Opening Up.

Practice can seem awfully lonely until one realizes that written expression can also be a valuable component when merged with the daily process of practice. Following a schedule of discipline in the areas of physical, spiritual, study, and psychological exercises or routines can right the passage. Blogging comes out of the degraded worldview and into the righteous land of pure activity. The ability to transform ordinary moments into powerful examples of life's expression causes our view to widen. This all comes over time, progressively, through applied technique, and concerted effort.

Blow By Blow Accounts of Micro Intrerests

According to NormRobot the PathRhino blog is not a blow by blow account of everything you do in the course of a day. As Cracker walks between me and the laptop as I type. And then does another pass looking for rubs. He keeps passing over and over as the purring reaches a crescendo alongside Chopin's racing Fantasy-Impromptu. Now Cracker has miraculously made it onto my lap, as the other webpage has loaded. Damn my computer loads slow. What kind of netbook do I want I think to myself. The piano has calmed down and Cracker looks down at my hands upon the keys. I think of how the piano and typing rhythm coincides into one. The Soccer game on TV also plays along in the movement. Cracker is too big for my lap but that doesn't stop him from plopping himself there, one back leg cocked out on the floor, two front paws outstretched in his signature Superman pose. Ouch he just got up and his claws are too sharp as he digs into my naked calf. It is taking me a billion years to find that Norm blog entry where he shouted out this blog. Here is the text from his original entry:

PathRhino in da House
So Dave and I started blogging right around the same time, and have discussed the importance of having at least one fellow blogger to check in on your new material. Anything else would be simply unprofessional. With the classic dilemma of "Does anyone out there actually read any of this stuff?", it's nice to know that the answer is "Yes."Dave's blog is honestly what a blog should be; not a blow-by-blow rundown of "this is what I did today", nor a hip insider "news channel" for the micro-scene of your choice. Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course. But it's refreshing...The blog entry below labeled "DB#12000018" is in fact a "double blog" entry, in some ways a throwback to our mind-melding experiments from the early part of the year, but that was in another dimension entirely, and I never give away my secrets.

I have fallen into the blowbyblow thing now that i've been twittering so forgive me if I have sold out to the mundane. I am getting into the groove this weekend by opening my social networking up a bit.

Process Continuity

The key to any endeavor is to use process, Aleister Crowley said if you do a practice without some sort of schedule it will actually upset your balance. Oh to be balanced. Spoke with Fr.Mx and talked about his blog. He mentioned me as a role model. It made me feel gratified, like the hard work seemingly little noticed shines brightly all the time. He asked about Ego and Social Network Sites. I don't have all his answers.

A Quick Thought: Life is better when focused on living choices.

I'll add to this later but for now post it as a teaser. I'll have time to add-up on Saturday.

Revisiting the ILP Modules

I went through the ILP modules again and edited my previous blog entry. The process of reviewing serves to strip down my words quite a bit. I find myself being the Samurai in Natalie Goldberg's book Writing Down the Bones.

The first go round I am out with guns blazing and the second time I got my scalpel out becoming the surgeon. Whatever don't fit must be excised. The piece must run together and hold basic sense or else we are wasting our message in sidebars that rob the potency from our core message.

I have so much previous writing that it seems silly to spend so much time writing new stuff. I stand to benefit from digging into the vaults. I must work my capital like the founder of Binary Economics Louis Kelso teaches us.

Journaling as Practice

I worked a bit in the Integral Life Practice book and touched base in each of the four modules, mind, body, spirit, and the shadow. The mind module included writing and study as a component so I integrated it into the revamped version of this blog. There has been a lull in my videomaking since I lost use of my cam due to droppage.

In the interim I began the EyesOnNow blog keep up with the developing world collapse. I am reporting what is happening as the slide materializes. Some of the reports from my peers in the blog and vid circuit are grim. As the mainstream media look to a quick recovery, the smart man on the street is preparing for something much worse.