360 Revisited, December 4, 2005 — Thought

Entry for December 04, 2005

(Photo: Thought)

Don’t give up your power to think!

You may care not to admit it, but we all spend time thinking about our relationship to the universe, and all things that are connected with that. However, because of divergent forces inside each of us, you may spend time running from yourself.

Some of the ways you run from yourself are becoming focused on vicarious experiences, such as reading a mystery novel or playing computer games. You might also join a religion, or political movement.

These acts involve little to no risk, since there is little chance of your connections with others becoming an objectification of who you really are. There is much evidence to show that running from self behavior is the result of an attitude managed by the dominant side of your brain.

You’re probably beginning to think, “. . . now we are going to get some of this right brain/left brain b— s—!” Don’t worry, no brain theory this time.

However, call it what you may (left brain/right brain, head/heart, male/female sides, yin/yang, intellect/intuition), we all have exhibited behavior based on attitudes of self associated with the “head” — analytical, systematic, logical, objective, or intellectual. In our culture, organized groups (institutions) reinforce this behavior. You are told how “smart” you are; how “orderly” you are; how “logical” you are. You are considered well grounded — what better for group idenity!

On the other hand, if your behavior is considered coming from the “heart” — impulsive, artistic, romantic, creative, daring or intuitive — your behavior is looked upon as being unrealistic, unreliable, unstable and unfocused. “She’s not a responsible child, but she’s happy and a lot of fun,” people would say.

The point is that an enormous number of forces exist inside of you between the head and the heart, which are struggling for control of yourself. These forces can cause you to take the path of least resistance — allowing one side to win over the other. For instance, the dominate side will choose between opposites in a two dimensional relationship. One can represent harmony, the other conflict; the two basic forms of human interaction. Selecting between these two opposites results in zero communication and the desolation of self.

On the other hand, you can take the path least traveled — pushing the head and heart together, not allowing one side to win. The result of pushing harmony and conflict together is the creation of a third dimension, which represents autonomous and creative communication among others and the true development of self. By allowing one side to win over the other, you draw a line between “what you think” and the “power to think.” The power to think only exists in this third dimension.

kenne
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Left Brain, Right Brain Magic:

While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. Now, while doing this, draw the number “6″ in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction and there’s nothing you can do about it. Why? It’s a mystery!

360 Revisited, The Rhythm Room

Entry for November 28, 2005 on 360.yahoo.com/kenneturner

(Photo: Mark May & “T-99″ Nelson Collage at The Rhythm Room)

The Rhythm Room

There was a place
Near downtown
Always rock’n
Embracing the sound
Echoing in time
Without a clock.
Down in old H-town.

More than a room,
The grandest of joints
Rhythm was its fame
So no need to point
For people all knew
Blues was its claim
Down in old H-town.

Music recorded live
By Smoke’n Joe
For everyone to hear
From far and wide
Now blues lovers know
The music lives on
Down in old H-town

The Room now gone
Replaced by many
So too the sound
Losing out to money
Rhythm in the blues
Forever to be found
Down in old H-town.

kenne

Nicholas Bailey — Connect to His Blog

We Are Linked To The Littl’ Bug

Nicholas’s mom (Katie) is great about sharing photos of the Bailey Family, far away in Fort Collins, CO.

If you want to see what the Bailey’s are up to, click on Littl’ Bug on the Blogroll.  Now if we could only get others in the family to start using technology to share and reduce the distance between love ones.  But not to frat, I will keep pursuing.

kenne

On This I Agree, June 30, 2008

ON THIS I AGREE!

“My fellow Americans: We are a country in debt and in decline — not terminal, not irreversible, but in decline. Our political system seems incapable of producing long-range answers to big problems or big opportunities. We are the ones who need a better-functioning democracy — more than the Iraqis and Afghans. We are the ones in need of nation-building. It is our political system that is not working.” — Tom Friedman N.Y. Times June 29, 2008

kenne

Baby Shower for Jill, June 28, 2008

Friends & Family Share Jill’s Joy

Joy hosted and Jodie coordinated a baby shower for Jill. The shower, scheduled for 1:00 p.m. was slow to start. (Not familiar with baby showers, this might be normal.) Looking at all the food, I for one was figuring that Joy and I would need to start calling people after the shower to invite them to a last-minute party.

But, after a while many were able to make the event and in the end all the food and most of the champagne was gone. Now I know not to worry about something, about which I know little.

