE PLANETS ARE THERE, AND NEW HOPES FOR KNOWLEDGE AND PEACE ARE THERE. AND THEREFORE AS WE SET SAIL WE ASK GOD’S BLESSING ON THE MOST HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS AND GREATEST ADVENTURE ON WHICH MAN HAS EVER EMBARKED.” – JOHN F. KENNEDY Though it is rarely ever verbalized to us, one of the greatest challenges is to develop the ability to negotiate balance with all pos

Easter Everywhere “DISMANTLED DISTRACTION. NO LACK OF ATTRACTION. A JOURNEY OF FURY WHICH HAS NOW RECLAIMED CONTROL. GETS BIRTHED IN A HURRY, LIKE A HORSE TO ITS FOAL. JUST SIT WITH THIS SILENCE AND THE TRAVELING PATROL.” – “MANIFEST” BY JD STAHL School itself didn't really seem that difficult for me. Breaking things down to their basic components—like my computer games—I very much enjoyed being introduced to new topics and subjects. By being indifferent to the similarities a