Random Awesomeness Archives - Page 78 of 83

Announcements, rants, affirmations and all else that doesn’t quite fit into the other categories are posted here. From poetry that probably won’t be made into a song, to in-the-moment expressions of thoughts and feelings that probably won’t make it into a story. I will share here, whatever comes to mind and heart. Occasionally, I also may take creative writing pieces from my past, revise and revive them to post here.

12/1/18: Dream a Naked Dream

I'm walking through the narrow streets of a very old city. There is dirt and dust everywhere. The buildings on either side of the street I'm on now, are all at least three stories high. One has tall white pillars and crumbly sides. The stairs are crumbly too. I am suddenly drawn inside. Someone in [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-12-30T23:27:11-06:00December 1st, 2018|Random Awesomeness, Where the Naked Things Are|Comments Off

11/30/18: Naked Returns

“If you’re in the luckiest 1% of humanity, you owe it to the rest of humanity to think about the other 99%.” ------ Warren Buffett ---------------------------------------------- I've been pretty bad at managinging my money most of my life, so I found it interesting this morning to discover that I share such feelings of gratitude with [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-12-30T23:27:45-06:00November 30th, 2018|Random Awesomeness, Where the Naked Things Are|Comments Off

11/25/18: Organized Chaos

I was going to write a poem But I didn't All that matters... Is now.

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-11-25T18:51:25-06:00November 25th, 2018|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

11/24/18: Bloody Nonsense

They can spot the culprit And magnify it on a screen Those scientists and doctors Can pinpoint that nasty gene And with a little engineering They can take that wayward train And they can get it back on track So you're smart, straight, thin, and sane ------ Loudon Wainwright III ------------------------------------------------- Last night I watched [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-11-24T08:02:49-06:00November 24th, 2018|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

11/20/18: On the Mend

Things do get old. They dry up and fold. Decrepit dermis. Decay and mold. Climate of sin. On succulent skin. Will crinkle and crack. Ooze from within. Still is the bone. Not written in stone. Moving like marrow. There to atone. Come not the end. This body, this friend. Nurture its nature. And live on [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-11-20T04:58:40-06:00November 20th, 2018|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

11/15/18: Morning Meditation

Inhale (two, three four, five six... ) Exhale (two, three, four, five, six... ) So much is different, so much the same. I sit here in silence, with a million thoughts. None of which matter. None of which will stay with me long enough to even make to this page. A testimony to my practice, [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-11-15T05:31:39-06:00November 15th, 2018|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

11/14/2018: Back… But not Exactly Here

And so it goes... Goodness only knows The bag, the boil, the big fat foil. Nothing left of those... To start anew... Shared with but a few In love, in life, in all my strife. So much work to do... Random as it be... Never only me A gift, a glance, a second chance. Solid [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-11-14T03:20:52-06:00November 14th, 2018|Random Awesomeness|Comments Off

9/21/18: The Good, The Bad, and The Naked

Here I stand Before the stone Not in fear Not alone Journey's end Not fore to see Live in light Live in me Brave the band The Devil's due Sent in silence Sent in you See my friend The helping hand Here in love Here I stand

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-12-30T23:29:11-06:00September 22nd, 2018|Random Awesomeness, Where the Naked Things Are|Comments Off

9/20/18: Comfortably Naked

“Just beyond / yourself. // It’s where / you need / to be. // Half a step / into / self-forgetting / and the rest / restored / by what / you’ll meet. // There is a road / always beckoning. // When you see / the two sides / of it / closing together [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-12-30T23:29:51-06:00September 20th, 2018|Random Awesomeness, Where the Naked Things Are|Comments Off

8/31/18: Implicitly Naked

Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself ------ Ellas McDaniel a.k.a. Bo Diddley ------------------------------------------- Earlier this week I was driving to work and listening to Krista Tippett interviewing Mahzarin Banaji and I remember thinking... "Dang, Krista! You sure have created a great job for yourself. Good for you!" Listening to Ms. Banaji and her [...]

By Brian von Ahsen|2018-12-30T23:32:50-06:00August 31st, 2018|Random Awesomeness, Where the Naked Things Are|Comments Off