http://4jdl.com/wp John's Words - looking for the best blend Thu, 02 Dec 2010 06:12:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://4jdl.com/wp/2009/04/02/soc-12/ http://4jdl.com/wp/2009/04/02/soc-12/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:46:23 +0000 John http://4jdl.com/wp/?p=245

Its late and the quiet surrounds me

I put on the funny Koss earbuds that block out external sounds and before I turn on the MP3 player its even quieter…

such aural isolation can frighten yet it feels so good right now

were my ears ringing all this time and I didn’t hear it over the NYC din?

such thoughts and quests can wait

I feel relief that the day is put to rest or will be soon

the days filled with productive work, hard running, and strengthened relationships stretch my life

like a rubber band one way

to offer such restful sleep when my lively day yields to night and subconsciousness

as the rubber snaps to the other side

sure there are concerns and worries and the thoughts that pile on

yet my resilience is so strong today that I know they will be tackled tomorrow

if life is a football game, the ball was advanced today

and then there is time to rest and think of the cheerleaders dancing their enticement

and let the strategy come to me in my sleep for the next play

but life isn’t a football game exactly

we don’t have sponsors to support us

nor do we have to cater to their brands

we are in a way our own best cheerleader and sponsors

its that quiet part of the cycle

when we can hear everything that whispers inside

the voices that yearn for attention

the shouts of needs and screams of hurts upon our bodies and minds and souls

the enticements leaked into our psyche by carefully NLP’ed ads

you know the ones that resemble late night infomercials except that they run inside our skulls

and they key in on our personalized fears and desires

tricky aren’t they?

these voices need to be listened to and put to rest, lest they come back again louder in the next refrain

like a line at a new restaurant where you see a line and think that its important and decide you must eat there

except you are standing in the line in front of and behind yourself

be careful to notice this next time

lest you fear or fool or drool yourself into thinking something is more important than it really is

and now for some visions of gumdrops and lollipops and cheerleaders …

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