The brain just firing everywhere,
Think of a scribbled piece of paper.
A three year old,he fires and goes,
On energy that com busts,
All it's own.
A beauty so deep and untouched.
The beginning of the bolt,
The first bolt that blew.
Its in me, its in you.
Growing and dieing,
Rebirth to reform.
Taking place in the beginning,
And all around.
Ooh, bow and kiss the ground.
For it's the very life you hold,
You breathe and know.
Will we taste the end,
Is it savor-able to know.
I only want to keep watching it grow.
My three year old flies like an airplane.
He comes down to the ground.
He believes but knows sanctuary.
I believe he is more relinquished than I.
Staring deep into his fiery eyes,
Never ending it seems.
The bolts fire on,
He is far from done.
May he be a chosen one,
Who never stops firing on,
To inspire all electric spawn.

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Is it humanly possible to live without fear?
Fear is a natural, and huge emotional instinct of ours.
Is fear of death the climax? I think it may be.
I think worse than death is the fear of...how am I going to die and when?

Though fear is a very large word/emotion indeed.
It comes to all of us in many different forms.
I believe there are lots of keys to helping people cope with their personal fears.

Well if your scared of the dark then get yourself a snazzy night light :)
There’s always two sides to everything, there’s always a balance.
It’s a circle of life that has a beginning and an end.
Acceptance is a fabulous key to gain serenity.

Your life consist of everything you make of it.
Ask yourself: what is in this life for you, at your disposal?
Are you brain washed with the life you’ve been born into?
Is there something more?
“Food for thought”, gain knowledge, its power!
Don’t keep your fears bottled up either, confront them!
Discover why this fear exist, analyze how it effects you, & take control of your life!

If the fear is consuming you, you must find a release for grounding one’s emotional stability.
Try to find ways to use this fear to make yourself more aware and stronger.
You don’t have to try and erase all fear from your life, you’ll probably find that impossible.
Take the fear inside you, accept it, & transform it.
Use the fear to help other folk better understand.
The quantity of different fear is too large to mention them all, they are however common and contagious in all people.
So don’t worry you are not alone!
Don’t be afraid to share your fears with other people, that’s one of the first mistakes we all make.
Don’t take your fear and go into a shell.

Life is a gift.
Grow, blossom, and live each day to it’s possible fullest.
Sometimes we forget to perceive the glass as half full.
It’s so easy to get carried away with fear.
Realize how small we all are individually, control your personal life, give it your best, and as always accept those things that you can not change!



Funny Pictures

This was written in 2001..while I lounged in the park!For fun*

I took a day off from school to see the things I would have missed.
I stumbled upon an old man to ask him how his garden lay.
I wondered further down the road to a wonderful park called Jefferson Barracks and ventured down a long windy trail.
I found a wasp with a hurt wing,resting on the picnic bench.
I plucked a dandelion from the earth and eased him onto the flower.
I held the flower in my hand and watched the wasp enjoy the nectar.
It seemed to help make his wing stronger,I watched his wing throb as he ate.
Two older men came strolling along the trail and I couldn't help but to show them that I was feeding a wasp.They found it rather interesting.
The wasp eventually gained enough strength to take flight and we departed.

Then came an older man to rest beside me on the bench.
Right away he began to speak of his past,he had a lot on his mind.
He also told me of his good deeds and I respected him for that.

I then started further on my journey,further the path I walked and helped my self to a drink to sooth my thirst.I always choose the lemon tea from the machine in the park.
When the bottle thumped from the machine,it startled a fat mouse and it came waddling out then running around the corner once it took one look at me.

I then reached the park's historical garden.Behind it was a shady area with little bridges and old,small sewer tunnels.
I sat for a moment on the bench and saw a curious ground hog poke his face out of a sewer duct.I startled him by getting up but I noticed all these egg corns laying about.
So I made a game out of throwing the egg corns into his hole.
I must have thrown a hundred egg corns into his hole.
I figured he would appreciate it being as it was Fall and Winter was soon to arrive.

I then decided to go to the museum.This Park was arranged around old barracks so the museum with held many historical pieces of the past civil war.
It was like taking a trip back in time almost.
I also encountered much conversation with unfamiliar faces.Old faces with the history and wrinkles of time.

Then I found a resting point at my favorite spot just off the Mississippi River.
The Jefferson Barracks stage.
A beautiful stage with fountains and glass roofing.
I found my self pondering and sun bathing under small puffy clouds with cracks of light so limber.
I get the over whelming feeling that I am so alive and loving every minute of it.
Laying back enjoying the peace of this beautiful park and nature.
A piece of glory inside the slop of the city streets,I find my self content.

It began to get dark so I headed back to my apartment just outside of the park.
I passed back by the ground hog's hole and noticed he formed a pile of the egg corns I tossed in.
That just made my day complete,something so simple but I felt appreciated.

