Tag Archives: dreams

To A Friend Who Is Going Through Tough Times

A friend who is going through tough times recently wrote something along the lines that she needed to get out into nature. Dear friend: I wrote the lyric for the song linked above, and Kevin Harris wrote the music. I’m … Continue reading

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Updates & Quotes

Hi, everyone. Contrary to circumstantial evidence, I remain among the living. Though I’m back home, a dead computer, new Windows 8, a backed up sewer line, and other “opportunities to learn and grow” have dramatically slowed down my quarterly letter … Continue reading

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The Greatness Within You

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and the thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it in yourself.” –Unknown Source: https://www.facebook.com/pages/I-stop-for-suffering/263956387017672 Thank you … Continue reading

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Breaking Free

My heart aches when I see Tortured souls in society They toil, fret, and scheme To chase someone else’s dream So desperate in their quest For material success They jump through hoops In all the right ways To find only … Continue reading

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Where Do Dreams Go To Die

Where do dreams go to die? It could be an awful terrible place. But don’t caterpillars turn into butterflies? And drops of water become snowflakes? Perhaps dreams are like that too When they’re crushed and all seems lost. Maybe they … Continue reading

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Awakening

“Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens.” – Carl Jung This has certainly proven true for me. I used to dream a lot, and even made many … Continue reading

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The Flow

I had a dark and haunting dream last night and awoke with a sad and jarring phrase running through my head over and over again. While these are certainly not the kinds of things I normally associate with Thanksgiving, I’ve … Continue reading

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Every Great Dream

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer and is fulfilled by a doer. –Line one: Harriet Tubman –Line two: Russ Towne Russ

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Acting Out Of My Mind

“Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind.” – Royal Robbins I love this quote, and have learned that at some point I still had to … Continue reading

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My Beloved Jock and Rah-Rah

(I know, that is one seriously messed up title, but please hang in there with me as I hope to make it clear as to why it isn’t QUITE as weird as it sounds.) Between my Beloved and me, we … Continue reading

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