As the photos demonstrate, everyone had a good time and Jill was pleased. The guests participated in several games, including using Play Dough to create baby boys.

For some, it was a real challenge to create the anatomically correct boys. Not surprisingly, the baby with the biggest penis won the prize.

Since I was not involved in providing input, the event didn’t include music by the Frog Band. But, I did create a photo-opt with Jill playing with the Band. The frogs were pleased!

kenne

Invoking the Meaning of Life

Invoking the Full Meaning of Life

How best to express sharing new life,
when each moment deserves its own face

What seems apropos for the moment,
when the next fosters a new experience

Is it in a number?
Number of days
Number of thoughts
Number of heartbeats
Number of turns
Number of prayers

. . . you can count the ways,
when only you who will know the score

Is it in a word?
Loving
Caring
Sharing
Giving
Sheltering

. . . you communicate thoughts and feelings,
when manifested in knowledge and experience

Or is it in art?
Transforming thoughts
Expressing feeling
Experiencing emotions

. . . you desire to evoke life,
when distance can’t separate a lifelong bond

kenne

360 Revisited, December 2, 2005

(THIS ENTRY IS FROM MY FIRST BLOG 360.yahoo.com/kenneturner )

(Photo: Dripping Spring, Texas. Additional photos.)

Let’s go

Let’s go, let’s go,
The road is waiting.

Let’s go, let’s go,
Time is wasting.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The heart is yearning.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The brain is questioning.

Should I, should I not
Should I be, should I act
Should I, should I
Being or doing?

Let’s go, let’s go,
The pipes are playing.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The light is dancing.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The child is calling.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The brain is questioning.

Should I, should I not
Should I be, should I act
Should I, should I
Being or doing?

Let’s go, let’s go,
Tomorrow is awakening.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The times are changing.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The wind is pushing.

Let’s go, let’s go,
The brain is questioning.

Should I, should I not
Should I be, should I act
Should I, should I
Being or doing?

Yes! Yes! Yes!
Let’s go, let’s go.

kenne

You, George Carlin — A Postscript

(I love this Associated Press photo of George Carlin, so I’m sharing it with the following poem.)

You, George Carlin

You,
George Carlin
were a genus
among geniuses
an original

You,
George Carlin
found your voice
by being out of step
and using two-way words

You,
George Carlin
spoke for us
yet to find our voices
as we recognize truth

You,
George Carlin
causing us to listen
knowing freedom
to exercise our demons

You,
George Carlin
observed our institutions
making nothing off-limits
developing lists of our follies

You,
George Carlin
bridged the generations
making funny faces
becoming the voice of Fillmore

You,
George Carlin
were a provocateur
self-expressed new wave,
remaining old school

You,
George Carlin
Made radio human
with sorted disc jockeys
and the hippie dippy weatherman

You,
George Carlin
made words heard
but never believed
now everyone else will listen

kenne

(P.S. The N.Y. Times had a great article on Carlin.  Click here.)

George Carlin

George Carlin

Like so many people, I grow up listening  to George Carlin – yes listening to George on the radio and his albums, all long before TV and cable.  After hearing of his death, I started going through my old LP’s.  Sure, I also went to his web site, which I suggest you do, but after finding one of the old albums, I scanned as much of the cover the machine allowed and tweaked it in Photoshop.  The cover image dates back to 1972, when he was a young 35 years old and of course, had all that hair.

Carlin was able to take things people do, most of which is crazy, but considered normal, and tell us how crazy they are.  He had many funny routines, all centered on the things we say, do, or think, like “Have A Nice Day,” “The 11 O’clock News,” “A Place for My Stuff” and “Interview with Jesus.”  One of my favorite recent routines is “Modern Man.” George will be missed.

Kenne

What?

What?

More trucks in used car lots,
less on the freeway

Fewer at Starbucks,
but not at my icehouse

Fast traffic on the right,
slow on the left

Fire sales on
“mother” of Texas trucks

While I go on listening
to the sound machine

Bringing back memories
of the Double Bayou

Yellow buses grazing
under a cotton-ball sky

Arriving at the casino,
where all the SUV’s have gone

Wake me when it’s over,
for it’s a family affair

But, just remember
I ain’t your dude

So you can’t buy me with
a “Two-Step” lottery card

Make it a beer or two
at the pool-side bar

Times are different,
so continue lying to me

kenne