I had enjoyed my day off from school.
At this point in my school life I found it hard to focus sometimes and needed a day off every now and again.

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Making a dreamcatcher is fun,inexpensive,and easy.
You can get everything you need for a good price at your local craft store.

Assorted sized metal rings
Laced suede
Feathers
Artificial sinew
Beads

You can get very creative with the materials you use to craft your dream catcher.
I've even pasted butterflies and such onto them ,just browse your craft store.

To start by having all your materials in front of you.
you'll want-
Scissors,glue,needle,and a clothes pin

Start by spinning the suede around the metal ring,clothes pin the end so the suede stays in place.
Spin all the way around the ring and tie off a loop of suede to use for hanging.

Then you can start spinning your web with the artificial sinew.

Wrap the sinew around and tie it off then about an 1" 1/2 wrap the sinew around again coming inside the line of string made and continue to do so.

Now you've completed the base of your web and can start inner twining the web.

Now you only have to wrap the string around each base line of sinew.
This is a good spot to add your desired beads.
I find it easier to tie a needle on the end of the string at this point.

Just keep spinning the string to desired intricacy.
Leave a nice hole in the center and I usually tie off the center with nice charm and feather.

You can then add your feathers around the leather ring.
You can wrap sued strings down from the ring and then slide the feathers in place with beads on the suede.
You can use glue.
I even sometimes sew the feathers into the leather.

Once you start experimenting with making dreamcatchers ,the creativity can go a long way.

I make dreamcatchers mostly as gifts for family and friends and they just love them!

I've added below a Dreamcatcher Legend:

Dreamcatcher Legend (origin unknown)

The tale is told of a Shaman who had been very ill and plagued with bad dreams and visions. He slept with a Medicine Wheel hanging above him attempting to make himself well. One night a spider found its way down to the wheel and began to spin a web. In a very short time the web covered the wheel except for a small hole in the center. As if it were intended, an Owl flying above in the dark of night shed a feather which floated down and became caught in the web where it hung from the center hole. As the sun rose the following morning, the Shaman awoke from a peaceful sleep free of bad dreams and his illness was gone. He looked to the Medicine Wheel feeling that this must be the source of his healing and was amazed to see the web and feather hanging from the hole. From that day, the Dreamcatcher was born and used thereafter to protect and guide the Sleeping Ones.

ONE WARNING-
Feathers (no owl, raven, or migratory birds. Owl and ravens portend bad omens for some Native American Tribes, and there is a $500.00 fine for using feathers of migratory birds.)
beads, etc

Bringing out the child within ourselves

This could help you enjoy life on a whole different level.
Its my children who have helped me accomplish bringing out my inner child.

We scribble on cement with chalk and blow bubbles.
We have water gun wars and jump through the sprinklers.
I roller blade while pushing the baby in the stroller and big brother rides his bike along side us.

We play hide and seek in doors and pitch those old house tents with sheets and blankets.
We make die colored mash-potato art and get really messy.
We color pretty pictures to hang on the boys bedroom walls.

Its so much fun,its like living a whole other childhood again and has brought great joy to my life.

We communicate....yeah!!
Hello Jennifer!!My dearest.
Hey you got any writing to start your Journal with?
I believe Josh has a computer,not to sure what Tab's E-mail is though.


*Circle of Friends*

The past lingering so softly sometimes.
All those exotic yesterdays,jumping into the fire.
Time the ever willfull ruler,touches our spirit,our visions.
The path ,the circle of friends that comes and goes again.
Sometimes find ourselves searching down old roads,searching for old faces.
We see past life time faces in faces amongst us sometimes.
It takes you to another place in time all in an instant.


I cant wait to see you again Jenn
Hows it feel over there across the ocean.
I hope our roads are truely destined to cross again in the coming of the new year.

Hope to see you here soon.

We are now all familiar with how our way of life is effecting the planet.
The human race is on the verge of extinction.
While technology is a most remarkable thing,we've abused our power.
It started out with good intent but now we are faced with the truth...
The way we live today is unacceptable.

The first ploy is ADAPTATION.
In many ways ,humans are going to have to adapt to a new way of life.

Shall I begin from the ground up.
"Waste",it's exactly what it sounds like,"waste".
The human race has got to become 100% more resourceful.
Trash and the processing of nonrecycleable goods has got to come to a screeching halt.
We need only process recyclable goods and then have recycling trucks go out week to week,instead of "waste" trucks.
Resorting to cloth diapers would also be very important..but in return you would save ALOT of money anyway.

Trees,they do a wonderful job absorbing c02 and producing oxygen.
Unfortunately we've reaped our tropical forest to a most drastic degree.
A valuble resource (trees),yet we fail every year to replenish and restore what we have reaped.

