Friday, May 4, 2007

You Are The Everything

"Here's the scene
You're in the backseat laying down
The window wraps around
To the sound of the travel and the engine
All you hear is time stands still in travel
You feel such peace and absolute stillness
Still, it doesn't end but slowly drifts into sleep
The stars are the greatest thing you've ever seen
And they're there for you
For you alone,
You are the everything."

Berry Buck Mills Stipe (R.E.M.) 1988

"I looked for it, and I found it."

Berry Buck Mills Stipe (R.E.M.) 1986


It's there. Look for it. Decide what it is that you're looking for. Make a decision what to do first. Try a few different ways, one of them may work. More than one may work, then you have choices. If you tried and it didn't work, try again. To paraphrase Warren Zevon, sleep when you're dead.

Baby steps. Hold on to the coffee table.

Be yourself.

Close your eyes and remember that the sun is shining for you, this is your moment.

You really are the everything.