Electricity,a most wonderful technology,yet far too powerful to use in the drastic measure the humann race chooses to use.
We have a differant technology that provides power,yet most of us choose to ignore it because it's not as powerful..."Solar Energy".
Solar energy is remarkable!
It's powered by the sun, how wonderful and resourceful that is!

To touch down so far,we have covered 3 topics.
Adaptation really isn't looking so bad,exspecialy when you think of all we have to gain.
We still have technology.
"we wouldnt have to resort to Horse n buggy and candle light"..Says jokingly.

Lets see.ok here is a major one that will however bring some folks down,but what we have to consider is us,our seeds,and the future of the human race.
The average automobile,Diesel engines,airplanes,and lets not forget those little rockets that fly over head alot.
Thank goodness this one is being looked into at least as far as experimenting with ethanol,plantain,and what not.
Some of the problems associated with this is,for starters,the Hybrid car is some what unaffordable to alot of folks;
Getting the average automobile and what not off the road and skies.
I wont go into too much detail here because this is one major issue that is trying to be addressed but we do however need to speed up the process,then make it impact on the entire Nation a.s.a.p.

We'd have to pretty much consider it "a new law of the land"
I know it may sound unusual but these issues have to be addressed,like I said before the human race is on the verge of extinction.
We have many options for adaptation and our imediate attention is necassary.

One advantage we have in making this work is,taxation.
There is more than enough money for each community to provide means for and constructing the change.
Each community would have to come together and work for a brighter tomorrow.
You have to ask yourself "what will the future look like for my children and their grand children?"
"The power of the people",it's our time to make a stand and save the planet and our families to come.
We have to get our governments attention aswell.
Our tax dollars can make a differance as how we choose as a community to use our power and our taxes give us power.
Here's several examples of change...

For each community using tax dollars and adapting...

Replacing landfills with recycling centers.
Providing each family with environmentaly safe vehicles,in return recycling our old vehicles for the production of the new age vehicle,that helps better the environment.
Making our homes energy efficient...
Solar panels.
New energy efficient light bulbs(very few at that).
(plugs sticking in the wall not even being used ,sucks power.)
Your waste can would now turn into recycling cans,glass,paper products and cardboard,aluminum,you name it anything we can reuse and that only.
The use of certain houshold chemicals would have to be addressed.
Being more resouceful with the way we use our water.
Find new ways to clean up our smoke stacks.
The list goes on etc.

In regards to what I'm trying to say.
I'm trying to get the full on attention of the people and the entire nation.
We have to want a brighter future for a brighter tomorrow for our families to come and it will cost sacrifice.
We as the people have to start living up to our full potential.
We are also going to have to fight and campaign for...
"Operation Save the Human Race".
Once again "the power of the people",we have to make it happen annd start having our tax dollars pay more important roles on humanity.

In my own words..
I'm desperate for a change in humanity.
I sometimes ask myself "what have I been born into?"
How could we not see the longterm outcome of mankinds decisions?
If I had as much money ,as say Bill Gates,I would supply as many means necessary to help people "clean up there act"..says jokingly.

In regards to Stephen Hawking's reply on "will the human race survive the next 100 years"? About how..."lets hope earth isn't closely related to our sister planet venus"...due to global warming.
The human race will suffer drasticaly before 100 years folks.
Pandemics will be on the rise before then and the heat will be unbearable.
Everything will plummet with in the 100 years.
Our environment will suffer.
Its inhabitants will suffer.
Our crops will be far,far less fruitful(causing depression).
Our water will become unsafe.
The weather will play a drastic role from the change.
There will be far more violent weather patterns,more victims,more destuction etc.

Moving on...

A rather difficult ploy would be "global effort".
The ultimate question,"how do you get everyone across the globe to comply"?

Territories have been at each others throats since day one,yet we've yet to ever solve the root of the problem aparently.
When will man learn from their ancestors and onslaut?
They fight still and we are at war now.
It couldnt have came at a worst time either.
When the whole human race is at threat for its very own survival.
When "Operation Save the Human Race" needs to go underway.

We as humans will lose the battle of Global Warming if we dont act a.s.a.p.
We as the human race are only setting the stage for what the Earth its self has in store if we dont reverse our effects.
The uncontrolable release of c02,at an unbelievable rate.
Through a few means at that...Valcanoes,the sea floor vents,and the melting of the arctic poles,inwhich c02 will drasticaly be released at a self sustaining rate.

We have to make a difference now.
The only other option is to be defeated,by our own hands at that.

Please don't take this as more Global Warming news.
This is an effort to gain nationwide and government attention.
I want it to go global and I want your help.
We as the people have the power to do what ever means necassary to ensure the survival of the human race.
This is the most vital issue at hand,above war,above our shopping sprees,and above just living for today.
We have to start living for the future.

Brightest blessings and I pray it's not too late,because we are running out of time.